PETRO. TRANSPORT

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The objectives of the project are to: (i) improve the efficiency and flexibility of petroleum transport; (ii) facilitate import of petroleum products and crude; and (iii) modernize the Indian Oil Corporation's (IOC) pipeline and refinery operations. In particular, the project will provide financial support for: (i) a 1,450 km products pipeline from the port of Khandla to Bhatinda; (ii) a single buoy mooring (SBM) system at Salaya; (iii) facilities to reduce the lead content of gasoline in two IOC refineries; (iv) distributed digital control systems (DDCS) in IOC's refineries; (v) two 15 MW gas turbine power generators for the Digboi refinery; (vi) equipment and services required to improve product yield and energy conservation in refineries; (vii) expansion of the lubricating oil complex and provision of a sulphur plant at the Haldia refinery; and (viii) consulting services for pipeline inspection, energy conservation, and yield optimization studies and training.