| MARCH 2019 Energising BPCL Kochi Refinery Page - 11 Page - 05 Page - 09 Page - 22 Page - 04 Page - 09 Page - 18 Page - 29 Page - 04 Page - 07 Page - 17 Page - 28 Page - 33 Page - 06 Page - 16 Page - 27 Page - 31 Page - 30 Page - 12 Page - 26 10 Project Highlights 26 Youngminds Esterification reactor coming up KR School bids farewell to senior students at acrylates unit Adieu to retiring teachers 11 Republic Day 29 ʽþxnùÒ 12 Focus Feature EÖònù®úiÉ EòÉ JÉä±É SAKSHAM 2019 ¨ÉiÉ ¤ÉÖZÉÉ+Éä ÊSÉ®úÉMÉ 18 Talentia 31 aebmfw 04 Highlights 20 Photo Feature kv{Xo Director (Refineries) commissions Heat Traced KR Club Annual Sports - 2019 Pipeline of Kochi Refinery 22 People 33 Tamil BPCL Refiners at Petrotech 2019 Retirement த�����்ேத ... ஆங் ���் ! Apex India Award for Best Safety Practices to KR Service Citation Editor Jayesh Shah / ED (HR) ORIAL Associate Editor Kavitha Mathew/ HR EDIT Editorial Board George Thomas/ HR Vineeth M. Varghese/ HR Vinod T. Mathew/ HR Girija V. R./ HR Ganesan S./ ESE Chandrasekharan M./ Retd Sasidharan R./ Retd Cleaner, Safer and Greener Resource Group Ankur K. Mishra/ Advisory Service t the outset, my heartiest congratulations to all of us on Anurag Sarma/ IREP Bijoy K. I./ Maint Athe Excellence Awards for safety and environment care Biju T. N./ Projects from APEX International. These awards helps us revalidate our Gopalakrishnan C. V./ HSE Joseph Simon V. M./ Maint commitment and revisit all areas that calls for improvement, Krishnan T. B./ Maint particularly in safety and caring for the community around us. Latha Kamath / HR (Hindi) Manojkumar T. S./ Finance This being the last quarter, we are all driven towards closing Mohan Chandran K. C./ IS targets, re-assessing key result areas for the new financial year Muralikrishnadas V. G./ E&C Padmanabhan K./ Projects and planning vigorously for higher targets. While we do so, let Parameswer S./ HR us take extra care to plan bigger and better, learning from Rajan C. K./ OM&S our past failures. Ranjini Varma / CRS Sajeevan U.T. / HR Shaji P. Stephen/ IREP We also bring you an update of the SAKSHAM observance Sreeraj K. R./ P&U at Kochi Refinery where we touched so many lives with the Subramanian K. P./ P&U message of oil and gas conservation. Hearty congratulations Suresh Babu/ OM&S Thulasidas N./ P&CS to the finalists ofTalentia and every other participants for their Varun M./ QC spectacular performances; please await the final awards Vino Varghese/ Manufacturing ceremony in April 2019. Edited & published by Executive Director (HR) In this last issue of the financial year, we bring you a round-up of the main events in the last quarter of 2018-19. This month Editorial correspondences [email protected] is dedicated to health, safety and environment with a focus on a cleaner, safer and greener planet. Let us get deeply Design & Printed at involved in sustaining the natural balance and harmony of St.Francis Press, St.Benedict’s Road, Kochi the flora and fauna within the Refinery and around us. Email: [email protected] Produced by Warmly Public Relations Editor BPCL Kochi Refinery Mailing address Post Bag No. 2 Ambalamugal 682 302 Ernakulam District Kerala, India. Tel: 0484 2722061 Fax: 0484 2720856 The views expressed in JwalaDhwani are not necessarily those of the manage- ment. Member Association of Business Communicators of India. JwalaDhwani estd. in 1966 as CRL Newsletter. MAR 2019 For private circulation only. All rights reserved. Vol. Ll V/03 Reproduction in any form only with the written permission of the Editor. eJwalaDhwani available in ejournals at www.bharatpetroleum.in HIGHLIGHTS through execution contractor Director (Refineries) commissions M/s Corrtech International Pvt Heat Traced Pipeline of Kochi Refinery Ltd. The design consultant for the project is M/s EIL. On KR end he Heat Traced Pipeline laid old 30” pipeline by cold cutting the project was coordinated by Tfrom Ernakulam Jetty to Kochi method, deepening of trenches Mr. Rajeeve B, GM(E&C) and his Refinery was commissioned for laying of new pipeline and team Mr. Sajeev KA, CM (E&C), on 12 February 2019 by finally laying of the new pipeline. Mr. Robin TJ, SM(E&C) and Mr. Mr. R Ramachandran, Director All the work had to be done Arjun T Chandran, Manager (Refineries) making BPCL the manually as the pipeline corridor (E&C). third company in India to have already has 6 more operational Against all odds the construction this bench marked facility in pipelines. Leading of the pipes started in January 2018 and the operation. and other material in and out last pipe was laid in a record of the corridor were completed The project envisaged to lay 20” breaking time of 5 months. The manually. 10577m long Skin effect Heat pipeline was mechanically Traced insulated Pigable cross The real challenge was the 1.2 completed on schedule in country pipeline from Ernakulam Km stretch of the pipeline that August 2018. The first Ocean Jetty to Kochi Refinery at a had to be laid through Kochi tanker was loaded with VGO total project cost of 337 Cr. city cutting through some of through HTPL pipeline on 18 This new pipeline is to facilitate the most congested main roads February 2019. transport of high pour products including MG Road, Chitoor like HSVR, VGO, LSVR and LSHS The project will help in meeting Road and the Durbar Hall road. between Mumbai Refinery and the HSVR requirement for the A majority of the parallel roads Kochi Refinery through coastal DCU and other plant fuel have already been taken movement. requirements. This will also add over by KMRL for the Metro lot of operational flexibility The pipeline was laid by rail works which added to the for both MR and KR during replacing the existing 30” complexities of our task. The Skin shutdowns and emergency. redundant crude oil pipeline effect heat tracing technology Further the line is also capable of that was laid when the refinery which forms the heart of the handling indigenous Mangala was first conceived in the 1960s. project was supplied by M/s crude which can enhance GRM The task involved retrieval of the Thermon Heat Tracers Pvt. Ltd. of the refinery considerably. www.bharatpetroleum.in @KochiR /BPCLKochiRefinery BPCL KR Online HIGHLIGHTS BPCL Refiners at Petrotech 2019 BPCL in the growth of Indian big delegation of Refiners Mr. Narendra Modi along Energy Sector. The BPCL stall Afrom BPCL group of with Hon’ble Minister for was developed on the four Refineries participated in the Petroleum & Natural Gas & SDE- pillars of Hon’ble Prime Minister’s XII edition of Petrotech, a Mr. Dharmendra Pradhan and vision for Energy Future of India- biennial event, organized by Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh- Energy Access, Energy Security, Petrotech Society under the Mr. Yogi Adityanath. Energy Sustainability and aegis of MOP&NG from during Energy Efficiency. BPCL C&MD, 10-12 February 2019 at India Opportunities for business Directors, Chief Vigilance Expo Mart, Greater Noida. The associations and the offerings of Officer, Joint Secretary- Conference and Exhibition had various Businesses and Refineries International Cooperation, 7000+ delegates from over 70 were showcased at the BPCL Independent Director, Business countries. The Conference was pavilion. Senior delegates from Heads, EDs and other delegates inaugurated by Honourable India and abroad appreciated appreciated the prize winning Prime Minister of India the significant role played by stall of Petrotech 2019. Director (Refineries) releases “PM Visit Special” of JwalaDhwani irector (Refineries), Mr. R journal along with Mr. Prasad K Mr. Ramachandran, before the DRamachandran released Panicker, ED (Kochi Refinery) review with young engineers the special issue of JwalaDhwani I/c, Mr. Jayesh Shah, ED(HR) of Kochi Refinery. Mr. Vishwas on the Dedications and & Editor (JwalaDhwani) and Khobragade & Mr. Shankar M Inaugurations made by Mr. Murali Madhavan P, CGM ( EAs to Director), Mr. Vineeth M Hon’ble Prime Minister of India, I/c (Operations) at a function Varghese, SM(PR & Admin) and Mr. Narendra Modi at Kochi in Kochi on 12 February 2019. Ms Kavitha Mathew, Asst Mgr Refinery on 27 January 2019. Mr. Jayesh Shah presented the (PR & Admin) & Associate Editor Director (Refineries) released the inaugural copy of the journal to were also present. MAR 2019 5 HIGHLIGHTS Apex India Award for Best Safety Practices to KR PCL KR bagged the prestigious Apex India Foundation and the and energy sectors (like BApex India foundation Award Jury members. IOC, ONGC, BPCL, Reliance, Occupational Safety and Health HPCL, NTPC, Godrej, Birla Apex India Foundation award Platinum award for PDPP for White etc) participated in is instituted for encouraging the year 2018. This award is for the competition. BPCL team industries and individuals who the Best Safety practices (HSE) was represented by Mr. PS excel in functional areas in Propylene Derivative Petro Ramachandran ED (Projects), like Environment Excellence, Chemical Project. BPCL –KR was Mr. Babu Joseph (CGM HSE), pollution control, energy also awarded Apex Gold Award Mr. N Chandrasekhar (GM efficiency, water stewardship, for Environmental Excellence in Environment), Mr. AB Singh, plant efficiency, sustainability, Operations for the year 2018. DGM (Project and Head Delhi afforestation, Occupational The awards were presented Project Office), Mr. Kochubaby safety and Health etc. by Mr. Manoj Tiwari, Hon’ble Manjooran (SM Environment) Member of Parliament along More than 125 participants from and Mr. A Krishna Kumar (SM with the senior office bearers of Oil sector and petrochemical Projects). www.bharatpetroleum.in @KochiR /BPCLKochiRefinery BPCL KR Online SAFETY Road Safety month at KR PCL-Kochi Refinery Bobserved January 2019 as Road Safety Month and conducted awareness talks for School Children, Employees, Drivers, Contract Workers and Truck Drivers during the month.