The heavy engineering division of Larsen & Toubro Ltd (L&T),India’s largest engineering and construction conglomerate, has been awarded an order to manufacture and supply hydrotreating reactors and coke drums for Petrobras’ Northeast refinery project in Brazil.
The total value of the order is around $160 million. This is the largest order received by L&T from South America. The reactors will be manufactured from advanced technology steels containing Chromium (Cr), Molybdenum(Mo), Vanadium while coke drums will me manufactured using Cr-Mo steel. The reactors and coke drums will be delivered to Brazil in the financial year 2010-11.
Anticipating the developments in global hydrocarbon industry, L&T has embarked on a major expansion program at its manufacturing facility in Hazira. In addition, a new heavy fabrication facility is under construction at Sohar, Oman. This facility will have capability to manufacture critical equipment fro refineries , petrochemicals and fertilizer projects apart from other process industries.