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Summary Information

Brief Description

  • The Manali Refinery located at Chennai is a large, complex and integrated refinery

Refining Units

  • CDU
  • VDU
  • Thermal Cracker
  • Visbreaker
  • Hydro-cracker
  • FCC
  • Lubes Unit
  • Diesel Hydro Desulphurising unit
  • Sour Water Stripper
  • Amine Treater Unit
  • Amine Recovery Unit
  • Sulphur Recovery Unit

Terminal Capacity

  • Crude Oil:
  • Refined Products:

Crude Supply

  • This refinery was designed to handle heavy crudes

Products Produced

  • CPCL has developed the capacity to meet Bharat-II and Euro-III equivalent environmental standards

Ongoing Projects

  • For full details see Chennai Refinery Project
  • The refinery is in the process of adding residuum upgrading capability.
  • The project involves a delayed coker unit (DCU), a once through hydrocracker revamp, a sulfur recovery unit, a green field coke yard facility, and utilities.

Other Information

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History

  • 1969 - Refinery was commissioned by Snamprogetti with 53,000 bpd capacity
  • 1986 - The refinery capacity was increased to 110,000 bpd and an FCC added
  • 1988 - Asphalt Production Facility started
  • 1994 - Expansion of Lube Refinery Units
  • 1997 - Wax Hydrofinishing and Wax Deoiling unit added
  • 1999 - 1.8 Million TPA DHDS Project commisioned
  • 2004 - Refinery expanded by 3 mtpa and Visbreaker commissioned
  • 2004 - FCC Unit Revamped
  • 2011 - Euro - IV Quality Upgradation Project - DHDT and NHT / ISOM units

Relevant Links

  1. Refinery Webpage
  2. Punjlloyd, Visbreaker Unit and Sulphur Block
  3. Engineers India Refining References
  4. Punj Lloyd Refining References
  5. Saipem Grass Roots Refineries
  6. Saipem Atmospheric Crude Distillation Units
  7. Saipem Asphalt Bitumen Blowing Unit
  8. Saipem Atmospheric Gasoil Desulphurisation
  9. Saipem Residue Conversion Units
  10. Saipem Visbreaking Units
  11. Saipem Vacuum Distillation Units
  12. Saipem Vacuum Gasoil Desulphurisation
  13. Saipem Sulphur Block Units
  14. Jacobs Receives Contract from Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited for Manali Refinery

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