The Hollong Modular Gas Processing Plant (HMGPP) of Hindustan Oil Exploration Co. Ltd. (HOEC) at Dirok Field in Assam has gone on stream.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi formally inaugurated the plant in Assam on Saturday.
The HMGPP will initially have a capacity to process 35 million standard cubic feet per day of gas equivalent to 15% of Assam gas production and 800 barrels of condensate.
The plant is located in Margherita, Tinsukia district of Assam.
The gas produced from this field will be supplied to consumers in the North-East region, including Brahmaputra Cracker and Polymer Ltd.
Dirok Field is being developed in phases by HOEC along with its JV partners - Oil India Ltd. and Indian Oil Corporation.
In the second phase, the company will drill four new wells, expand HMGPP and build a 35-km long pipeline to connect to the gas marketing hub at Duliajan and increase the production capacity to 50 mmscfd.
Fast-track delivery
Modular, innovative and standardised design of this plant, a first of its kind in India, enabled fast-track delivery of the project, the company said in a release.
The project was successfully delivered in a record 27 months on a fast-track basis with the full support of State and Central Governments.
