Technip to build new India industrial gases plant at BPCL’s Kochi refinery
9/5/2014 12:00:00 AM
Technip was awarded by Air Products a contract to provide project management, as well as engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) services for a new industrial gas complex for Bharat Petroleum (BPCL).
The complex is being built for BPCL's Kochi refinery, located in the state of Kerala, India.
Being built on a “build-own-operate” basis (BOO), the industrial gas complex is designed to cater to the requirement of industrial gases (hydrogen, nitrogen and oxygen) of BPCL for its integrated refinery expansion project (IREP), which will increase crude refining capacity from 9.5 million tpy to 15.5 million tpy (from 190,000 bpd to 310,000 bpd) and produce clean transportation fuels to meet Euro IV/V specifications.
The BOO project of Air Products includes the following main units:
- Two trains of hydrogen production unit (based on steam methane reforming), of 8.2 metric tons/hour capacity (approximately 91,000 Nm3/hr),
- An air separation unit to produce nitrogen and oxygen,
- Steam generation and export to BPCL’s manufacturing process,
- A gas turbine to produce power for the Air Products facility,
- Other utilities required for the BOO facility.
The plant will feature the latest technology advancements to maximize energy efficiency and minimize emissions, and will include optimal heat integration, which in turn lowers feedstock consumption during production, according to project officials.
The contract will be managed by Technip’s operating center in Delhi, India, as well as Technip in the Netherlands.
“This is the first project to be built in India through the global hydrogen alliance between Technip and Air Products,' said Nello Uccelletti, chief operating office of Technip's onshore/offshore business.
"It will further enhance our two decades-old relationship. Our strong presence in the country and long experience of delivering projects in India will be an asset for the alliance.”
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