L&T to build insulated pipeline for Cairn

The engineering and construction projects division of Larsen & Toubro (L&T) has been awarded another major contract by Cairn India for building an insulated pipeline and gas pipeline to transfer crude oil from Barmer, Rajasthan to Salaya, Gujarat.

According to a release issued by L&T to the BSE today, the scope of work involves the laying of a cross-country, 24-inch skin heat traced pipeline with PUF insulation for crude oil transportation from the Mangala terminal in Barmer, Rajasthan to the Salaya oil terminal near Jamnagar in Gujarat.

"The pipeline travels 330 kilometres (kms) south from the Mangala field to a pump station and oil take-off point at Viramgam. From Viramgam, the pipeline continues for 261 kms south west up to an oil terminal at Salaya," the release added.

The release added that another pipeline of 8-inch diameter will be laid for transporting natural gas from the Raageshwari fields alongside the 24-inch pipeline to the Salaya receiving facility for feeding gas generator sets located at 32 sites. "These gas generator sets are meant primarily for producing electricity for skin effect heat management system (SEHMS) to maintain the fluidity of the waxy crude," the release added.