India’s RPL says operations normal after Jamnagar accident

08 January 2009 14:00  [Source: ICIS news]

NEW DELHI (ICIS news)--The refinery and petrochemical complexes of India’s Reliance Petroleum Limited (RPL) at Jamnagar, in Gujarat state, continue to operate normally despite a construction accident that claimed two lives, the company said on Thursday.

The company said the accident occurred on 7 January in a construction area at the complex. Two employees were badly injured in the accident and later died, the company said.

The company said it is investigating the cause of the accident, without providing further details.

RPL has been carrying out phased commissioning of the complex’s secondary processing units after the start-up of the primary refinery on 25 December. 

The refinery and polypropylene (PP) complex is located in a special economic zone adjacent to the export-oriented refinery and petrochemical complex that is owned by RPL’s parent company, Reliance Industries Limited (RIL).

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