Indian Oil opens oil jetty for Paradip refinery

Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) is setting up an oil jetty, with an investment of Rs 811 crores, along with associated facilities at Paradip Port Trust as part of Paradip refinery project. A single berth is provided for loading of products and unloading of crude oil. One crude pipeline, eight product pipelines (motor spirit, high speed diesel, naphtha, dual purpose kerosene, propylene and propylene vapour) and 3 utilities pipelines are laid from South Oil Jetty to IOC Paradip refinery. Two unloading arms (for crude) and eight loading arms (for product) are also installed at jetty top.
 
The South Oil Jetty, which was inaugurated by Nitin Gadkari (Minister of Shipping, Road Transport & Highways) on July 10, 2015, will enable Paradip refinery for import of crude oil and export of products.
 
Based on the maximum off take from the Paradip refinery and the average ship sizes, approximately 212 ships can be loaded from the South Jetty per year. Associated facilities for this oil jetty includes one sub-station, control room along with major equipment, vapour recovery system, marine loading arms on jetty, scrapper launcher & receiver, digital control system, etc.