Plant Construction Index

Abstract

The capital cost of a given plant is divided into that of the production unit proper (battery limits capital cost - BLCC) and that of the off-unit facilities (offsites capital cost) required to support the production unit, including storage, effluent treatment, laboratories, etc and a share of the general facilities such as workshops, offices and roads. The main utilities' plant such as boilers, power generation, and cooling-water towers and treatment facilities are excluded from the offsites scope as the transfer prices assumed for these utilities in the cost of production estimates cover both basic production costs and capital charges.