Panipat Refinery Expansion Project

Summary Information

• Ownership: Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL)
• Website: http://www.iocl.com/

* List of [[[Indian Oil Company Refineries]]] 

• Wiki Page: [[[Panipat Refinery]]]
• Location: Panipat in the state of Haryana, India
• Capacity:

* Before: 12.0 million tons/annum & 240,000 bbl/day 
* After: 15.0 million tons/annum & 300,000 bbl/day 

• Nelson Complexity:
• Project Stage: Completion
• Expected Completion: 2010
• Budget: The cost of the gasoline improvement project is $130 million

The Project

• Project Type: Expansion and Upgrade
• Project Summary: The primary capacity of the refinery is being expanded by 60,000 bpd, and the gasoline production is being increased and improved with the addition of new units
• Main Contractors:

* **Jacobs:** Front-end engineering, process design, construction management, procurement, and start-up support. 
* IOCL selected **UOP LLC** as licensor for the plant's isomerisation complex
* **Axens** as licensor for the reformate splitter section.
* **Larsen & Toubro:** Light Naphtha Hydrotreating unit, Isomerisation unit, Reformer Splitter and associated utilities and offsites facilities (EPCC-1)

+++ Refining Units

• [[[Atmospheric Distillation]]]
• Isomerisation
• Reformate Splitter
• Hydrocracker - revamp
• Coker - revamp

+++ Terminal Capacity

• Crude Oil:
• Refined Products:

+++ Crude Supply

• Imported crude

+++ Products Produced

• Better quality gasoline will be produced

+++ Other Information

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+++ Relevant Links

1. Jacobs Receives Contract For Panipat From Indian Oil Corporation Limited
2. Indian Oil Crude Imports May Rise After Expanding Panipat Unit
3. New project of Amine Treatment Unit, Naphtha Cracker Project-IOCL,Panipat through TEC
4. [http://killajoules.wikidot.com/archive:l-t-wins-inr-542-crore-order-from-iocl L&T wins INR 542 crore order from IOCL