IOCL to consult Engineers India for BS-VI upgradation project at six refineries

Engineers India Ltd (EIL) has bagged a contract from Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (IOCL) for providing engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) services for implementing BS VI quality upgradation program at its six refineries located in Panipat, Mathura, Gujarat, Haldia, Bongaigaon and Digboi.

The quality upgradation projects are being undertaken in view of the Government of India's target to implement BS-VI norms across the country b April 1, 2020. As per guidelines of Government of India, these quality upgradation projects need to be completed across all the refineries of IOCL on time in order to ensure that BS-VI norm fuel (MS and HSD) can be made available from April 2020.

EIL has recently conducted the configuration study for the facilities required at these refineries to make them BS VI compliant.

Engineers India will render EPCM services and will provide project management, process design and detailed engineering, procurement & expediting services, quality assurance, construction management & supervision and assistance in start-up, commissioning services to IOCL. For Gujarat, Haldia and Bongaigaon, the technology for the diesel upgradation unit is licensed indigenously.