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One of India's largest commercial enterprises subscribes to AVEVA Plant solutions

Thursday, 30 September 2010

MUMBAI, India, 30 September 2010: AVEVA Group plc (LSE:AVV) one of the world's leading providers of engineering design and information management solutions for the plant, power and marine industries, announced that Indian Oil Corporation Limited Bongaigaon Refinery (Assam) has selected AVEVA Plant solutions for design and build on two projects: a new diesel hydro-treatment project and a MS (Motor Spirit) quality upgrade project.

The new diesel hydro-treatment project aims to improve the quality of high speed diesel (HSD) to conform to Euro-III equivalent norms. The project will also improve the smoke point of the raw kerosene and enhance production of superior kerosene oil (SKO) and automatic transmission fluid (ATF). The MS quality upgrade project will boost the quality of MS to conform to Euro-III equivalent norms.

Indian Oil's Bongaigaon Refinery comprises of two Crude Distillation Units (CDU), two Delayed Coker Units (DCU) and a Coke Calcination Unit (CCU) with a processing capacity of 2.35 MMTPA of crude oil. Presently the refinery produces a wide range of petroleum products by processing Assam Crude and Ravva Crude.

Peter Finch, President, AVEVA Asia Pacific, said: "We are pleased to have been selected by Indian Oil, and are especially proud that our software will allow Indian Oil to lower and limit their emissions, from the products they produce, in line with the Euro-III equivalent norms. We are pleased to be part of Indian Oil's concerted efforts in limiting emissions and moving towards a more environmentally sustainable future."

AVEVA Plant solutions have been proven effective on numerous multi-billion dollar plant projects worldwide, in reducing lead times by improving on design quality and productivity.