Crude receipt
Indian Oil states that crude arrives through three single point moorings about 25 km out to sea for very large crude carriers, with a captive South Oil Jetty in Paradip Port also used for crude imports and product exports.
Paradip on the Odisha coast hosts Indian Oil's 15 million tonne a year refinery, inaugurated on 7 February 2016, which processes heavy crude received through offshore single point moorings. Refining and polypropylene units create Zone 1 areas. An Ex-proof mobile phone distributor in Paradip, Odisha would carry the IS-04Z1 to these buyers once certification completes.
Pre-launch · certification in progress · Launching Q4 2026
Short answer. Paradip, Odisha has no appointed SAMS distributor yet: the IS-04Z1 is pre-launch (certification in progress, no certificate issued, launch planned for Q4 2026), and distributor applications are open.
Current position: certification in progress, nothing issued, launch targeted for Q4 2026. Operator approval runs on its own timeline. Certification status. Place facts reviewed October 2026.
| Check | What to look for | IS-04Z1 today |
|---|---|---|
| Ex marking | Group, category, protection concept, gas group, temperature class | II 2 G Ex ib IIC T4 (target) |
| Gas group | IIA, IIB or IIC matched to the area drawing | IIC (target) |
| Temperature class | T-class below the ignition temperature of the gas | T4, 135 °C (target) |
| Where it applies | Paradip, Odisha: Polypropylene unit, Product storage and loading, Refinery process units | Classified by the site operator |

An intrinsically safe Android smartphone designed for Zone 1 and Zone 21 hazardous areas in Paradip India. It is pre-launch: IECEx, ATEX and NEC 500 certification is in progress ahead of the Q4 2026 launch.
Who operates there and which kinds of classified area a handset would meet, from the SAMS site research.
Indian Oil states that crude arrives through three single point moorings about 25 km out to sea for very large crude carriers, with a captive South Oil Jetty in Paradip Port also used for crude imports and product exports.
The refinery sits on about 3,345 acres roughly 5 km from Paradip Port, and a polypropylene plant began operating in FY 2019-20.
Products include petrol, diesel, LPG, aviation turbine fuel, kerosene, sulphur and petroleum coke, with a polypropylene plant commissioned in 2019-20.
The refinery says it discharges zero effluent and that its stack emissions are uplinked to the server of the Central Pollution Control Board.
It is the first Indian Oil refinery to process 15 million tonnes a year through a single atmospheric column and can process heavy crude oil.
Other companies in Paradip include IFFCO, Paradeep Phosphates, Bharat Petroleum, Hindustan Petroleum and Goa Carbon, so the town hosts fertiliser and fuel operators.
“Ex-proof” is shorthand for equipment carrying an explosion-protection marking (the Ex mark) that matches the area it enters. The marking states the protection concept, gas or dust group and temperature class, and it must be backed by a certificate issued by a recognised body, so a phone described as Ex-proof should come with a certificate number you can check.
The IS-04Z1 is designed to carry the marking II 2 G Ex ib IIC T4. That is a target: certification is in progress, no certificate has been issued, and SAMS will publish the certificate numbers when they exist.
In Paradip, Odisha. A marking check at Paradip should compare the device with process units, polypropylene, product loading and crude receipt areas. Heavy crude units and propylene can sit in different gas groups. The IS-04Z1 target marking is II 2 G Ex ib IIC T4, and the operator's classification decides suitability.
Distribution of the IS-04Z1 is by authorised partners only, and SAMS has not yet granted a territory for Paradip, Odisha. Each application is reviewed on its merits. Because opening a certified Ex handset in an ordinary workshop invalidates its certificate, the partner must be able to support and service the device locally.
Not today. Until the certificates are issued the IS-04Z1 stays out of classified areas, and until launch there is nothing to purchase. You can ask for the datasheet and the certification schedule, or book a safe-area evaluation unit.
No price is published. While certification is in progress there is no list price and no committed lead time, and a supplier quoting a firm figure for an uncertified Ex handset is promising something it cannot stand behind. Indicative pre-launch pricing is issued in writing against a stated quantity and site.
The marking target is II 2 G Ex ib IIC T4. It becomes a marking only when the certificate is issued; until then it is a design target.
Likely candidates are refinery process units, crude receipt via single point moorings, polypropylene unit, product storage and loading. Which areas are classified, and to what zone, is set by the site operator's own area classification drawings.
Apply through the distributor page with your company details and the territory you cover. SAMS reviews applications company by company and has not yet granted a territory for Paradip, Odisha.
The nearest commercial airport is Biju Patnaik International Airport, and Paradip is on National Highway 53, about 90 kilometres from Cuttack. Allow time for road transfer and gate passes.
A petrochemical complex including polypropylene, ethylene glycol and PX-PTA units is being added in stages. Construction contractors and operators may follow different access rules, so confirm with each.
Plan for heavy rain, humidity and storm disruption, with secure storage and charging in safe indoor areas. Sealed IP68 housings help with water. Ask the operator about its severe-weather procedures for portable equipment and how devices are secured during warnings.
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