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| Last Updated: April 03, 2008 |
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The Pipelines Division continued to better the best performance by recording excellent operational throughput during the financial year 2007-08. The highest pipeline operational throughput of 56.70 million metric tonnes set a new milestone in its journey of transporting of crude oil and petroleum products.
The financial year also marked commissioning of pipeline facilities like piggable product dock line from IBP, Narimanam terminal to CPCL jetty at Nagappattinam on Oct. 25, 2007 by loading naphtha in vessel Jag Preeti. The augmentation of Bongaigaon-Siliguri section of Guwahati-Siliguri Pipeline (GSPL) was commissioned in Feb. 2008 with the erection and commissioning of mainline pumping units at Bongaigaon and Madarihat.
The 158-km Lasariya-Chittaurgarh branch pipeline on the mainline Koyali-Sanganer petroleum product pipeline, and the marketing terminal at Chittaurgarh in Rajasthan have been inaugurated by Mr. Sarthak Behuria, Chairman on October 13, 2007. Mr. Sarthak Behuria formally inaugurated the Mundra-Panipat pipeline and the crude oil blending facility at Mundra on April 6, 2007.
Pipelines Division is executing the preparation of manuals on operation, maintenance and inspection of the pipeline system of Greater Nile Petroleum Operating Company (GNPOC), Sudan at a contract value US$ 839,000.
Mr. P.K. Chakraborti took over as Director (Pipelines) on August 1, 2007. He was the Executive Director looking after the Business Development activities of Refineries and Pipelines at Corporate Office. Mr. Chakraborti, a gold medallist in civil engineering, has worked in the Pipelines Division and has to his credit vast experience in planning, design and construction of major pipeline projects of IndianOil.
Operations
The pipeline operations registered yet another milestones of high performance during the financial year 2007-08 with the ever highest operational throughput of 56.70 million tonnes of crude oil and petroleum products.
The overall Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) target of 20.54 million metric tonnes of petroleum products and the internal target of 32.40 million metric tonnes of crude oil was achieved during the year 2007-08.
The petroleum product pipelines achieved an increase of 11.08% of throughput at 20.86 million metric tonnes this financial year compared to last year.
The crude oil pipelines achieved a throughput of 35.84 million metric tonnes, which is 10.48 % higher than the last year.
The crude oil terminal at Vadinar has received eight new types of crude oil in low sulpher category, viz. Kissanje, Azeri, Kole, Labuan, Brass, Quaiboe, Zaffiro and Palanca, and one new type of high sulpher crude oil, i.e. Hout during the year. The terminal has handled 150 crude oil tankers at the two Single Point Mooring systems including 70 Very Large Crude Oil Carriers (VLCCs) in the financial year.
While at Mundra Port 41 tankers have unloaded crude oil, in the east coast at Haldia 297 tankers have been handled for supplying crude oil to Barauni, Haldia and Bongaigaon refineries.
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Pipeline Throughput
| (In MMT) |
| Pipeline |
2005-06 |
2006-07 |
2007-08 |
| Crude Pipelines |
27.34 |
32.44 |
35.84 |
| Product Pipelines |
17.49 |
18.78 |
20.86 |
| Total |
44.83 |
51.22 |
56.70 |
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Northern Region Pipelines
Panipat-Rewari Pipeline (PRPL) surpassed previous highest annual throughput of last year (1235 TMT) on Feb. 15, 2008.
The highest annual upliftment of products from Panipat Refinery of 5.40 MMT was achieved in 2007-08 compared to the previous best 3.54 MMT in last year.
Heavy crude oil handling facility for blending of heavy crude oil with regular normal crude oil was commissioned for the first time at Mundra on April 21, 2007 with average blending ratio of 30:70 (Heavy : Light crude oil).
An interconnection line between the Mathura-Jalandhar Pipeline and Panipat-Rewari Pipeline at Panipat was commissioned on April 18, 2007 to facilitate pumping of Mathura products to Rewari.
New leak-detection software was installed in Panipat-Bhatinda Pipeline and Kurukshetra-Roorkee-Najibabad Branchline.
A comprehensive new Operation Manual prepared and launched in Northern Region Pipeline during the financial year 2007-08. The manual incorporated recent changes in Northern Region Pipeline particularly upon conversion of Kandla-Bhatinda Pipeline to crude oil and commissioning of Mundra-Panipat Pipeline for smooth operation of Northern Region Pipelines.
Eastern Region Pipelines
The overall throughput of Eastern Region Pipelines (ERPL) have surpassed their respective MOU as well as stretched target set for the year 2007-08.
Guwahati-Siliguri Pipeline (GSPL) achieved stretched target of 1.2 million metric tonnes on March 9, 2008.
Haldia-Barauni Crude Oil Pipeline (HBCPL) achieved the MOU target of 6.5 million metric tonnes on February 27, 2008. HBCPL surpassed the previous-best achieved last year (7.068 MMT).
An Haldia Refinery product namely Straight Run Gas Oil (SRGO) introduced in Haldia- Barauni Pipeline for the first time to process it at Barauni Refinery.
Calliper pig and IPIG survey was successfully completed in 12 inch diameter Barauni-Patna section of Barauni-Kanpur Pipeline (BKPL) in co-ordination with BARC, Pipelines Division Head Office and IndianOil R&D Center, Faridabad.
Annual maintenance of unloading arm of Haldia Oil Jetty (HOJ-III) carried out at HBCPL, Haldia without effecting jetty operations.
First overhaul of Caterpillar make mainline engine No. 3 of Patna was carried out during the year.
18,000-hourly preventive maintenance of mainline engines was carried out for MP-4 for HBCPL, Haldia and for MP-1 of Bolpur.
Facility made for display of turbo-charger speed and charge air pressure at control desk to facilitate close monitoring of turbo-charger performance of mainline engine in HBCPL.
Western Region Pipelines
All the sections of SMPL have surpassed their internal / stretched targets during the year. Overall MOU and stretched MOU target of 4750 TMT for product pipeline in WRPL is achieved on March 28, 2008.
Straight Run Gas Oil (SRGO) was injected for the first time in running Mundra-Panipat Pipeline (MPPL) at Sanganer at a rate of 400, 300 and 250 kl/hr in KSPL and balance 600 to 700 kl/hr flow is maintained in MPPL during November 2007.
Third dry dock maintenance of SPM SO-1087 Buoy was completed at Cochin Shipyard in June 2007 and the change out SPM-II (buoy IM 1555) with dry-docked buoy SO-1087 at SPM-2 location was carried out and commissioned with berthing of Tanker MT Homi Bhabha on March 23, 2008.
In-Situ Grinding of 3 Crank Pin and peening for reconditioning of crankshaft was carried out for the first time in SMPL Sidhpur MP-2 during the breakdown maintenance of the engine. Suitable undersized bearings for the 3 crank pins have also been fitted. This maintenance activity saved cost of Rs.100 lakh including the cost for additional spares parts.
New web based library software package implemented at Gauridad.
Density meter and latest OMNI Flow computer installed and commissioned at Vadinar for on line crude oil density monitoring. This has also facilitated in successful using of the Old Meter Proving facility for calibrating the Turbine flow meters in the required range.
Station Control Center (SCC) computers and associated HMI software at Vadinar including PLC system have been upgraded to provide latest and state of art monitoring and control facilities to the operating personnel.
Southern Region Pipelines
An 8 km long CBDU dock line at Nagapattinam commissioned with pumping of Naptha on Oct. 25, 2007. During the year nine tankers were loaded.
During 2007-08 Chennai-Trichy-Madurai Pipeline (CTMPL) achieved a total throughput of 1.370 million metric tonnes, 33.3 % higher against the MOU target of 1.028 million metric tonnes.
The highest ever daily throughput of 6747 kl was achieved on Sept. 29, 2007 surpassing the previous highest daily throughput of 6659 kl on July 03, 2007. Capacity utilization of CTMPL increased from 45.5% in the year 2006-07 to 76.1 % in the year 2007-08.
Modified Y-strainers for booster at CTMPL, Chennai pump station was installed.
Calibration of all protective relays in 6.6 KV HT panel carried out in Chennai pump station during the year.
Pipeline Application Software (PAS) including Batch Tracking was loaded and Leak Detection simulated in all CTMPL sections.
Technical Services
Product from the non-operating 100 km long 24-inch diameter pipeline between Vadinar and Kandla of Petronet VK Ltd., was evacuated by Nitrogen Purging in May 2007. Liquid Nitrogen was transformed to gas through vaporizers and pumped into the line at Sikka pump-station and the superior kerosene oil in the pipeline was evacuated.
- Major Additional Facilities Schemes completed:
- Modification of piping for simultaneous receipt facility at NRPL Bijwasan.
- Supply and installation of acoustic enclosures for DG sets at NRPL and WRPL locations.
- Procurement of one Pipeline Current Mapper for assessment of quality of pipeline coating system.
- Acquisition of 23.18 hectares of land for construction of additional storage tanks at Vadinar.
- Major additional facilities schemes approved:
- Procurement of four channel Engine Performance Analyser for monitoring performance of engines at WRPL stations
- Procurement, installation and commissioning of seven Cathodic Protection rectifier units for NRPL locations
- Crude oil blending facility at Paradip
- Modification of 33KV substation from single bay to double-bay at Paradip
- Modification of PLC based control system at Haldia, Budge-Budge, Raghudevpur of HMRBPL.
Safety & Environment Protection
Annual safety performance audit conducted by a multi-disciplinary team at each location of operating pipelines. Similarly, safety index, safety awareness survey, daily safety checks are carried out at pipeline installations.
Oil Industry Safety Directorate (OISD) conducted External Safety Audit in Viramgam-Sendra section of SMPL and Churwa-Beawar section of MPPL during April 2007.
Onsite mock fire drill conducted every month in pipeline installations and the offsite (mainline) mock drills were also conducted by the pipeline units as scheduled. Oil spill response drill was conducted at the Single Point Moorings of Vadinar on April 10, 2007 and Nov. 26, 2007.
A comprehensive HAZOP and Risk Analysis study was carried out for new projects, viz., hookup of MJPL with Tikrikalan and storage facility, Tap-off-Point at Jasidih and additional tanks at Vadinar.
An MOU was signed with Paradip Port Trust (PPT) for providing tier-1 oil spill response facility for SPM at Paradip during tanker operation.
Mainline Security
In order to tackle rising incidences of pilferage from petroleum pipelines in the state of Gujarat and Rajasthan patrolling arrangements have been re-organised in the vulnerable areas. Daily patrolling and night patrolling with armed guards have been introduced from end of Jan. 2008.
Inspection
The 12 inch Magnetic Flux Leakage (MFL) type Instrumented Pig (IPIG) was developed by IndianOil R&D Centre and Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC). The second run in Patna-Mughalsarai section of BKPL was carried out in April 2007 in which delayed switching-on mechanism for data acquisition was also demonstrated to facilitate inspection of longer pipelines.
Barauni - Patna section of BKPL was also inspected using the IPIG in Nov. 2007 and the reported defects of immediate concern were verified and repaired.
The second trial run of 12 inch Caliper Pig (CPIG) has been conducted along with IPIG run in Nov. 2007 in the Barauni - Patna section of BKPL.
Gauge pig runs were carried out for IPIG run in Haldia-Barauni Pipeline in May 2007 and Jan. 2008. The inspection of Asansol-Barauni section of Haldia - Barauni Pipeline (HBPL) is conducted in March 2008.
Maintenance
The various equipments installed at pipeline units were maintained at optimum level to achieve the required throughputs through a combination of predictive and preventative maintenance practices. In total 32 major schedule maintenances of mainline engines were carried out during the year.
To improve the health of pipeline modern coating material in the form of cold applied tape is used for refurbishment of old coating.
Pipelines Division is executing the preparation of manuals on operation, maintenance and inspection of the pipeline system of Greater Nile Petroleum Operating Company (GNPOC), Sudan at a contract value US$ 839,000.
PROJECTS
- Projects Commissioned
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Pipeline Projects:
Augmentation of Bongaigaon - Siliguri Section of GSPL was commissioned in February, 2008, with the erection & commissioning of mainline pumping units at Bongaigaon and Madarihat.
- Pipeline Facilities:
Piggable product dock line from IBP, Narimanam terminal to CPCL jetty at Nagappattinam was commissioned on 25.10.2007, by loading Naphtha in vessel Jag Preeti. This facilitates evacuation of petroleum products of CBDU from IBP's Narimanam Terminal.
- TOP / Terminal Facilities
Terminal facilities of Chittaurgarh was formally inaugurated by Mr. Sarthak Behuria, Chairman on Oct. 13, 2007. This terminal is resitement of two existing terminals in Rajasthan namely Udaipur and Kota and receives product through Koyali-Sanganer Pipeline from Koyali Refinery.
- Projects Under Implementation
- Paradip-Haldia Crude Oil Pipeline
The project consists of installation of crude oil handling facilities at Paradip Port including laying 48 inch diameter, 20 km offshore pipeline, development of tank farm at Paradip consisting of 15 x 60,000 kl crude oil storage tanks and laying 30 inch diameter, 330 km long crude oil pipeline up to HBCPL Haldia. Approved cost of the pipeline project is Rs 1178 crore.
The pipeline will facilitate transportation of crude oil to Haldia and Barauni refineries in an efficient and cost-effective manner compared to the present system of receipt of crude oil through the Haldia Dock Complex, which necessitates the lighterage operations.
The construction of pipeline from Paradip to Haldia including associated facilities and crude oil storage tanks at Paradip has been completed. The 48 inch diameter, 20 km long offshore pipeline was also completed including hydro-testing. Installation of SPM Buoy is in progress.
- Koyali-Ratlam Product Pipeline
Project consists of laying 16 inch diameter, 262 km long product pipeline from Koyali refinery to Ratlam, where a new terminal is under construction on re-sitement basis. Project has been approved at a cost of Rs 322.92 crore (Pipeline: Rs 224.69 crore; Terminal: Rs 96.21 crore; Refinery facilities: Rs. 2.02 crore).
The pipeline will facilitate effective evacuation of products from Koyali refinery and ensure cost-effective and reliable transportation of products to Central India and northwest U.P. thereby strengthening product-positioning capability. Approximately 88% progress achieved in construction activities and the commissioning is linked with completion of Ratlam ToP.
- Augmentation of Mundra-Panipat Pipeline from 6 to 9 MMTPA
Project meant for supplying additional 3 MMTPA crude oil required for Panipat refinery expansion to 15 MMTPA consists of laying a 22 inch diameter 20 km long loop line in Kot - Beawar section and conversion of Radhanpur scraper station to pumping station while adding pumping units at Mundra, Kot, Sanganer and Rewari. The project was approved at a cost of Rs 204.74 crore. The construction activities are progressing.
- Dadri-Panipat R-LNG Spur Pipeline
The project envisages laying of 133 km long 30 inch diameter spur line from Dadri (UP) terminal of GAIL India Ltd.'s pipeline network to Panipat Refinery for supply of R-LNG as replacement of Naphtha currently being used. The project was approved at a cost of Rs 298.0 crore. Project is likely to be commissioned synchronising with completion of first phase of power plant under Panipat Naphtha Cracker Project.
- Panipat-Jalandhar LPG Pipeline
The project envisages laying a 10 inch diameter, 275 km long pipeline from Kohand (Panipat), which would traverse through Nabha and terminate at Jalandhar, and hook up of facilities with existing bottling plants at Kohand, Nabha and Jalandhar etc. This project is meant for feeding various LPG bottling plants in the states of Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and J&K. Transportation of LPG through this Pipeline shall be 30% cheaper than the present mode. The project was approved at an estimated cost of Rs. 186.72 crore. The mainline welding completed and combined station works are on full swing.
- ATF Pipeline to New Bangalore International Airport
The project envisages laying of 8 inch diameter, 36 km long pipeline from existing Devangonthi terminal to New Bangalore International Airport, Devanhalli, Bangalore for transportation of ATF. Project was approved with an estimated cost of Rs.32.65 crore. The Mainline works and combined station works are in progress.
- Chennai-Bangalore Pipeline
The project envisages laying of 290 km long 14 / 12 inch diameter product pipeline from Chennai to Bangalore. The pipeline shall facilitate cost effective positioning of products at consumption centre located in and around Bangalore and would strengthen CPCL's product positioning capabilities. Project was approved with an estimated cost of Rs.232.11 crore on July 30, 2007. The Pre-construction activities and tendering of material and works are on.
- Mathura-Bharatpur spur Pipeline
The project envisages laying of 21 km long 8 inch diameter product pipeline from existing Mathura station of Mathura-Tundla Pipeline to existing terminal at Bharatpur. This will facilitate supply of petroleum products to Bharatpur depot through a pipeline from Mathura, which is more economical and reliable vis-à-vis rail. Project was approved with an estimated cost of Rs.19.14 crore on Oct. 18, 2007. The Pre-construction activities and tendering of material and works are in progress.
- Branch Pipeline to Hazira from Koyali-Dahej Pipeline
The project envisages laying of 94 km long 12 inch diameter branch pipeline from Koyali-Dahej Pipeline (T-Point at Amod) to Hazira terminal. The project will facilitate economical and reliable placement of petroleum products and effective evacuation of products of Koyali Refinery to Marketing ToP at Hazira. Project was approved with an estimated cost of Rs.71.0 crore, on Jan. 4, 2008.
- Bijwasan-Panipat Naphtha Pipeline
The project envisages laying of 118 km long 10.75 inch diameter pipeline from Bijwasan to Panipat for transportation of Naphtha from Mathura Refinery to Panipat, to meet the shortfall of Naphtha with the commissioning of Naphtha Cracker Unit at Panipat. The project was approved with an estimated cost of Rs.65.08 crore, on Jan. 22, 2008.
Marketing Projects
- TOP / Terminal Facilities: Pipelines are constructing grass-root terminal facilities at Jasidih and Ratlam linked to various pipelines. Tap-Off-Points costing around Rs 194 crore will have around 95 thousand kl of product storage capacity.
- Pipeline facilities: ATF pipeline from CPCL to AFS Chennai: An 8 inch diameter 95 km long ATF pipeline from CPCL to Chennai AFS is under construction at a cost of Rs 48.58 crore. Project is under implementation.
Human Resource
- Cordial employee relations were maintained at all locations facilitating increase in the throughput of Pipelines Division.
- As per the findings of Employee Engagement Survey (EES) conducted through M/s International Management Institute, New Delhi, the executives of Pipelines Division had highest engagement index. The Survey findings were validated through workshops held in Pipelines Division. The key engagement drivers having least scores were identified and several schemes have been initiated to further improve the employee engagement.
- Recognition & Rewards Scheme was launched for employees of Pipelines Division demonstrating Core Values of IndianOil.
- Newly recruited officers were initiated into IndianOil's business environment and acquainted with tasks and non-task related activities through trained Mentors in Pipelines Division during the year.
- Compensatory Allowance introduced for employees posted at six hardship location in Pipelines Division - Vadinar, Viramgam, Kot, Rajola, Ramsar and Madarihat.
- New Designations for non-officers' positions were introduced in Pipelines Division from Jan. 1, 2008.
- Project SAPling (SAP Leave Integrated Online system) has been initiated across the Pipelines Division.
- Mr. Rajiv Kanuja, Dy. Manager (Construction - T&I), PREXPL, Jaipur bagged the Gold Medal in the Hybrid Certificate Programme on Project Management, a unique learning programme conducted through a tie up between IIPM and U21 Global, Singapore.
- Pipelines Division bagged a contract of US$ 737,960 for imparting training to new recruits of Greater Nile Petroleum Company (GNPOC), Sudan in pipeline operations for 16 months and in maintenance for 14 months at their installations in Sudan.
- Three training programmes have been conducted for a batch of four engineers each of GNPOC, Sudan during October and November 2007.
- Pipelines Division has trained senior executives of Oil India Ltd. on petroleum product pipeline operations through a specially designed programme in five batches during the year.
- Technical Seminar on Engine Maintenance by Rolls Royce conducted in October 2007 at Gauridad with 25 participants from regions and Head Office.
Finance
- The plan expenditure in Pipelines Division during the year 2007-08 is Rs. 410 crores against RE of Rs. 361 crore.
Capitalization during the year 2007-08 is:
- IBP White Oil Dockline Rs.28 crore.
- GSPL Augmentation Rs. 24 Crore.
- Customs duty benefit of Rs. 319 crore availed at Vadinar and Mundra under Advance License scheme at the time of import of crude. Refund of Rs. 33.47 crore has been received from custom authority at Vadinar and Mundra.
Awards
NRPL Panipat
- International Safety Award by British Safety Council U.K. for the year 2006.
- Suraksha Puraskar for the year 2006 by National Safety Council.
- National Safety Award for the year 2006 by Ministry of Labour, Govt of India.
- First prize (7th time in a row) for official language implementation by Town Official Language Implementation Committee for 2007.
- Second prize of Regional Hindi Award 2006-07 in "Ka" category
MJPL Bijwasan
- Golden Peacock National Quality Award 2007
- International Safety Award by British Safety Council U.K. for the year 2006
NRPL Sangrur
- Punjab State Safety Award for the performance year 2007
NRPL Jalandhar
- Third prize of Regional Hindi Award 2006-07 in "Kha" category
WRPL Viramgam and Koyali
- Gujarat State Safety Award 2006 (Certificate of appreciation in Category II Group D industries)
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