MEGAPROJECT | Kochi integrated Refineries cum Petrochemicals Complex | LNG Petronet | Megapower Plant

[Malayaali]

72 acres of land to be taken up for Refinery development projects!

cc: Manorama

Projects include expanding the refinery to 15.5 MMT from current 9.5 MMT, thus making it the largest public sector refinery in the country along with the Mega Petrochemical plant development.

[Malayaali]

BPCL to invest Rs 20K cr on petrochem plant, expansion of Kochi refinery

Single Biggest Investment ever in the state!

Bharat Petroleum Corp Ltd (BPCL), India’s second-largest public sector refinery, is planning to invest Rs 18,000-20,000 crore over the next five years for setting up a petrochemical plant and expansion of the Kochi refinery.

The company is looking at diversification into petrochemicals by building a niche speciality chemical project at a cost of Rs 5,000-6,000 crore at Kochi, and plans to rope in a multinational partner for the project, BPCL Chairman and Managing Director, Mr R.K. Singh, said today.

“We are expanding the Kochi refinery from 9.5 million tonnes per year to 15 million tonnes a year,” he said on the sidelines of the third India Africa Hydrocarbon Conference here.

From the expansion, BPCL is looking at manufacturing some propylene derivatives, which are currently imported and not manufactured in the country.

The petrochemical project would use feedstock from the expanded refinery and the projects are likely to be completed in the next five years.

“While the refinery expansion will be funded by BPCL, for the petrochemical plant we are looking for a foreign partner preferably a licensor of the speciality chemical we intend to manufacture,” he said.

Besides the Kochi refinery expansion, BPCL plans to add capacity at the new joint venture grassroots refinery it commissioned this year at Bina in Madhya Pradesh and also add capacity at its Mumbai refinery.

Mr Singh said the Bina refinery is proposed to be expanded by 3 mt to 9 mt a year. BPCL’s 12-mt Mumbai refinery would add 2-3 million tonne per annum through yield optimisation and operational efficiencies.

Bina refinery, which was inaugurated in May, is expected to stabilise by year-end. Besides Mumbai, Kochi and Bina refinery, BPCL also operates a 3-mt Numaligarh Refinery in Assam.

The Hindu Business Line

[sixsigma1978]

Later talking to newspersons Jaipal Reddy said the regassified LNG terminal at Kochi is in an advanced stage of construction under the aegis of Petronet LNG. The Rs 4200 crore project is expected to be completed by 2012 and will provide 4500 mw of power.

The proposal is to set up 1200 mw LNG-based power plant at Puthyvypu, and the Petronet is known to have requested for 50 hectares. "The first phase will be a 356 mw unit and arrangements have been made for providing land for this,'' Aryadan told TOI here.

Are these two separate projects?

[Malayaali]

Originally Posted by sixsigma1978

Are these two separate projects?

The proposed Power-plant using LNG will produce 1200MW. The 4500MW thing must be the total expected power production from the LNG which will be used by various industries like NTPC, Kayamkulam.

[mohammedirshad06]

Originally Posted by Malayaali

The proposed Power-plant using LNG will produce 1200MW. The 4500MW thing must be the total expected power production from the LNG which will be used by various industries like NTPC, Kayamkulam.

Well, the current capacity of Petronet can support upto generation of 4500 MW of power. Kerala plans for expansion of NTPC-Kayamkulam, Puthuvypeen Power Plant, proposed Brahmapuram Powerplant (not sure)-Kochi, Palakkad Power Plant and Chemmni Powerplant (at verge of dropping, but still hopeful)-Kasargod.....

[sixsigma1978]

Originally Posted by Malayaali

The proposed Power-plant using LNG will produce 1200MW. The 4500MW thing must be the total expected power production from the LNG which will be used by various industries like NTPC, Kayamkulam.

Wait - 4500 MW won't be for State Discoms for consumption?

[Malayaali]

BPCL to form JV with LP Chemical in the Kochi Petrochem project

Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) will shortly seal a deal with the UK’s LP Chemical for a maiden foray into petrochemicals.

A senior BPCL official said the state-run company would form a joint venture with LP Chemicals, based in Winsford off Cheshire, to set up a petrochemical plant at its Kochi refinery in Kerala.
“The negotiations are on. We will seal the deal soon,” he told Business Standard. “Our investments will be to the tune of Rs 13,000 crore and our partner will bring in Rs 6,000 crore. We are looking at 2015 as the deadline.”

Petrochemicals are chemicals made from petroleum (crude oil) and natural gas. BPCL is engaged in discussions with the Kerala government for concession on the investment in the planned petrochemical unit, the official added.

LP Chemicals manufacture and distribute laboratory chemicals and veterinary chemicals to customer specification.

This September, at the company’s annual general meeting, R K Singh, who is BPCL’s chairman and managing director, had announced the company’s plans to spend Rs 40,000 crore in the next five years to set up a petrochemical plant at the Kochi refinery to produce niche products, expand the capacity of existing refineries, gas marketing and exploration and production.

Also, BPCL is planning to expand its Kochi and Mumbai refineries. The 12-million-tonne refinery at Mumbai would be expanded by two-three million tonnes per annum by means of yield optimisation and operational efficiencies.

[KMC]

good to see this going as per schedule ............
7000 crore Petrochemical complex mind blowing...


Bharat Petroleum Corporation's Kochi Refinery, set to emerge as the largest refining facility in the country with a capacity of 15.5 million tonnes a year, is expected to complete the process of licensee selection for six processes by the middle of January.

The expansion programme, announced by the Union Petroleum Minister, Jaipal Reddy, here in October, was on schedule, sources said here on Friday. They said that the licensee selection process, at an advanced stage now, was expected to be completed by the middle of January.

BPCL-Kochi Refinery will incur an expenditure of around Rs.300 crore in securing licences for the delayed coker unit, diesel desulphurisation unit, vacuum gas oil hydro treating unit, petro-fluidised catalytic cracking unit, naphtha hydro treater and sulphur recovery unit.

The oil refining and marketing company is also at an advanced stage of selecting a joint venture partner for the proposed petrochemicals complex, which will involve an investment of Rs.7,000 crore. Initial round of discussions with a technology partner for the joint venture has been successful. Besides BPCL and the selected technology partner, Kerala State Industrial Development Corporation is expected to hold a share in the venture along with financial institutions or any other investor identified by the promoters.

Application for environmental clearance for the refinery expansion project is expected to be ready after the licences for the processes are finalised.

According to the current schedule, public hearing is expected in February. The detailed feasibility report, to be considered by the BPCL board, is expected to be ready by March. Environmental clearance is also expected around the same time.

With refining capacity going up to 15.5 million tonnes a year, the refinery will produce 5 lakh tonnes of propylene and generate nearly 9 lakh tonnes of petrochemical products, which will include acrylates, super absorbent polymer and phenol.

The petrochemical complex is expected to spawn at least a score of downstream units making products ranging from paints and inks to diapers, cooling gel packs and hand sanitizers.

http://www.thehindu.com/business/com...cle2742269.ece

[Malayaali]

Originally Posted by KMC

Kochi Refinery expansion on course


A view of Kochi Refineries in Kerala.

good to see this going as per schedule ............
7000 crore Petrochemical complex mind blowing...

More and more ancillaries will come with these huge investments. Kochi is really growing big! and i love the mix -Petroleum, Shipping, IT, electronics, healthcare, real estate, tourism, infra, engineering and what not

[dhanesh2k]

Downstream units to be set up for petrochemical complex

About 10,000 jobs expected to be created

A score of downstream units expected to be set up here on the heels of the proposed petrochemicals complex in Kochi, will not only generate more than 10,000 new job opportunities, they will also augment business for the Port of Kochi, Fertilizers and Chemicals Travancore and the State government-owned Travancore Cochin Chemicals (TCC).

Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited is looking to establish the petrochemicals complex with a joint venture partner in tandem with the expansion of its refining capacity here to 15.5 million tonnes a year. Augmented refining capacity will result in generation of 5 lakh tonnes of propylene, which in turn will lead to production of nearly 9 lakh tonnes of petrochemical derivatives. Industry sources said here that at least 20 small downstream units could be established based on the derivatives from the refinery. Involving investments approximately totalling Rs.6,000 crore, these units could generate at least 1,500 direct employment and around six times that number in indirect employment.

Kerala State Industrial Development Corporation (KSIDC), sources said, would act as the nodal agency for establishing the downstream units, helping the process of land acquisition and providing other basic facilities like water and power.

Sources said that moving petrochemical derivatives from Kochi using the coastal route, rather than by road, would help generate more business for the port of Kochi. Increased demand for sulphuric acid from the downstream units will offer FACT a new set of customers.

The State government-owned TCC will see increased demand for caustic soda, which is one of its key products now. Sources said that the government company would have to expand its capacity to meet the projected demand.

FACT has a combined capacity to produce about 1,600 tonnes of sulphuric acid a day at its Cochin and Udyogamandal divisions. Further, the company is looking to establish a joint venture with another PSU to set up a sulphuric acid plant with a 2,000-tonne-per-day capacity at the Cochin division, involving an investment of approximately Rs.265 crore.

Sources said that it would be possible to set up the downstream units in and around Kochi because there was lot of interest evinced by the non-resident Keralite population in investing at home.

With a total land requirement of around 100 acres, it would be possible to retain these downstream units in the State itself, they said.

The key derivatives expected out of the petrochemicals complex are acrylates, super absorbent polymer and phenol. End products form these derivatives include paints and inks, adhesives, textiles, diapers, caprolactam and agrochemicals.

http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper...cle2751212.ece

[Malayaali]

Hope the government build on on these opportunities

[Prasanth_KCV]

LNG Petronet Tanks, Vypine Islands, Kochi

By prasanth_kcv at 2012-01-09

[Prasanth_KCV]

LNG Petronet Tank, Vypine Island, Kochi

By prasanth_kcv at 2012-01-09

[Malayaali]

And another mega project set to roll!

Govt gives land for 1000 MW thermal plant

The state government has allocated 100 acres of land to set up a 1,000 MW thermal power plant near the LNG terminal coming up at Puthuvypu, off Kochi. It will be a joint venture between KSEB and Petronet LNG Ltd, which is setting up the terminal. The land will form part of the equity share of KSEB in the project.

Power minister Aryadan Muhammed told TOI here on Monday that the project will be implemented in phases and that a 380 MW unit would be set up in the first phase.

According to A K Balyal, MD, Petronet, the project would cost around Rs 3,600 crore. Aryadan said the Kerala government would be able to buy major portion of the power generated.

[KMC]

Originally Posted by Malayaali

And another mega project set to roll!

Govt gives land for 1000 MW thermal plant

waww , another 3600 crore investment

[mohammedirshad06]

Originally Posted by KMC

waww , another 3600 crore investment

Thats a good deal.... Kerala is on verge of strong industrialization and requires more industrial power supply.... Its good to think such... I hope soon, Chemmani Power Plant in Kasargod and Palakkad Power Plant will revolutionize Kerala's industrial prospects to newer levels.

[mohammedirshad06]

Petronet LNG, the country’s biggest natural gas importer, is in talks with the Kerala government to set up a gas-based power plant at an investment of around Rs 3,000 crore. The plant may be set up adjacent to the company’s upcoming regassification terminal at Kochi.

Petronet is investing Rs 4,500 crore in setting up the 5 million tonne terminal at Kochi. This will be the company’s second terminal after Dahej in Gujarat. “The Kerala government wants us to set up a gas-based power plant in the state under a joint venture. We have asked the government to sign a power purchase agreement before so that the anchor load is taken care of. Ideally, it should have a capacity of 750 Mw,” said A K Balyan, managing director and CEO, Petronet LNG.

Kerala is a power deficit state and the state government is keen to see new capacity additions, he said. The 5 million tonne Kochi terminal of Petronet LNG will be ready by July and will be operational by year end.

Business Standard

[Malayaali]

Pollution concerns over BPCL expansion

Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd-Kochi Refinery and Kerala State Pollution Control Board faced public ire at a public hearing on environmental clearance for the refinery expansion project. The public hearing was held at the Ernakulam Collectorate here on Tuesday.

People from various walks of life including elected representatives, members of the residents associations and local residents accused the BPCL refinery of failing to address the problems faced by the public before going ahead with its expansion plans. The State Pollution Control Board was pulled up for its apathy in initiating action against industries responsible for polluting the environment.

Initiating the public response on increasing the capacity of Kochi Refinery from the current 9.5 million tonnes to 15.5 million tonnes a year, Geevarghese, a resident of Mattakuzhi in Thiruvaniyoor panchayat, alleged that the Kochi Refinery was yet to set up a green belt as part of the pollution mitigation measures.

Residents of Venmani pointed out that the company should resolve the apprehensions existing among the people on the pollution impact of the expansion project in the region. They also wanted the district administration and the company to fulfill the promise of land acquisition as part of the expansion plan.

John Minu Mathew, Executive Director (Technical) of BPCL-Kochi Refinery, in his project presentation said that the expansion plan would help in meeting the increasing fuel requirements across the country.

[mohammedirshad06]

Kochi Refinery to ink 6k-cr propylene JV

Petrochemical Project To Involve 2k-Cr Downstream Investments

Ravi Menon TNN

As part of Phase I of its integrated refinery expansion project, the Kochi Refinery, controlled by Bharat Petroleum Corporation, will set up a joint venture (JV) to produce various petroleum products from the propylene generated as part of the refining process.

The project will involve Rs 6,000 crore in investments coupled with additional downstream investments of Rs 2,000 crore to set up supply facilities for ancillary industries who will use propylene derivatives produced at the refinery as feedstock in their manufacturing processes.

“We are in the process of shortlisting a JV partner for the propylene derivatives project and will finalize the selection shortly,” said a refinery spokesperson on Wednesday, without giving a timeline for the JV's commencement. The propylene derivatives produced from the refining process will include super absorbent polymer, oxo alcohols, phenol, acetol, acrylic acid and acrylates. These petro products have wide applications across industries.

Ancillaries or 'downstream units' who will be part of the Kochi Refinery's propylene supply chain will include makers of sanitary products, inks and dyes, resins, paints, gums, diapers and cooling gel packs. “We will invest an additional Rs 2,000 crore in setting up the downstream facilities for supplying propylene derivatives to the ancillaries who will be benefiting from the upcoming JV,” the spokesperson said.

The spokesperson said that the exact terms for a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with a prospective JV partner are still under discussion.

Kochi Refinery has earlier announced plans to invest Rs 12,000 crore in Phase I of its integrated refinery expansion plan which it expects to complete by 2016. Post-expansion, the refining capacity will be enhanced to 15.5 MMTPA (Million Metric Tonnes Per Annum) from 9.5 MMTPA, arguably making Kochi Refinery one of the largest refining facilities in India.

Once capacity is boosted at the end of Phase I, the refinery will produce 500 TMT (Thousand Metric Tonnes) of propylene annually which is expected to produce a huge derivatives feedstock for downstream units. Phase I expansion of the refinery will include joint ventures for six different components - a crude distillation unit, vacuum gas oil hydro treating unit, diesel desulphurisation unit, petro-fluidised catalytic cracking unit, sulphur recovery unit and a naphtha hydro treatment unit.

“A feasibility report is under preparation. We have completed an Environmental Impact Assessment study by Vimta Labs which has given our expansion plan the goahead. We are in the process of selecting licensees for these units,” the spokesperson added.

Kochi Refinery plans to acquire nearly 70 acres as part of the Phase I expansion plan. The land will be used to set up more crude oil tanks, as well as facilitate the JVs for the component units.

EXPANSION PLANS

• Kochi Refinery is shortlisting the JV partner and will finalize the selection shortly

• The propylene derivatives will include super absorbent polymer, oxo alcohols, phenol, acetol, acrylic acid and acrylates

• The Refinery’s earlier announced Phase I expansion plan is expected to be completed by 2016

• The Phase I plan will include joint ventures for six different components

[Malayaali]

Kochi Refinery mulls sulphur link to FACT

Industrial revolution by Kochi refinery!

Kochi Refinery, operated by Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL), is understood to be planning to build a pipeline to transport molten sulphur from its refinery in Ambalamugal to Fertiliser and Chemicals Travancore Ltd (FACT), as part of the phase I of its Rs 12,000-crore expansion plan to boost refining capacity, a source close to the project said.

The refinery is yet to announce a detailed proposal for the pipeline project, which could include a sulphur handling terminal, though the source said that discussions have been initiated with FACT. "It is a very good possibility at the moment.

Setting up a sulphur link makes strategic sense for us and will also serve FACT's raw material requirements," the source said. Kochi Refinery is presently scouting for a joint venture partner for a new sulphur recovery unit which is part of its Phase I expansion plans to improve refining capacity from 9.5 MMTPA (Million Metric Tonnes Per Annum) to 15.5 MMTPA by 2016.

The new sulphur recovery unit which is part of the six new units coming up under the integrated expansion plan, will raise the refinery's sulphur production capacity to 260 TMT (Thousand Metric Tonnes) annually from 48 TMT at present.

"FACT's sulphur requirements are estimated in the region of 200 TMT (Thousand Metric Tonnes) or more annually and the new facilities will be equipped to handle thatOnce Phase I of the expansion is in final stages of completion we will look to work on the pipeline to meet FACT's supply requirements," the source said. Besides the sulphur recovery unit, BPCL, which acquired Kochi refinery in 2006, will award engineering, procurement and construction contracts for a crude distillation unit, vacuum gas oil hydro treating unit, diesel desulphurisation unit, petro-fluidised catalytic cracking unit and a naphtha hydro treatment unit.

Vimta Labs has conducted an Environmental Impact Assessment study and has given the go-ahead to the Refinery's expansion plan. A feasibility report is expected to be placed before the BPCL board next month.