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IOCL gets EC clearance for pet coke evacuation project at Paradip

Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (IOCL) has received environmental clearance (EC) from the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) for its 1.3 million tons per annum (mtpa) pet coke evacuation system at its Paradip Refinery which will have an above ground conveyor belt in one of the villages.

IOCL has set up its tenth refinery, Paradip Refinery Project (PDRP), at Paradip in Odisha. The unit has come up as the most modern coastal refinery in eastern India.

The refinery will process 15 mt of crude annually to get the desired petroleum products (LPG, Gasoline, Naptha, Kerosene, ATF etc.) and by-products such as sulphur, petroleum coke (pet coke) etc.

Pet coke is separated as residue by-product which is a solid high carbon material. It can serve as either energy source or carbon source. About 71% of total fuel grade pet coke is used as energy source.

IOCL’s Paradip Refinery will produce about 1.3 mt of pet coke annually and it was proposed to transport the pet coke from south refinery to north refinery by combination of pipe conveyor and troughed conveyor to silos located at Rapil Loading System (RLS) in north refinery from where the material shall be transported by rail.

SOurce: ICMW