Petrochemical
Axens selected for Numaligarh refinery expansion project in India
The scope of Axens’ work includes the supply of basic engineering design package, catalysts and adsorbents, proprietary equipment, trainings and technical services
- By ICN Bureau
| February 16, 2021
Numaligarh Refinery Ltd., a subsidiary of Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. — a public sector undertaking under the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, India — has selected Axens to supply advanced technologies in gasoline block for its Numaligarh Refinery Expansion Project (NREP).
Numaligarh refinery is located at Golaghat District in Assam (India) and was commissioned in 2000 with a capacity of 3 million ton/yr to process local crude oil.
NRL is now planning to expand the refinery capacity from 3 million ton/yr to 9 million ton/yr by implementing in parallel a new refinery of 6 million ton/yr crude capacity with downstream grassroots facilities at the same location of the existing refinery in Golaghat, Assam.
Axens has provided key technologies to the Indian Refineries for the production of clean fuels, especially to remove sulfur from gasoline pool to meet Bharat Stage VI (BS VI) specifications.
For the last two decades, Axens has developed a strong and trustful relationship with NRL, involving supply of technologies, catalysts, technical services and supporting NRL through different phases of projects.
As part of the Numaligarh Refinery Expansion Project (NREP), Axens has been selected by NRL to license the following technologies:
- Naphtha Hydrotreating unit
- Continuous Catalytic Reforming unit (Octanizing)
- C5-C6 Isomerization unit
- FCC Gasoline Selective Desulfurization (Prime-G+) unit
The scope of Axens’ work includes the supply of basic engineering design package, catalysts and adsorbents, proprietary equipment, trainings and technical services.
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