Technical Query - HRRL

a. Short write-up on Jetty along with Basic design and construction details.
Answer: The proposed development for the Crude oil Import terminal and related facilities is located at South Port,

Mundra, Gujarat. The location of offshore jetty has been proposed at 25 m CD natural contour to facilitate the 3,30,000

cbm Crude oil tanker having draft of about 22.0 m so that manoeuvring of the tanker will happen in the deep waters

having depths between 25 to 30 m CD. The sub-sea pipeline from off shore jetty will be laid at requisite depths under the

sea bed up to land fall point and then overland up to COT to facilitate transfer of crude from the vessel to Crude Oil

Tanks ashore.

b. Suitability of proposed Jetty for berthing of VLCC’s carrying 330000 cbm of Crude OIL.
Answer: As already mentioned under point (a), the jetty is being designed to handle VLCC upto 330,000 cbm.

c. Details of similar VLCC Jetty available/ operational in India or Abroad along with proven track records

Answer: Bahamas Buckeye terminal

Buckeye Bahamas Hub located at Freeport, Grand Bahamas Island has approximately 35 Lakh MT of storage capacity

and 8 berths, including 2 VLCC offshore berths. The google image and photographs of the Bahamas jetty is attached

below:
 Fujairah VLCC Berth Dingjiakou, China VLCC Berth

d. Reasons for choosing Jetty over SBM along with providing pros & cons of Jetty.

Answer: In terms of overall project economics, Adani recommends to have a VLCC jetty as compared to SBM owing to
the below factors:

 The Capex and Opex for SBM is relatively higher compared to jetty option; additional dry dock requirement for
SBMs makes it more cost intensive
 VLCC Jetty is expected to have a lower project lifecycle cost than compared to SBM
 Capex & Opex can be shared with HRRL once detailed engineering studies are carried out post
signing of definitive agreement

e. Draft available at Jetty at all times without dredging? Quantum of dredging and frequency, if dredging is
required?
Answer: The proposed offshore jetty has been located at natural contour of -25 m CD at approximately 2.8 km offshore

from western arm of south port breakwater. The seaward side of the jetty will be the berthing face of the Jetty. Typically,

the VLCC having a draft of 22 m will be handled with sufficient UKC (>15 % of deepest draft) at all times. The contours

from the shore to the offshore jetty location are gradually sloping from -2.7 m CD to -25 m CD. The slope of the sea bed

along with the contour of 5 m interval is shown below:

APSEZL confirms that draft to handle VLCC (carrying 330000 cbm of crude oil) will be maintained and if dredging is

required it will be done by APSEZL at its own risk and cost.

At this location SBM is not possible as depth requirement for SBM is 30 mtrs while at proposed jetty location depth is

25 mtr.
The slope of the sea bed along with the contour of 5 m interval is shown below:

f. Reliability of jetty from operations point of view throughout the year and in all weather conditions?

Answer: Marine modelling study has been conducted for the proposed offshore jetty location and Wave rose diagram
along with downtime analysis has been carried out. (Refer Attached PFR)
As per wave rose diagram and directional distribution of significant wave height at the location of offshore jetty, wave

more than 1 to 1.5 m is almost Nil and hence, calm weather at jetty location is available throughout the year.

g. Suitability of Jetty and pipe lines for seismic Zone 5 area?

Answer: The area falls in active seismic zone as per IS 1893 (Zone V). This will be considered at the time of detailed

design.

h. Basic specifications for pipeline and details of its installation.

Answer: The preliminary pipeline details are as follows:

 Pipeline Size = 48” Dia.

 Fluid = Crude Oil

  Approx. Length of Pipeline= 2.8 km

Pipeline design flowchart is shown in attached PFR

i. Length of off shore pipeline and onshore pipeline separately.

Answer: Approximate length of pipeline:

On shore Pipeline 9 KM
Off shore pipeline 3 KM

j. Suitability of laying pipeline over the sea bed considering various marine features

Answer: The pipeline would be laid within a trench which would be created on the sea-bed and the top will be filled
with sand. This would give a protection to the crude pipeline from marine features and the practice is followed globally
for all such submarine pipelines.

k. Suitability of entire facility to unload crude oil from VLCC in 36 hours?

Answer: The jetty would be provided with Marine Loading Arms (MLA) which would be capable of unloading crude at
the rate of 10,000- 12,000 cbm per hour thereby emptying a VLCC within 36 hours subject to suitable pumping rate by
the vessel.

l. Details of facilities/ resources available with APSEZL for OIL spill response, Firefighting, two way-Intelligent
Pigging, lighting & power at jetty.

Answer:

APSEZL confirms that;

 The port is an operating port and has been handling crude oil vessels since 2005 and already has an approved

Oil spill plan and is equipped with latest oil spill equipment as per the Coast Guard requirement.

 They have risk mitigation measures in place for handling any leakage/ spillage of crude oil from Jetty to COT.

APSEZL will be responsible for any impact to environment, marine life and Oil spill clearance subject to Vessel

adhering to all safety and operational norms

 The terminal will be self-sufficient in terms of firefighting facility and same will be built as per international

standards.

 The ship also has its fire-fighting system. However, additionally the tugs have the firefighting capability details

of which are available in the port information booklet.

 Bi-directional pigging of pipeline from VLCC Jetty to COT and from COT to VLCC Jetty shall be provided.

Therefore, both at the jetty & COT end, there will be pig receiver cum launcher facility by APSEZL and HRRL

respectively. Pig launching pumps at COT end will be provided by HRRL with connection from crude header
 and from service water as well. During pigging of pipeline from COT to VLCC Jetty, the ship’s tanks shall be

used at Jetty to receive pipeline inventory. Pigging from Jetty end shall be done using crude itself by using the

ship’s pumping system and pipeline inventory shall be received at any suitable tank in the COT.

 Surge relief system will be part of COT scope of HRRL. Emergency shutdown and monitoring facilities

including OFC connectivity between Jetty & COT will be part of APSEZL scope.

 Adequate lighting shall be provided at Jetty.

m. List of Marine Studies done so far along with backup.

Answer:

Studies carried out:

 Flow and Wave Modeling study

Following are the further scope of studies which is required once the project kicks in to execution stage:
 Navigational simulation and mooring analysis for VLCC vessel

 Offshore Geo-tech investigation at offshore island Jetty location as well as at regular interval of Sub-

sea pipeline alignment

 Bathymetry for the proposed development area i.e along the subsea pipeline route and offshore jetty

location

 Sea bed survey such as seismic survey, sonar drag, etc.

 Pipeline alignment survey along the sub-sea route

 Pipeline alignment survey along the onshore route up to CoT

 Pipeline surge analysis

 Pipeline stress analysis

 Vessel navigational simulation study

 Risk analysis

 QRA study for Jetty area

n. Identified Risks?

Answer:

Risks shall be identified during detailed Risk Analysis and suitable mitigation measures as per the Report will be put in

place.

o. Statutory rules, standards and Guidelines to which the entire facility will comply with?
Answer:

All permanent works expecting the crack width limitation criteria has been designed to the latest Indian codes of

practice, design standards, regulations and/or guidelines appropriate to the element of the jetty. When Indian standards

are not available for any particular application, other reputed international codes or widely accepted references have been

considered. The following is the list of main codes of practices used in the design.

Indian standards

 IS 4651 (Part 1–5): Codes of Practice for Planning and Design of Ports and Harbors

 IS 456: Code of Practice for Plain and Reinforced Concrete

 IS 800: Code of Practice for General Construction of Steel

 IS 1893 (Part 1): Criteria for Earthquake resistant design of Structures

 IS 9527 (Part 3): Code of Practice for Design and Construction of Port and Harbor Structures

 IS 875 (Part 3): Code of Practice for Design Loads for Building and Structures–Wind Load

 SP 16: Design Aids to IS 456

British standards

 BS 6349 British Standards Code of Practice for Maritime Structures

 BS 8110 & 5400 Code of Practice for Reinforced Concrete Structures

 BS 5950 Code of Practice for Structural Steel Work Fenders

 BS 8004 & 8000 Code of Practice for Foundations

 BS 7361 – Part I Code of Practice for Land and Marine Applications

Other international standards and references

 API–RP–2A (WSD) 2000–12 (Twenty First edition) by American Petroleum Institute – Recommended practice

for planning, designing and constructing fixed offshore platforms – working stress design

 API–Spec–2B 2001–07–01 (Sixth edition) by American Petroleum Institute – Specification for the fabrication

of structural steel pipe

 Shore Protection Manual (Volume I and II)

 Coastal Engineering Manual

 OCIMF (Oil Companies International Marine Forum) guidelines

p. Schedule for construction of jetty and pipeline up to manifold inside Jetty.

Answer:
The schedule shall be cover the proposed development of Offshore jetty at -25 m CD contour along with sub-sea

pipeline, Landfall point and land pipeline up to COT. The construction of the offshore jetty at -25 m CD will be at

critical path. However, the same will constructed, installed and commissioned as per schedule mentioned in Term Sheet.

q. In case of non-availability of Jetty for extended period, what is the recourse available to unload crude oil and
deliver to the COT/Refinery?

Answer: We don’t such situations except for Force Majeure conditions, in which case FM clauses shall apply and the

same shall be captured in the definitive agreement. However, in case Landing & Shipping declaration is not granted to

APSEZL, then alternate arrangement for decanting of crude oil will be made as per terms and conditions mentioned in

term sheet.

r. Following details to be provided for land for COT:

a. source of water for firefighting and routing of line from source and its ROU.
b. source of water for potable use and routing of line from source and its ROU.
c. Details of CRZ Mapping- Refer Finalized COT plot map
d. Coordinates of the plot- Refer Finalized COT plot map
e. Marking of roads around the plot- Refer Finalized COT plot map

s. Water Supply to Similar location.

Answer: HMEL COT approximately consumes 250 KL water per day

t. Power Supply to similar location

Answer: HMEL COT approximately consumes 4 MU (Million Units) of electricity Month

u. Who is a Co-developer? Is any approval required to get the Co-developer status? If yes, what is the time
required to get the approval and who gives the approval?

Answer: A Co-developer is one who intends to provide any infrastructure facilities in the identified area in the SEZ.
The proposal under sub-section (11) of section 3 of SEZ Rules for providing infrastructural facilities in the Special
Economic Zone as a Co-developer shall be made in Form A1 to the concerned Development Commissioner who, within
a period of fifteen days, shall forward it to the Board (under Ministry of Commerce) with his recommendations. As per
eligibility, Board has the right to approve the proposal.

In case co-developer status is not received, the land will get converted to DTA (Domestic Tariff Area) by de- notification
of SEZ status.

v. At what stage, APSEZL will hand over the land to HRRL (before or after getting the co-developer status)?
Answer: After co-developer status is granted, APSEZL can handover the land and construction activities can be started.

u. Berthing Policy and tariff Structure as charged to IOCL (Mentioned on the page below)

Charges for Normal Operation-applicable to every vessel call.

(Mentioned as normal marine charges in term sheet)
 Port dues
 Pilotage
 Tug Hire
 Anchorage
 Berth hire
 Wharfage
 Terminal Royalty
Additional Charges (the same is also charged to IOC)
 Tug hire for custom inward
 Tug hire for custom outward

The above charges are for Tug hire for inward and outward custom clearance.
On demand charges not applicable for every vessel call-As per published Berthing Policy and Tariff
Structure (BPTS) as published on www.adaniports.com
(Mentioned as additional services in term sheet as and when required and requested)
 Pilot attendance charge-When a pilot is required to stay on board the vessel from berthing to sailing
on request of the master.
 Lay-up berth hire/idling charge-In case vessel incapable of commence cargo discharge within three
hours of all fast or unable to vacate berth within 3 hrs of completion of discharge
 Pilotage cancellation & pilotage detention charge
 Warping/turnaround charge per GT of vessel
 Tug/ Boat hire charges beyond the stipulated 5 hrs slab
 Cold move charges (Planned & Unplanned)
 Immobilization and additional charge as per requirement
 Additional tug hire/country craft charges on specific request of master/vessel agent
 Tariff for bollard pull test
 Tariff for diving operation
 Misc. service charges
o Fresh water supply
o Garbage collection
o Ambulance. etc. (BPTS may be referred for all such charges)
 Fire-fighting charges in case of fire onboard
 Discharge of ship generated waste
 STS operation charges on specific request
 Crane hire charges
Charges pertaining to services provided in unforeseen circumstances
 As per mutual discussion