Essar Oil, on 22 September 2006,
received its first crude oil consignment of 1 million barrels (around 137 kt)
at the Vadinar port in Gujarat. The second consignment is expected by the end of
September 2006.
Essar Oil's 10.5 million tpa refinery
will be commissioned in phases. Primary units like the crude distillation unit,
sulphur gas unit and the naphtha hydrotreater will be commissioned in the first
phase, followed by secondary units like the fluid catalytic cracker and the
diesel hydrotreater.
The refinery is fully integrated with
its own dedicated 120 MW power plant, port and terminal facilities. It includes
an SBM capable of handling vessels up to 3,50,000 dwt with a capacity of 25
million tonnes per year, tankages a marine product dispatch capacity, and
rail-car and truck loading facilities.
Also See:
First
crude consignment for Essar refinery soon (8-Sep-06)
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