The empowered committee of ONGC is scheduled to
meet today (22 November 2005) to decide on the award of contract for the Rs.900
crore C2/C3 extraction plant at Dahej in Gujarat.
The project involves extraction of methane,
butane and propane from LNG that is being imported by Petronet LNG. The
recovered products will form feedstock for the proposed petrochemical plant at
Dahej.
ONGC had invited bids in August 2005 for award of
contract after which a technical evaluation was done by Foster Wheeler of UK
(project consultants.)
Foster has reportedly shortlisted Larsen &
Toubro, Linde of Germany and Toyo of Japan for the C2/C3 extraction plant. Bids
by Engineers India and Tehnimont of Italy were reportedly rejected.
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ONGC's Dahej
petrochemical project nears finalization (04-Jan-05)
ProjectsToday adds:
Here is the broad plan of action of ONGC's hydrocarbon ventures in Gujarat
- C2/C3 extraction plant
at Dahej to extract methane, propane and butane from LNG imported by Petronet
LNG (Cost: Rs.900 crore)
- A petrochemicals complex
costing Rs.4,000 crore using C2/C3 factions obtained from (1) and also naphtha
from MRPL.
- A petrochemical
special economic zone at Dahej in collaboration with Gujarat Industrial
Development Corporation (Cost: Rs.750 crore) [Related
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