Gail will promote the joint venture company (Reliance Assam Petrochemicals) with 70 per cent equity participation and the remaining 30 per cent will be shared equally among Oil India, Numaligarh Refinery and Assam government for implementing the Rs.5,460.61 crore Assam Gas Cracker project at Lepetkata in Dibrugarh district of Assam.

Work on the project is scheduled for completion within a period of 60 months from the date of approval.

The feedstock for the petrochemical complex is 6.0 mmscmd gas from Oil India (OIL) Duliajan and 1.35 mmscmd gas from Oil & Natural Gas Corporation (ONGCL) upto March 31, 2012 and 1.00 mmscmd thereafter. The Petrochemical Complex shall also utilize 160,000 tpa of petrochemical grade Naphtha from Numaligarh Refinery (NRL).

The petrochemical complex will comprise of a cracker unit downstream polymer and integrated off-site / utilities plants. The complex will have a capacity of 2,20,000 tpa of Ethylene and 60,000 tpa of prop and Natural Gas and Naphtha as feed stock. The site has been identified by the Assam government and necessary environmental clearance has been obtained.

The products from the petrochemical complex shall be 2,20,000 tpa of HDPE / LLDPE, 60000 tpa of polypropylene, 55000 tpa of raw pyrolysis gasoline and 12,500 tpa of fuel oil.

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Gail to set up Assam gas cracker plant (24-Aug-04)

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