HPCL installs reactor at Visakh refinery under expansion project

21 Jun 2019 Evaluate

Hindustan Petroleum Corporation (HPCL) has installed country's largest reactor at its Visakh refinery in Andhra Pradesh as part of the refinery modernization project. As a part of the Visakh Refinery Modernization Project (VRMP), India's largest full conversion hydrocracker unit (FCHCU) with a capacity of 3.053 million tonnes per annum is being set up.

The licensor for this unit is Universal Oil Products (UOP) and the Project Management Consultant is Engineers India (EIL). HPCL is expanding the Visakh refinery capacity from present 8.33 million tonnes per annum to 15 million tonnes a year at a cost of Rs 20,928 crore by July 2020.

HPCL is an Indian state-owned oil and natural gas company with its headquarters at Mumbai, Maharashtra. It has about 25% marketing share in India among PSUs and a strong marketing infrastructure.

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