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IOCL is setting up a 15-million-tonnes-per-annum refinery in Paradip, Orissa and has mandated EPIL for the Lump Sum Turn Key (LSTK) Package A for the main Refinery Units. The first phase of the project is scheduled to be completed on an extremely challenging fast track basis in 17 months, and will play an important part in satisfying the rising domestic demand for fuel. Mr. Alwyn Bowden – CEO, Essar Projects said “Essar Projects has made its mark in the power and oil & gas sector as a preferred EPC partner for over four decades. This prestigious order by IOCL further endorses our capabilities in executing critical and crucial projects. With an explosive growth predicted for the EPC market in India in the coming years, the company is well poised to capture the potential.” The scope for this IOCL contract includes residual Process Design, Detailed Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Commissioning and Performance Testing of core process units of the refinery, including the Atmospheric Vacuum Unit (AVU), Straight Run LPG Treating Unit, Naphtha Hydro Treating (NHT), Naphtha Fractionator Unit (NFU), Continuous Catalytic Reforming (CCR) Unit, Sour Water Stripper (SWS) Unit and Amine Regeneration Unit (ARU). Essar Projects (I) Ltd is one of the core verticals of the Essar Group which is a multinational conglomerate and a leading player in the sectors of Steel, Oil & Gas, Power, Communications, Shipping Ports & Logistics, Projects and Minerals. About Essar Projects (India) Ltd. As one of India’s leading engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractors, we have executed projects worth over Rs 500 billion. We bring together thousands of engineers and formidable manpower to complete our projects, maintaining an uncompromising focus on quality and safety. Setting high benchmarks for ourselves, we have consistently broken new ground and achieved a long list of firsts. Apart from our EPC capability in oil & gas, power and steel, marine construction is one of our special strengths. We have a unique capability for underwater rock blasting and dredging. We also have significant skills in constructing irrigation canals, siphons and bridges. EPIL has a special expertise in pipelines for oil, gas and water as the only Indian company with over 20 years of experience in cross-country, onshore and offshore pipelines, from construction to commissioning. We have laid over 6,000 km of pipelines and built 150 km of the prestigious Narmada canal. We are well equipped for infrastructure construction particularly in the areas of ports, jetties and roads. Our clients can rely on our skilled, experienced team; a large equipment bank of the latest construction equipment and our talent for scouting the globe to procure the best materials at competitive prices. We offer tailor-made solutions to meet every customer need, on a lump-sum turnkey basis or on item rate contracts. We have the flexibility to undertake infrastructure projects either on an EPC, build-own-transfer or build-own-operate-transfer basis. Thus, we are strategically placed to use our 40 years of project management expertise to support the infrastructure explosion in India and abroad. The Projects vertical has a Heavy Engineering Services division that undertakes fabrication of critical equipment for steel, power and petrochemical industries. This division is equipped with some of the finest machineries required for fabrication. The waterfront location of this unit enables easy movement of large equipment by sea. Additionally, Essar Projects leverages on the considerable expertise of Engineering Centres that specialize in detailed engineering for power, steel and petrochemical industries. The Engineering Centres at Hazira and Mumbai have over 1,000 engineers and is fully equipped to undertake engineering services. The Essar Group also has a Global Sourcing division, with offices in the Middle East, China and India. These offices help Essar Projects develop excellent relationships with leading equipment vendors across the globe. The centralised procurement also enables timely completion of projects across the Group and economies of scale. About Essar Group The Essar Group is a multinational conglomerate and a leading player in the sectors of Steel, Oil & Gas, Power, Communications, Shipping Ports & Logistics, Construction and Minerals. With operations in more than 20 countries across five continents, the Group employs 65,000 people, with revenues of USD 15 billion. Essar Group |