Technip bags contract for BPCL's industrial gas complex in Kochi

French engineering & construction company Technip was awarded by the US-based Air Products a contract to provide project management, as well as engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) services for a new industrial gas complex for Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited’s Kochi Refinery (BPCL-KR) in Kerala.
 
Being built on a build-own-operate basis (BOO), the industrial gas complex of Air Products is designed to cater to the requirement of industrial gases (hydrogen, nitrogen and oxygen) of BPCL-KR for its Integrated Refinery Expansion Project (IREP), which will increase BPCL-KR’s crude refining capacity from 9.5 million metric tonnes per annum to 15.5 million metric tonnes per annum (from 190,000 barrels per day to 310,000 barrels per day) and produce clean transportation fuels to meet Euro IV/V specifications.
 
The plant will feature the latest technology advancements to maximise energy efficiency and minimise emissions, and will include optimal heat integration, which in turn lowers feedstock consumption during production.
 
“The contract will be managed by Technip’s operating center in Delhi, India, as well as Technip in the Netherlands,” said a Technip press release.
 
Nello Uccelletti, President and COO, Onshore/Offshore of Technip, commented, “This is the first project to be built in India through the global hydrogen alliance between Technip and Air Products. It will further enhance our two decades-old relationship. Our strong presence in the country and long experience of delivering projects in India will be an asset for the alliance.”
 
The Technip and Air Products global hydrogen alliance provides the worldwide refining industry with competitive technology and world-class safety. Together, Technip and Air Products global hydrogen alliance have constructed 35 world class steam methane reformer (SMR) hydrogen plants across the world.
 
Samik Mukherjee, Managing Director and Country Head of Technip in India, added, “This project will lead to further growth in India of the BOO business model to supply industrial gases to the refineries based on long term gas supply agreement. We are very proud to work closely with our global alliance partner Air Products to deliver a world class facility to supply industrial gases for BPCL Kochi refinery.”