Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) has awarded iFluids Engineering to carry out Safety Integrity Level (SIL) Assessment for the process units of Gujarat refinery. The Gujarat Oil Refinery is located at Koyali, Vadodara District in Gujarat. It is the second largest and one of the most complex refineries in India.

Gujarat Refinery has about 40 operating units with a present capacity of 13.7 MMT per year and is gearing up for further expansion across an area of 148 acres.The refinery was commissioned in the year 1965.

Below are the list of process units that will be covered under this study.

1. AU1 - ATMOSPHERIC DISTILLATION UNIT -1
2. AU2 - ATMOSPHERIC DISTILLATION UNIT -2
3. AU3 - ATMOSPHERIC DISTILLATION UNIT -3
4. AU4 - ATMOSPHERIC DISTILLATION UNIT -4
5. FPU1 - FEED PREPARATION UNIT -1
6. FPU2 - FEED PREPARATION UNIT -2
7. VDU - VACUUM DISTILLATION UNIT
8. VBU - VIS –BREAKER UNIT
9. BBU - BITUMIN BLOWING UNIT
10. CRU - CATALYTIC REFORMING UNIT
11. FGH - FOOD GRADE HEXANE
12. FCCU - FLUIDISED CATALYTIC CRACKING UNIT
13. MTBE - METHLY TERIARY BUTYL ETHER
14. HGU1 - HYDROGEN GENERATION UNIT -1
15. DCU - DELAYED COKER UNIT
16. SRU3 - SULPHUR RECOVERY UNIT-3

Software used:

• The software to be used in SIL study is PHA Pro latest version

Completion Schedule:

• The proposed SIL study should be completed within five months from the date of transfer from the site.

Documents required:

• Cause & effect diagram
• P&ID's and PFD
• Process description of facility
• Standard Operating Procedure (SOP)
• Emergency Shutdownn philosophy
• HAZOP study report
• Risk Matrix

Deliverables:

• A Kick Off Meeting will be organized to discuss the methodology and timeline of the SIL study.
• A draft report shall be submitted to IOCL Gujarat Refinery for review.
• After incorporating observations on the proposed draft report, the final report shall be submitted.