Indian state-owned oil and natural gas company, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation (HPCL), has completed laying of Mangalore-Hassan-Mysore-Solur LPG pipeline for 356 km across the terrain of the Western Ghats.

The cost of the project is Rs 838 crore and was commissioned in October 2016, ahead of its scheduled time. The project will save transportation cost and reduce carbon footprint.

During the first half of FY 2017, the company improved its supply infrastructure by commissioning Rake unloading facility at Kanpur terminal, TT parking facility at Hassan terminal, Railway Siding and Rake unloading facility at Mughalsarai IRD, Euro-IV Tank Wagon loading facilities at Vijayawada terminal, and ATF storage facilities at Mahul terminal.

Work is on track for Visakh Refinery Modernisation Project, to increase the refinery capacity to 15 million tpa with bottom upgradation to produce BS VI fuels at an estimated cost of Rs 20,928 crore. The company has received environmental clearance and consent to establish the project. Licensor Selection and Basis Design & Engineering Packages for the project are under progress.