RPL refinery achieves 82% overall progress in just two years

Reliance Petroleum Limited (“RPL”) has successfully
completed the second year of implementation of its complex refinery, coming up in a Special
Economic Zone at Jamnagar. RPL has achieved 82% overall progress in just 24 months
since commencement of the Project. Based on the progress so far, RPL is on course to
complete the project ahead of its initial schedule of December 2008.
During the quarter, project implementation gained further momentum and led to achievement
of several significant milestones, including the following;
• Engineering activities are nearing completion.
• Overall procurement progress exceeded 97%.
• More than 75% of equipments and tagged items already received at site.
• Deliveries of over dimensional cargos (ODC) and super ODCs are nearing completion.
• Over 40% of equipments have been erected; Project skyline changed dramatically.
• Overall construction progress crossed the 60% mark for the complex.
• Structural and pipe fabrication activities progressing at an accelerated pace.
• Sufficient site infrastructure mobilised to sustain equipment installation and fabrication
activities on the fast track.
During the quarter, the project engineering activities were completed with all drawings for
concreting, structural steel, underground piping as well as electrical and instrumentation
released for construction. Residual engineering activities to support ongoing construction are
continuing. Successful completion of this massive engineering effort in less than two years
has set a new global record in the refining sector. It also reflects the success of a team effort
that involved over 7,500 engineers, working from several interconnected locations across the
world.
The quarter witnessed near completion of procurement activities for the project as well. The
procurement and contracting for equipments, tagged items and bulk materials is now
complete. Equipment deliveries have gained enhanced momentum with over 3,800
equipments, including several ODCs and super heavy equipments, delivered at site already.