Engineering and construction solutions provider to the energy industry McDermott has been hired by IOCL for a petrochemical expansion project at the Panipat Refinery and Petrochemical Complex, some 62 miles from New Delhi, India.
McDermott said the contract is for a project management consultancy (PMC) and engineering, procurement, and construction management (EPCM) for the Naphtha Cracker Expansion (Phase II) polypropylene expansion and new ethylene derivative unit project.
The project will increase the ethylene production capacity of the naphtha cracker unit (NCU) by approximately 20 percent, according to McDermott, which said the additional ethylene and propylene production will act as feed for downstream polymer units. The polymer products will be used for the manufacture of household and industrial items, including containers, automobile parts, furniture, and heavy-duty films, McDermott said.
“McDermott is currently executing four other projects for IOCL, including the maleic anhydride (MAH) unit at the same site, allowing us to leverage our local resources and expertise while realizing synergies,” said Vaseem Khan, Senior Vice President, Global Operations. “Furthermore, the project supports the growing demand for ethylene and propylene which will reduce imports and accelerate economic development in the area”.
McDermott said it will provide comprehensive EPCM services and overall project management for the duration of the project, which it noted will be executed from its Center of Excellence in Gurugram, India.
In May, McDermott announced that it had been awarded a project management consultancy contract from IOCL for the Maleic Anhydride unit at the Panipat Refinery and Petrochemical Complex. The company revealed at the time that the workscope for this includes project management and consultancy services for the unit, including front-end engineering design (FEED), review of engineering activities, construction supervision services, assistance in start-up, pre-commissioning, commissioning, performance guarantee test run, and project closure.
McDermott said at the time that this is India’s first mega-scale MAH plant to manufacture chemical products. MAH is used to make specialty products like polyester resins, surface coating plasticizers, agrochemicals and lubricant additives.
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