IOCL to lay Rs 10 bn pipeline to evacuate products from Paradip refinery

Odisha is set to become the first state in eastern India to have all the pipelines in the hydrocarbon chain ranging from crude oil to petroleum products, LPG and natural gas

For evacuating products from its Paradip refinery, Indian Oil Company plans to lay a 330-kilometre pipeline from Paradip to Haldia via Somnathpur (in Balasore).

The IOCL board has given the first stage approval for the project, which is likely to be developed in two stages. In the first stage, the detailed engineering will be done. The pipeline project will see an investment of Rs 10.81 billion and out of it Rs 7.22 billion will be invested in Odisha.

“The products HSD (high-speed diesel), motor spirit and kerosene will be evacuated from the Paradip refinery for delivery at the oil depots”,