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GAS LOGISTICS

GAS LOGISTICS

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Aegis Group is a major player in sourcing and distribution of Liquefied Petroleum gases (LPG and propane) in India. The services offered include complete supply chain management from product planning, sourcing, and shipping, through to receipt, storage, and despatch. These services are provided using our terminals at Ports of Mumbai, Pipavav and Haldia and efficient sourcing through our Singapore based trading JV with Itochu Corp. of Japan. With this infrastructure and expertise, Aegis handles more than 3 million MTs of LPG per annum.

Under this business segment, the customers are mainly the Public Sector Oil Companies like HPCL, IOCL & BPCL.

Aegis Group also caters to a wide range of LPG consuming Industry sectors like steel, automobile, petrochemicals etc. Some of customers include Godrej, Arcelor Mittal, Piaggio Vehicles, Brahmaputra Crackers & Polymers Ltd., FIAT, Jindal Steel etc

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MUMBAI GAS TERMINAL (MAHARASHTRA)

  • Operational since 1997.
  • Providing service to NOCs viz. HPCL, IOCL & BPCL and Private players viz. Reliance, Total Oil, SHV etc.
  • Total Storage Capacity : 2 x 10,500 MT Cryogenic storage.
  • Connected to First Chemical Berth and VLGC compliant Second Chemical Berth.
  • Capable of handling Segregated Propane and Butane with the requisite blender facilities.
  • Dispatch through Road Tanker and Pipeline.
  • Connected to Mumbai-Uran-Chakan Industry Pipeline.
  • Connected to RIL's Nagothane plant via a 72-km sub-sea pipeline.

PIPAVAV GAS TERMINAL (GUJARAT)

  • This terminal came into Aegis fold as part of takeover of Shells LPG Business in India in 2010
  • Providing service to NOCs viz. HPCL, IOCL & BPCL for storing LPG and to RIL, OPAL & BCPL for handling Butene-1
  • Total Storage Capacity : ~20,000 TMT 12 Pressurized Horton spheres.
  • Connected to the Liquid jetty of GPPL, a Port operated by APM Group.
  • Dispatch through Road Tanker and Round-the-clock LPG Rail loading facility available for Industry usage
  • Identified as one of the source locations of LPG for the upcoming Central India Pipeline for LPG movement
  • This terminal is part of Aegis Vopak Terminals Ltd.
  • The facility came into Aegis fold as part of takeover of Shell's LPG Business in India in 2010

HALDIA GAS TERMINAL (WEST BENGAL)

  • Recently commissioned in 2017
  • Catering to NOCs viz. HPCL and BPCL for handling LPG
  • Total Storage Capacity : 2 x 12,500 MT Cryogenic storage
  • Connected to the HOJ-1 and HOJ-2 at the Port
  • Dispatch through Road Tanker. The terminal will be connected to the LPG Rail Loading facility and barge jetty for Inland waterways movement, which are being planned by the Port
  • Connected via pipeline to Aegis bottling plant with 24-head Carousel and a capacity of 10,000 MT per Month, catering to the LPG Industry
  • Itochu Corp. Vopak have shareholding of ~25% & ~24% respectively in this terminal.

 

KANDLA GAS TERMINAL (GUJARAT)

  • Presently under construction with a view of catering to Oil Marketing companies
  • The LPG terminal is located at Deendayal Port, in close proximity of Indian Oil LPG import terminal
  • Total Storage Capacity : 2 x 24,000 MT
  • Connected to present LPG jetty OJ-1 and shall also be connected to the upcoming VLGC jetty OJ-7
  • The integrated terminal is encompassed within ~30 Acres area
  • This terminal is part of Aegis Vopak Terminals Ltd.
  • The facility was successfully commissioned in early 2022.

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As a dominant trader of LPG, Propane & Butane in the country, we aim to provide an effective stable & economic sourcing and supply of products. Aegis has a joint venture with a global leader, Itochu Corporation of Japan, which provides global expertise in gas trading business and has further strengthened the group’s position in the International supply & trading arena.Under this segment, we mainly cater to PSU Oil Companies (HPCL/BPCL/IOCL) for their domestic and non-domestic segments. In addition to this, we also provide solutions to private players like Reliance, SHV Energy, Godrej and many other bulk clients all over the country.

We leverage our presence in this segment for economical sourcing of LPG for other subsidiary business verticals of Aegis Group for their Retail Industrial, Commercial & Autogas.

 

We provide product handling services at our various terminal across India for LPG. These services are mainly provided to the Public Sector Oil Companies viz. Hindustan Petroleum, Indian Oil & Bharat Petroleum as they are the major importers of LPG into India. Our terminals are located at Pipavav, Mumbai, Haldia & Kandla.

With this, Aegis is the only terminal operator in the Private Sector to have LPG import terminals at four locations in India. Through these terminals, Aegis has gained expertise in despatching the product through all the possible modes of transport i.e. Road, Rail and Pipeline which is again a rare feat in the LPG market in India.

Our strength lies in timely and safe receipt and despatch of our customer's product which is paramount in case of such a sensitive product.

We are also capable of providing storage services for other similar gases like Butene-1, Butadiene, Propylene, VCM etc. Some of the customers who avail these services include Brahmaputra Crackers & Polymers Ltd., ONGC Petro Additions Ltd, Reliance etc.

Under this segment, we supply LPG, Propane and Butane in sectors such as Steel, Automotive, Ceramics, Glass, Pharmaceuticals, Aerosol, Paper & Textile. We have expertise and experience in providing an efficient & economical energy solution to industries for their various applications which include cost effective turnkey solutions on BOOM/BOOT basis for conversions from other fuels/energy sources and for Customers building new LPG/Propane storage and usage installations.

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