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| MAR 2020 Energising BPCL Kochi Refinery Page - 15 Page - 06 Page - 08 Page - 05 Page - 08 Page - 14 Page - 26 20 20 Page - 04 Page - 07 Page - 13 Page - 24 PagePage -- 3030 Page - 15 Page - 18 Page - 29 05. Highlights 18. Women’s Day Bharat Petroleum exports IMO 2020 grade Ashiana - Walking with destiny Blue Tiger at VLSFO, first from the country 20. People KR Eco park Bharat Petroleum enters Service Citations Photo by EV segment Retirement Elizabeth Davis / HR 07. CSR 24. Travelogue Adding more rays of hope ... Touching the clouds of Chokramudi When we mean it from the heart… 26. ʽþxnùÒ 11. Awards <ÆiÉWÉÉ®ú Top Official Language awards ¨Éä®úÉ ¦ÉÉ®úiÉ, º´ÉSvÉö, ½þ®úÉ-¦É®úÉ.... Top Importer in Kochi 28. aebmfw 13. SAKSHAM shdpw sh-dp-sX... 04. Highlights An exclusive month for an every day mission Ra one - H-tc H-cp tNm-Zyw Director (Refineries) reviews Saksham concludes with Varnam & 30. My Corner PDPP commissioning at KR Santhwana Sandhya Visual delights from VARNAM Exhibition Editor George Thomas / GM (PR & Admn) ORIAL Associate Editor EDIT Kavitha Mathew/ PR & Admn Editorial Board Vineeth M. Varghese/ PR & Admn Vinod T. Mathew/ PR & Admn Girija V. R./ PR & Admn Ganesan S./ ESE Many missions, one goal Chandrasekharan M./ Retd Sasidharan R./ Retd e are winding up the financial year 2019-20 with many missions, Resource Group Wbut one goal - to help each mission find its target where each Ankur K. Mishra/ Advisory Service target is for the Nation. Anurag Sarma/ IREP Bijoy K. I./ Maint SAKSHAM 2020, the month-long oil and gas conservation campaign Biju T. N./ Projects Gopalakrishnan C. V./ HSE that commenced on 15 January 2020 has concluded with a befitting Joseph Simon V. M./ Maint finale in February 2020 and we are privileged to carry a special report Krishnan T. B./ Maint on the time and energy spent by various stake-holders in reaching Latha Kamath / HR (Hindi) Manojkumar T. S./ Finance out to a wider strata of people, as part of this National Mission under Mohan Chandran K. C./ IS the aegis of the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas. This annual Padmanabhan K./ Projects mission does not stop with one month of awareness campaigns. As Parameswer S./ HR Rajan C.K./ O&S long as energy consumption and energy savings are the two sides Rachel Thomas / CRS of the same coin, we have the responsibility to continuously make Shaji P. Stephen/ IREP conscious decisions in spending and saving wisely. We are aware Balan P / P&U Subramanian K. P./ P&U that fossil fuels and its reserves are fast depleting and we have to Suresh Babu/ OM&S help in reducing India’s dependency on import of crude oil which Thulasidas N./ P&CS has a huge bearing on foreign exchange. Varun M./ QC Vino Varghese/ Manufacturing Another big picture we are bringing you this month is a coverage Edited & published by of our social commitments; its reach, relevance and the impact General Manager (PR & Admn) we have been able to sustain as a socially responsible corporate Editorial correspondences citizen. [email protected] We also bring you the newer missions that our Refinery has set upon Design & Printed at St. Francis Press, along with the Project milestones that we have diligently crossed. St. Benedict’s Road, Kochi Email: [email protected] In the past one year, several missions have been planned, designed and executed and each of them are in its advanced stage of Produced by Public Relations target achievement before the final curtain drops for the year-end. BPCL Kochi Refinery Whatever be the mission, however big or small, whatever by the Mailing address team-size,the goal is the same for one and all - Har Ek Kaam, Desh Post Bag No. 2 Ke Naam! Ambalamugal 682 302 Ernakulam District Yes! Many missions one goal, let’s dedicate each and every effort Kerala, India. for our Nation! Tel: 0484 2722061 Fax: 0484 2720856 Warmly, Editor The views expressed in JwalaDhwani are not necessarily those of the management. Member Association of Business Communicators of India. JwalaDhwani estd. in 1966 as CRL Newsletter. For private circulation only. All rights reserved. MAR 2020 Reproduction in any form only with the Vol. LV/03 written permission of the Editor. eJwalaDhwani available in ejournals at www.bharatpetroleum.in HIGHLIGHTS Director (Refineries) reviews PDPP commissioning at KR r. R Ramachandran, Director (Refineries) Thus originated the concept, plan and Maccompanied by Mr. Ravitej P V, ED (MR) was execution of the Propylene Derivatives given a warm welcome by Mr. Murali Madhavan Petrochemical Project (PDPP) at Kochi P, ED (KR) as they arrived to review the PDPP Refinery. Acrylic Acid, Oxo Alcohols, Butyl commissioning activities which is going on in full Acrylate and Ethyl Hexyl Acrylate are swing at Kochi Refinery. identified as the petrochemicals to be produced in the first phase, based on a study On 24 February 2020, they visited the Acrylic Acid by M/s Nexant. The capital cost of the project Unit which is the first unit under commissioning and is Rs.5246 Crores. Fluor Daniel India Pvt. Ltd took special interest in the reactor catalyst loading is the consultants for selection of technology activities currently in progress. licensors and cost estimation for the major Bharat Petroleum has made a strategic foray into process units and M/s. EIL are consultants for Petrochemicals, essentially propylene based preparation of DFR. petro-chemicals, as they are being imported Moving well into its commissioning stage, in large quantities in India. Petrochemicals play PDPP will utilize 250,000 Metric Tonnes Per a very important role in the growth of a country Annum(MTPA) of Propylene and produce and has a big role in our day to day life. The per 180,000 MTPA Butyl Acrylate, 10,000 MTPA 2 capita consumption of Petrochemicals in India is Ethyl Hexyl Acrylate, 47,000 MTPA Acrylic Acid, approximately 12 Kg, vis a vis the world average 47,000 MTPA 2 Ethyl Hexanol and 38,000 MTPA of approximately 35 Kg. However this is small in Normal Butanol. comparison to other countries such as China (42 Kg) and USA (70 Kg). At the review on 24 February, Director (Refineries) also addressed the PDPP Propylene and Ethylene are the basic building construction and commissioning team in blocks for a large number of Petrochemicals. It the presence of ED (Kochi Refinery) and is observed that these Petrochemicals have high Mr. Suresh John, Chief General Manager growth rates and are correlated to the growth in (Projects). Reiterating the significance of the GDP. In order to add value to the 500,000 Metric project Director (R) encouraged the team to Tonnes Per Annum (MTPA) of Propylene available complete the rest of commissioning activities from IREP and also reduce the dependence on a war footing, with safety at top priority. of the country on imports, production of Niche Petrochemicals was identified as the entry strategy With commissioning activities of the Acrylic of BPCL into Petrochemicals. Cost advantageous Acid unit at its peak, the visit by our Director feedstock and access to latest technology is and top management has inspired the entire the most critical aspect for production of niche team as they move forward towards safe and Petrochemicals. successful commissioning of the project. www.bharatpetroleum.in @KochiR /BPCLKochiRefinery BPCL KR Online HIGHLIGHTS Bharat Petroleum exports IMO 2020 grade VLSFO, first from the country ith the export of its first General Manager (Technology); VLSFO to the tankers calling Wparcel of IMO 2020 grade and from Cochin Port Trust, at Kochi from then. VLSFO Very Low Sulphur Fuel Oil (VLSFO) officials including Capt. Jose is produced mainly using from Kochi to Singapore, Bharat Alapatt, Deputy Conservator, the vacuum residue of Low Petroleum becomes the first Oil Capt. Krishna Prasad, Dock Sulphur Crude oils with suitable Marketing Company to export Master, Capt. Shaji Abraham, blending streams. Now that the this product from the country. Harbor Master and Mr. Jimmy global demand is increasing, George, Traffic Master were we have entered into exports Dr. M Beena IAS, Chairman, present. of VLSFO, after saturating Cochin Port Trust waved the indigenous demands. The green for the first export tanker Stringent IMO standards aimed first export that was flagged of VLSFO from the Cochin at preventing pollution from off also marks the first export Port on 07 February 2020 in marine and shipping operations from the country by any Oil the presence of Mr. P Murali are re-shaping the marine fuels Marketing Company in India,” Madhavan, Executive Director landscape and the global cap said Mr. P Murali Madhavan, (Kochi Refinery) and Mr. K on sulphur content for general Executive Director (Kochi Suresh Nair, Executive Director shipping stands reduced from Refinery). (Supply Chain Optimisation), 3.50 %wt to 0.50 %wt effective BPCL. Mr. M R Subramoni 1 January 2020. The tanker, MT Alnic, MC Iyer, Chief General Manager carrying the first parcel of 15 (Operations), Mr. A Mohanlal “VLSFO is an IMO 2020 TMT VLSFO to Singapore was Menon, Chief General Manager compliant marine fuel and in flagged off by Dr. M Beena while (Engg & Advisory Services), view of emerging market for Mr. Subramoni Iyer handed Mr. Chandrasekar N, General VLSFO, Kochi Refinery started over the documents to Manager (Oil Movement & production from December Captain Sajulan Victor of the Stock) and Mr. V R Rajan, 2019. We also started supplying tanker. MAR 2020 5 E DRIVE Bharat Petroleum enters EV segment t Kochi, the E-Drive launch quick connectivity. The drivers Awas facilitated by Mr. can swap their batteries at the BPCL has announced Venkataraman Iyer, State Head E-Drive stations at select outlets in its entry into the Electric (Retail), Kerala in the presence Kochi.