Essar Projects secures pipeline replacement contract from Indian Oil

Indian-based engineering, procurement and construction company Essar Projects has secured a Rs850m ($12m) contract to replace 141km of pipeline of 18in diameter in the Koyali-Viramgam section of Indian Oil’s (IOCL) Koyali-Sanganer pipeline.

The pipeline has sections of Koyali-Bareja, Bareja-Sidhpur and Sidhpur-Sanganer, along with branch lines from Bareja to Navagam, Kot to Salawas, Baghsuri to Ajmer and Lasariya to Chittaurgarh in India.

The 1,056km Koyali-Sanganer product pipeline originates at IOCL’s Gujarat Refinery in Koyali and helps the oil company meet its supply commitments in central India.

Essar Projects COO A V Amarnath said: "The proposed gas grid and the infrastructure requirements that will go hand-in-hand with the adoption of Bharat Stage 6 will present a number of opportunities for EPC players in the foreseeable future.

"This win is a new beginning for us and we want to pursue more projects in the oil and gas pipeline segment, in which we have world-class expertise and proven track record."

Essar Projects is engaged in designing, planning and executing complex pipeline projects that involve oil and gas, water and iron ore slurry.

The company has laid more than 5,500km of pipelines in India, UAE and Madagascar, and executed oil and gas pipeline projects for diameters ranging between 18in to 48in.