Bharat Petroleum Corporation is planning to take up a project for laying heat traced pipeline' from south tanker berth to Kochi Refinery in Ernakulam, Kerala. The proposed project at Kochi would put in place heat traced pipeline for transfer of high pour intermediates like High and Low Sulphur Vacuum Residues and Vacuum Gas Oil (VGO), thereby adding further value to BPCL. As per the proposal, BPCL will lay heat traced pipeline by replacing redundant crude oil pipeline handle HSVR/LSHS from North Tanker Berth/South Tanker Berth to Kochi Refinery and the pipeline will be laid in the existing corridor. As part of this project, two booster pumps and necessary strengthening/augmentation of South Tanker Berth including replacement of a loading arm are also envisaged. As of February 2016, environment clearance for the project has been received.