Chennai Manali Refinery

Summary Information

• Ownership: Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited (CPCL) (IOC)
• Website: http://www.cpcl.co.in/
• List of Indian Oil Company Refineries
• Location: Manali, Chennai
• Capacity: 9.5 million tons/annum & 190.000 bbl/day
• Nelson Complexity:

Brief Description

• The Manali Refinery located at Chennai is a large, complex and integrated refinery

Refining Units

• CDU
• VDU
• Thermal Cracker
• Visbreaker
• Hydro-cracker
• FCC
• Lubes Unit
• Diesel Hydro Desulphurising unit
• Sour Water Stripper
• Amine Treater Unit
• Amine Recovery Unit
• Sulphur Recovery Unit

Terminal Capacity

• Crude Oil:
• Refined Products:

Crude Supply

• This refinery was designed to handle heavy crudes

Products Produced

• CPCL has developed the capacity to meet Bharat-II and Euro-III equivalent environmental standards

Projects

• The refinery is in the process of adding residuum upgrading capability.
• The project involves a delayed coker unit (DCU), a once through hydrocracker revamp, a sulfur recovery unit, a green field coke yard facility, and utilities.
• For full details see Chennai Manali Refinery Upgrading Project

Other Information

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History

• 1969 - Refinery was commissioned by Snamprogetti with 53,000 bpd capacity
• 1986 - The refinery capacity was increased to 110,000 bpd and an FCC added
• 1988 - Asphalt Production Facility started
• 1994 - Expansion of Lube Refinery Units
• 1997 - Wax Hydrofinishing and Wax Deoiling unit added
• 1999 - 1.8 Million TPA DHDS Project commisioned
• 2004 - Refinery expanded by 3 mtpa and Visbreaker commissioned
• 2004 - FCC Unit Revamped
• 2011 - Euro - IV Quality Upgrading Project - DHDT and NHT / ISOM units

Links

1. Refinery Webpage
2. Punjlloyd, Visbreaker Unit and Sulphur Block
3. Engineers India Refining References
4. Punj Lloyd Refining References
5. Saipem Grass Roots Refineries
6. Saipem Atmospheric Crude Distillation Units
7. Saipem Asphalt Bitumen Blowing Unit
8. Saipem Atmospheric Gasoil Desulphurisation
9. Saipem Lube Oil Units
10. Saipem Residue Conversion Units
11. Saipem Visbreaking Units
12. Saipem Vacuum Distillation Units
13. Saipem Vacuum Gasoil Desulphurisation
14. Saipem Sulphur Block Units
15. Jacobs Receives Contract from Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited for Manali Refinery