Refinery O&M Management

IndianOil has over four decades' experience in operation & maintenance (O&M) of
over 18 process units at its seven refineries! Its reservoir of experienced technical
teams has "een providing #orld$class technical support to leading petroleum
companies around the #orld!
%aving a"sor"ed state$of$the$art technologies of leading process licensors li&e 'O()
*hevron) I+() ,tone & -e"ster) Mo"il) %aldor .opsoe) /.I0.echnip) 1inde) *2$
.ech) ,tor& *omprimo) etc!) IndianOil in an excellent position to offer O&M services
for latest technologies such as distillate +**'s) Resid +**'s) hydrocrac&ers)
reformers ("oth semi$regenerative and continuous catalytic regeneration types)) lu"e
processing units) catalytic de$#axing units) co&ers) co&e calciners) vis"rea&ers)
merox) hydro$treaters for &ero and gasoil streams) etc! IndianOil refineries also have
units for producing specialty products such as "itumen) 1(3) M.45) 4utene$1)
(ropylene) 6ylenes) 2i$Methyl .erephthalate (2M.)) polyester staple fi"re ((,+) and
other petrochemicals li&e 1inear 7l&yl 4en8ene) (araxylene ((6)) (urified
.erepthalic 7cid ((.7)) etc!
IndianOil's technical team is committed to continuous improvement in O&M
practices to achieve the highest standards of efficiency & relia"ility in pursuit of run$
length improvement for maximisation of on$stream days! ,pecial attention is given to
safety) health & environment protection practices!
7ll IndianOil refineries are I,O certified) #ith the related documentation and manuals
updated on a regular "asis! 7 num"er of IndianOil clients have "enefited from these
exhaustive manuals prepared in$house! .he I,O management & documentation is
tailor$made to suit the re9uirements of individual refineries) ta&ing into consideration
the design details of the licensors!
In addition) IndianOil also offers the specialised services of its experts for
commissioning0start$up assistance depending on the client's need! Its team is also
#ell$e9uipped to prepare operation manuals #ith clear instructions for plant start$up)
operation) shutdo#n) emergency handling) etc!
,afety) %ealth & 5nvironment Management
IndianOil's leadership in ,afety) %ealth & 5nvironment (,%&5) is demonstrated in its
,%&5 policy and exclusive departments constituted at the 2ivisional level and
Occupational %ealth *enters set up at its refineries!
7ll IndianOil refineries are certified under
Occupational %ealth & ,afety Management ,ystem (O%,M,)0O%,7,$181) "y
M0s! 2:;) .he :etherlands! ,afety systems are audited under International ,afety
Rating ,ystem (I,R,)! IndianOil's 3u<arat Refinery has achieved 1evel$8 (out of 1)
of I,R,) the highest level earned "y any Indian refinery!
7ll IndianOil refineries have environmental management systems certified to I,O$
1=1! Re$use of treated effluent is extensively practiced at all refineries! IndianOil is
the only petroleum company in India #ith I,O accreditation for over > of its units)
#hich include refineries) pipelines) aviation fuel stations) 9uality control la"oratories)
1(3 "ottling plants and tap$off terminals!
-ith its vast experience in successfully implementing ,%&5 policy and practices at
various units) IndianOil offers its services in ensuring that the clients #or&
environment is safe) healthy and clean!
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IndianOil has full$fledged Inspection 2epartments in all its refineries) comprising
9ualified mechanical0metallurgical engineers) to monitor the health of static
e9uipment! Its R&2 *entre also offers support in conducting detailed health
assessment of units! .he *entre has state$of$the$art facilities for carrying out health
assessment and material failure analysis!
7 thorough inspection of all e9uipment)
along #ith specific) ela"orate inspection of critical e9uipment) can also "e carried out
using visual and non$destructive techni9ues such as thermography and radiography! If
re9uired) the 7pplied Metallurgy 3roup of the R&2 *entre conduct micro$structural
analysis to assess the health of e9uipment! .he facilities availa"le include microscopic
examination) chemical analysis "y alloy analyser) scanning electron microscopy) in
situ metallography) micro$hardness testing) etc! 4ased on the inspection studies)
recommendations are made for short$term and long$term remedial actions!
IndianOil's inspection teams have a deep understanding of the complexities of all the
process units of modern refineries and can offer comprehensive inspection services of
a highly profess
7cademic *olla"orations
.o meet the emerging challenges of post$deregulated era of the oil sector) IndianOil in
1@@A set up the IndianOil Institute of (etroleum Management (Ii(M) as an apex
centre for learning! .he only one of its &ind in the petroleum sector) Ii(M aims to
create a vi"rant "ridge of &no#ledge managers to lead the Indian energy companies!
,ince the last 1B years) Ii(M has "een conducting glo"al standard international
"usiness management programmes for executive along #ith various management
development programmes!
7s an I,O @1$B certificate institute) Ii(M has "een a#arded the 3olden
(eacoc& :ational 7#ard for CInnovative .raining (racticesD "y the Institute of
2irectors (IO2)) for 1@@8) B) BA) B> and for the year BE as #ell! +or the
year B>$BE) the Indian ,ociety of .raining & 2evelopment (I,.2) also presented
the CInnovative .raining (racticesD a#ard to Ii(M! It also received the C4est
Innovation in .eachingD a#ard from the 7ssociation of Indian Management ,chools
for the year 1@@8$@@!
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4orn from the vision of achieving self$reliance in oil refining and mar&eting for the nation)
IndianOil has gathered a luminous legacy of more than 1 years of accumulated experiences in
all areas of petroleum refining "y ta&ing into its fold) the 2ig"oi Refinery commissioned in 1@1!
IndianOil controls 1 of IndiaDs BB refineries! .he
group refining capacity is >A!E million metric tonnes per annum (MM.(7) or 1!F million "arrels
per day $the largest share among refining companies in India! It accounts for F1G share of national
refining capacity!
.he strength of IndianOil springs from its experience of operating the largest num"er of refineries
in India and adapting to a variety of refining processes along the #ay! .he "as&et of technologies)
#hich are in operation in IndianOil refineries includeH 7tmospheric0;acuum 2istillationI 2istillate
+**0Resid +**I %ydrocrac&ingI *atalytic Reforming) %ydrogen 3enerationI 2elayed *o&ingI
1u"e (rocessing 'nitsI ;is"rea&ingI Merox .reatmentI %ydro$2esulphirisation of
/erosene&3asoil streamsI ,ulphur recoveryI 2e#axing) -ax %ydro finishingI *o&e *alcining)
etc!
.he *orporation has commissioned several
grassroot refineries and modern process units! (rocedures for commissioning and start$up of
individual units and the refinery have "een #ell laid out and enshrined in various customi8ed
operating manuals) #hich are continually updated!
IndianOil refineries have an am"itious gro#th plan #ith an outlay of a"out Rs! AA) crore for
capacity augmentation) de$"ottlenec&ing) "ottom upgradation and 9uality upgradation! Ma<or
pro<ects under implementation include a 1A MM.(7 grassroots refinery at (aradip) Orissa)
:aphtha *rac&er and (olymer *omplex at (anipat) (anipat Refinery expansion from 1B MM.(7
to 1A MM.(7) among others!
On the environment front) all IndianOil refineries
fully comply #ith the statutory re9uirements! ,everal *lean 2evelopment Mechanism pro<ects
have also "een initiated! .o address concerns on safety at the #or& place) a num"er of steps #ere
ta&en during the year) resulting in reduction of the fre9uency of accidents!
Innovative strategies and &no#ledge$sharing are the tools availa"le for converting challenges into
opportunities for sustained organisational gro#th! -ith strategies and plans for several value$
added pro<ects in place) IndianOil refineries #ill continue to play a leading role in the do#nstream
hydrocar"on sector for meeting the rising energy needs of our country!