GE to supply compression technology to Reliance refinery

07-Jul-06

GE's oil and gas business will supply compression technology to Reliance Petroleum Ltd (RPL) for the 29 million ton greenfield petroleum refinery and polypropylene plant in Jamnagar. GE will supply three reciprocating compressors (to be manufactured at GE's oil and gas facilities in Florence, Italy), two screw compressors (to be supplied from GE's plant in Oshkosh, Wisconsin) and spare parts for the project. The Rs 27,000 crore refinery project, with a capacity of 5,80,000 bpd is scheduled for completion by December 2008. Upon completion, the refinery will aid in transforming India from a net importer to a net exporter of petroleum products, with target export markets including Europe, the United States and the far East. The Jamnagar Export Refinery is located in a special economic zone (SEZ) adjacent Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL)'s existing refinery. Total capacity of the RIL-RPL Jamnagar site will be more than 1.2 million bpd, making the complex biggest in the world.