Essar commissions coke drum structure packages for BPCL’s Kochi Refinery
MUMBAI — Essar Projects India Ltd. (EPIL), an EPC contractor, announced the successful testing and commissioning of the coke drum structure package (CDSP) for Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited’s Kochi Refinery (BPCL-KR). The contract value of this package is Rs. 645 crores.
The CDSP is part of BPCL-KR’s Integrated Refinery Expansion Project that will increase its operating capacity to 15.5 MMtpy from 9.5 MMtpy. Upon completion, BPCL-KR will transform into a facility adhering to global standards and will produce eco-friendly petrol and diesel complying with Euro IV and V norms. It will also contribute towards making South India self-sufficient in products, such as liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), motor spirit (MS) and high speed diesel (HSD).
The project entailed transportation of over dimensional consignments like coke drums and coke fractionator, in modular form through narrow roads and assembling them within the limited space at site. Thereafter, each coke drum weighing around 600 mt with a length of 42.5 m and a 9.2-m diameter was lifted and erected using heavy cranes at an elevation of almost 32 m. Furthermore, the erection work for all four coke drums was completed within a record time of 20 days during the monsoon season in Kerala.
With a 3.84 MMtpy capacity of delayed coker unit, the CDSP mainly consisted of EPC works for four coke drums, coke fractionator column including internals, coke cutting system including pumps; coke drum top and bottom heading/un-heading system; switch valves, hydro cyclone, elevators and clear water tanks; civil works of coke pit, maze, bridge crane, elevator; and associated auxiliary equipment/facilities including piping, electrical and instrumentation.
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