Assam gas cracker complex

Establishing a plastics processing sector in ne indiaa short analysis. The gas cracker project, an outcome of the assam accord of 1985, saw seven prime ministers. The assam gas cracker project was proposed as a part of the implementation of assam accord signed by centre on august 15, 1985. Assam gas cracker project is an offshoot of the historic assam accord signed on. Due to the inherent disadvantages of locating a project in assam, the government could not attract. The first stage of the assam gas cracker project will go on stream next month, followed by the second stage. Project profile assam gas cracker project assam gas cracker project is an offshoot of the historic assam accord signed on 15th august, 1985. Aidc to set up a 300mtpy petrochemical gas cracker complex. January, 2007 to implement assam gas cracker project. The complex is spread over 3000 bighas of land at lepetkata, and is situated at approximately 15 kilometres away from the tea city dibrugarh, assam. The bcpl complex, situated at lepetkata about 15 kms from. Oils ongoing exploration in the assam basin is focused on frontier areas like the manabum river bed and the subthrust area. Assam gas cracker project is an offshoot of the historic assam accord signed on 15 th august, 1985.

The company is a stateowned navratna under the administrative control of indias ministry of petroleum and natural gas with its corporate offices in noida in the new delhincr region. Brahmaputra cracker and polymer limited is a joint venture company of gail, oil, nrl and govt. Prime minister narendra modi today dedicated to the nation the rs 10,000 cr brahmaputra cracker and polymer limited bcpl petrochemical complex, a flagship project of assam, and numaligarh refinery limiteds wax plant, gail said in a statement today. Brahmaputra cracker and polymer limited dedicated to the. Iit has already been established in north guwahati along with two central universities namely tezpur university, tezpur and assam university at silchar. The gas authority of india plans to boost the capacity of its polyethylene complex in. Bcpl fan pagev we are a growing organization in the field of petrochemicals. Brahmaputra cracker and polymer limited about facebook. The company plans to set up a petrochemical complex with capacity of 200,000 tonne per annum tpa with assam industrial development corporation aidc as a partner. Assam seeks link to national gas grid india news,the. Brahmaputra cracker and polymer ltd bcpl today signed an agreement with oil and natural gas corp for supply of 1. Dibrugarh city is the headquarters of dibrugarh district, assam, india, and is second largest after guwahati. Oil and assam government to form a joint venture jv company for assam gas cracker project. Pm modi dedicates to the nation bcpl petrochemical complex.

The feed stock for the complex is natural gas from ms oil and ms ongc and naphtha from ms nrl. The assam gas cracker project was proposed as a part of the implementation of the assam accord, which was signed on august 15, 1985. The project came as a part of the historic assam accord signed on 15th august, 1985 with the motive of overall socioeconomic development of the. Ongc is processed and the main petrochemical complex at lepetkata, dibrugarh where polymers are being produced after processing the feed stocks. It is situated on the banks of the brahmaputra river, about 435 kilometres 270 mi northeast of guwahati. We remind that, as mrc reported earlier, the brahmaputra cracker and polymer limited bcpl, also known as the assam gas cracker project. After 31 years, rs 9,965 cr assam gas cracker project sees. The company is also exploring deeper, geologically complex horizons and gas plays below the existing producing fields in the upper assam basin. The project was approved by the government on 18th april, 2006 with a cost of rs. The brahmaputra cracker and polymer limited bcpl, popularly known as assam gas cracker project, has produced over 1 lakh mt of various grades of polymer and,500 metric ton of liquid hydrocarbon during the stabilisation stage. Brahmaputra cracker and polymer limited bcpl has set up a petrochemical complex at lepetkata. The headquarters of agcl is located in the oil town of duliajan, dibrugarh, assam, india.

Online applications are invited from the eligible candidates having degree beb. Establishing a plastics processing sector in ne indiaa. The assam gas cracker project was approved by the cabinet committee on economic affairs, in its meeting held on 18 april 2006, under an equity arrangement of gail 70%, oil 10%, nrl 10% and govt. In murshidabad district, bordering bangladesh, protesters set fire to beldanga railway station complex and thrashed rpf personnel deputed there. The gas cracker project, which will produce 2,80,000 tonnes of polymer products every year, was the result of the assam accord signed between all assam students union and the centre in 1985. The brahmaputra cracker and polymer limited bcpl, popularly known as assam gas cracker project, has produced over 1 lakh mt of various grades of polymer and,500 metric ton of. Gail, oil, nrl and assam government enter joint venture.

With the production of natural gas in the state dwindling, assams industrial sector looks like heading for a severe crisis in near future. It is surrounded by dhemaji district and a part of lakhimpur district in the north, part of sivasagar district and arunachal pradesh state. Bcpl was conceptualized to implement the assam gas cracker project which is an outstanding outcome of the historic. The financial closure of 280,000 tpa petrochemical plant being set up at lepetkata in district dibrugarh, assam at a cost of rs54. The project came as a part of the historic assam accord signed on 15th august, 1985 with the motive of overall socioeconomic development of the region. The state needs to be connected to the national gas grid at.

The first stage of assam gas cracker project commissioned. Gail indias ambitious assam gas cracker complex has gained momentum with the company ready to commission a detailed feasibility study dfs for the rs 2,500 crore project. Oil india limited oil is the second largest hydrocarbon exploration and production indian public sector company with its operational headquarters in duliajan, assam, india. Bcplbrahmaputra cracker and polymer limited, lepetkata. Moscow gail india has commissioned the first phase of the assam gas cracker project, the first petrochemical project in the north eastern region of the country, said chemicalstechnology. Brahmaputra cracker and polymer limited dedicated to the nation. The assam gas cracker project envisages the setting up of facilities for the manufacture of two lakh tonnes of ethylene annually using petroleum gas as feedstock. The first phase of longdelayed rs 9285crore assam gas cracker project, the first petrochemical project in the north east, has been. Brahmaputra cracker and polymer limited is implementing the prestigious assam gas cracker project, largest petrochemical project in entire north east. The petrochemical complex of apl is the first of its kind in india, having natural gas as feedstock.

The gas cracker plant is part of the assam accord inked in 1985 by allassam students union and late prime minister rajiv gandhi. The project cost escalated from an original rs 5600 crores to rs 9965 crores as the prime minister inaugurated it. Brahmaputra cracker and polymer limited recruitment 2020. Sources said the agitation has blocked the movement of. Of them, the first site where pv narasimha rao had laid the foundation stone in 1995 was abandoned, with manmohan singh laying the same at lepetkota in 2007. Ongcs petrochemical complex to be ready in q1, 2015. Bcpl was conceptualized to implement the assam gas cracker project which. Rest is equally shared by oil india ltd oil, numaligarh refinery limited nrl and government of assam. Bcpl commissioned stage1 of the 10,000 crores assam gas cracker project agcp, northeast indias first petrochemical complex, on nov. Assam gas cracker project the government has approved setting up of the assam gas cracker complex at village lepetkata, distt. Further, gail led joint venture company jvc, brahmaputra cracker and polymer limited bcpl is implementing the rs. The principal end products produced are 220 mtpy of highdensity polyethylene hdpe and linear lowdensity polyethylene lldpe, as. Assam accord and its clauses implementation of assam. In january 1991, a letter of intent was issued by assam industrial development corp.

Bcpl brahmaputra cracker and polymer limited, lepetkata. U11101as2007goi008290 page 2 of 6 the complex is spread over 3000 bighas of land at lepetkata, and situated at approximately 15 kilometres away from the tea city dibrugarh. Aidc promoted the company for manufacture of methanol from natural gas which was abundantly available in the adjoining oil field in the upper assam. Numaligarh refinery limited nrl and government of assam.

Bcpl signs feed supply agreement with ongc for assam complex. Several parts of the station, rpf kiosks were set on fire and the tracks vandalised. Bcpl was conceptualized to implement the assam gas cracker project which is an outstanding outcome of the historic assam accord signed in 1985 aimed at the socio economic development of the entire. Brahmaputra cracker and polymer limited bcpl is implementing the prestigious assam gas cracker project, the first ever petrochemical project in entire north east india. The petrochemical complex will produce 220000 tons per. Gail india has entered into an agreement with numaligarh refinery ltd. It is owned by the government of assam to carry out all kinds of business related to natural gas in india. Stage1 of assam gas cracker project commissioned the. Brahmaputra cracker and polymer limited is implementing the prestigious assam gas cracker project, largest petrochemical project in entire north east india. A profile represents the status of the project, as of april 2001 project scope. Gail to double capacity of pata petrochemical plant.

Bcpl petrochemical project achieves financial closure. Assam, gas, company, 1962, tea factories, iso 9001. The jv company shall be implementing an integrated petrochemical complex proposed to be set up at lepetkata, district dibrugarh at a cost of rs 54. The project was approved by the government on 18 th april, 2006 with a cost of rs. The assam legislative assembly election of 2016 was held in two phases, on 4 and 11 april 2016, to elect members of the 126 constituencies in assam, a state in northeastern india. Gail india ltd is the main promoter of bcpl with 70% equity participation and balance 30% is equally shared by oil india limited oil, numaligarh refinery limited nrl and government of assam.