| Special Focus PLANT DESIGN, ENGINEERING AND CONSTRUCTION From planning and engineering through construction and commissioning, project owners are investing heavily to build new capacity to satisfy forecast demand increases for transportation fuels and petrochemical products. Engineering, licensing, equipment fabrication, procurement and construction functions are performed by engineering teams located in various offices, on several continents and in different time zones. As capital costs continue to increase, greater efforts are being applied to optimize engineering and construction activities. Photo: Hindustan Petroleum Corp. Ltd.'s Visakh refinery build. Photo courtesy of Hindustan Petroleum Corp. Ltd.