Cauvery Basin Refinery Project

Summary Information

• Ownership: Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited (CPCL) (IOC)
• Website: http://www.cpcl.co.in/
• List of Indian Oil Company Refineries
• Capacity: 9.0 million tons/annum & 180,000 bbl/day
• Nelson Complexity:
• Project Stage:
• Expected Completion:
• Budget:

The Project

• Project Type: Greenfield refinery
• Project Summary:
  • A large scale, high complexity refinery
• Main Contractors:
  • McDermott: Project management consultancy (PMC) and engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) consultancy services
• Licences:
  • Chevron Lummus Global: Delayed coker
  • Axens:
    • Naphtha Hydrotreating Unit
    • Reforming unit (Octanizing™)
    • C5-C6 isomerization unit
    • VGO (Vacuum Gasoil) Hydrotreater *** Cracked gasoline selective desulfurization (Prime-G+®) unit
    • Sulphur block consisting of 2 trains of Claus unit and 2 trains of Tail Gas Treatment unit (Sultimate™).

Refining Units

• Atmospheric Distillation
• Vacuum Distillation
• Delayed coker
• Naphtha Hydrotreating Unit
• Reforming unit
• C5-C6 isomerization unit
• VGO (Vacuum Gasoil) Hydrotreater
• Sulphur Recovery

Terminal Capacity

• Crude Oil:
• Refined Products:

Crude Supply

• -

History

• 2021 - The IOCL board approved the investment

Other Information

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Links

1. Chevron Lummus Global Announces Delayed Coking Contract in India
2. Investment approval for 9 MMTPA Refinery Project at CBR Nagapattinam by CPCL
3. McDermott Wins Fourth Contract in India This Year
4. Axens selected for CPCL Cauvery Basin Refinery Project in India