BCSP Board Member Rixio Medina is on the last legs of a trip to Delhi, India providing fire, safety and security consulting services for HPCL-Mittal Energy Limited (HMEL). 

HMEL is building and preparing to commission and operate a state of the art, energy efficient and environment friendly Greenfield oil refinery of about 180 thousand barrels per day capacity  in Bathinda, Punjab, called Guru Gobind Singh Refinery to produce petroleum products complying with Euro IV emission norms. The project includes a Captive Power Plant for 165 MW, a 63 miles long cross-country crude oil pipeline, a Single Point Mooring (SPM) buoy capable of handling very large crude carriers, a crude oil terminal with large 14 atmospheric tanks located about 10 miles from the seashore, a series of valve and pumping stations and a township, . The project is expected to be completed in 2011.

 

Even on a business trip, Medina and his wife have enjoyed many aspects of India including visiting the India Golden Triangle – Agra, Taj Mahal and Jaipur, playing Polo on elephants and taking a tour by elephant.

“This is an incredible professional and personal opportunity for me to work in such a challenging project and to know about India, its people and culture,” said Medina. “They want and need my help on various issues associated with refinery fire protection, safety and security design and operations.