OREANDA-NEWS. Essar Projects (EPL), a global EPC (Engineering, Procurement, Construction) company headquartered in Dubai, today announced that it had secured a prestigious contract from Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) to implement process safety related improvements at its terminals and depots across India. The duration to complete the project is 24 months.

This assignment involves basic and detailed design and project management relating to implementation of various HSE requirements in 109 POL terminals/depots of Indian Oil Corporation across the country. EPL has bagged the contract against tough competition from various global and domestic renowned Engineering and Project Management Consultants.

On this achievement, Mr Alwyn Bowden, President & CEO, Essar Projects, said, “This award further endorses our technological capabilities in executing critical and crucial projects. We will be executing this project on a fast track mode. We are delighted to secure such a prestigious project from IOCL in which EPL can showcase its engineering and PMC capabilities.”

Essar Projects is a global EPC (Engineering, Procurement, Construction) company offering a unique collaborative end-to-end project development and delivery model for major (mega) projects, back integrated into the supply chain and forward integrated into the operator's mindset through its sister company links.

EPL offers its expertise to the following industries: Oil and gas (upstream, mid-stream and downstream) including cross country pipelines and terminals - offshore and onshore, infrastructure (ports and marine, civil and building), power (including hydroelectric) and minerals and metals and has presence in over 20 countries spread across five continents. The company has over four decades of experience in delivering projects and has recently added a concessions business to its product offerings. EPL is headquartered in Dubai and operates across regions through wholly owned subsidiaries.

EPL has 'in house' a large Engineering and Procurement division as well as operating extensive fabrication facilities and a large construction Equipment Bank.