L&T Hydrocarbon Engineering (LTHE) has been awarded a Large Project by Indian Oil Corporation (IOCL). The engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning (EPCC) contract is for setting up a new 9 MMTPA Atmospheric & Vacuum Distillation Unit (AVU) and allied facilities (EPCC-1 Package) for Barauni Refinery Capacity Expansion Project at IOCL’s Barauni Refinery, Bihar. The capacity of Barauni Refinery is being augmented from current installed capacity of 6.0 MMTPA to 9.0 MMTPA.
Awarded through an international competitive bidding on Lump Sum Turn Key (LSTK) basis, the contract demonstrates IOCL’s trust on LTHE’s capability to deliver complex process plants to a challenging schedule with excellent safety and quality.
It is noteworthy to mention that LTHE is already executing a similar EPCC Project of 9.0 MMTPA CDU & VDU for HPCL Visakh Refinery as a part of Visakh Refinery Modernisation Project (VRMP).