Project Profile
Estimated Investment: US$4.3 billion
Location: Dahej special economic zone, Gujarat, India
Output Production:Ethylene (1.1 million t/y), Propylene (400,000t/y), PP (340,000t/y), HDPE/ LLDPE (360,000t/y), HDPE (340,000t/y), benzene (135,000t/y), butadiene (95,000t/y), pygas (165,000t/y), CBFS (70,000t/y)
Construction start-up: 2009
Startup Year: 2013
ONGC Petro Additions Limited (OPaL) is constructing an integrated petrochemical complex in Dahej in the Indian state of Gujarat. Located in the Dahej Special Economic Zone (D-SEZ), the complex will be one of the largest of its kind in the country. The Dahej complex will consist of a dual feed cracker unit and associated units (DFCU and AU) with a capacity to produce 1.1 million tons of ethylene and 400,000t of propylene annually. It will have basic polymer units producing polyethylene (PE) and polypropylene (PP). The complex will also produce 135,000t of benzene, 95,000t of butadiene, 165,000t of Pygas and 70,000t of carbon black feedstock (CBFS) a year. The plant and other associated infrastructure will occupy a 508ha area. The site has rail and road infrastructure and is close to the polymer consumption market.
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), a state-owned oil and gas company, established OPaL in 2006 as a special purpose vehicle for the construction of the Dahej Petrochemical Complex. Construction of the petrochemical complex was started in 2009 and is scheduled for completion in 2013. It will significantly boost the petrochemical sector besides generating about 1,000 permanent and 15,000 direct and indirect jobs. The entire project is estimated to cost Rs195bn (US$4.3bn). The SEZ complex will supply about 50% of its production to overseas markets such as Africa, China, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Turkey, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.
Operator:
ONGC Petro-additions Ltd (OPAL):
Constituent companies:
ONGC (Oil and Natural Gas Corporation): 76% interest
Gujarat State Petroleum Corp Ltd (GSPC): 5% interest
GAIL (Gas Authority of India Limited); 19% interest
Contractors:
Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL)
Engineers India Ltd (EIL): PMC
Fernas Construction Co.: Integrated utilities and offsite packages EPC
Foster Wheeler: Technology consultancy services
INEOS: LLDPE/HDPE and PP units technology
IVRCL Infrastructures & Projects Ltd.: LSTK contract for infrastructure development
Consortium for dual feed ethylene cracker unit and associated units EPC:
Linde Group
Samsung
Mitsui Chemicals: Manufacturing technology for HDPE unit
Samsung Engineering: HDPE unit EPC
Tecnimont SpA: Two HD/LLD swing polyethylene plants EPC