Punj Lloyd, an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) conglomerate, has bagged a contract worth Rs 358 crore by Chennai Petroleum Corporation Ltd (CPCL), to build the sulphur block of resid upgradation project at its Manali refinery near Chennai.

Punj Lloyd’s scope of work includes residual basic and detailed engineering, procurement, construction, installation, and project management for the sulphur block.

Shivendra Kumar, President and CEO, said, "Punj Lloyd’s prowess in the process segment is well established with delivery of various units including sulphur blocks, hydrocracker unit and motor spirit upgradation at refineries across India. Punj Lloyd has executed a similar project for CPCL earlier, besides other sulphur blocks for Mathura refinery, Paradip refinery of Indian Oil Corporation and Bina refinery for Bharat Oman Refinery.''

The project is expected to be commissioned in December 2015. With this contract, the order backlog for the Punj Lloyd Group on a consolidated basis has gone up to Rs 21,226 crore.

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