After discovery of oil in the Assam state of India in late 1880s, the first oil refinery was set up at Digboi. Digboi Refinery was commissioned in 1901.[1] Following is a list of oil refineries in India, per the Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell of the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Government of India,[2] arranged in decreasing order of their capacity.
As a group, Indian Oil Corporation has the largest refining capacity, with nine refineries located across western, northern and north-eastern regions of India. The Jamnagar Refinery by Reliance Industries Limited is the largest refinery in the world[3] and has the largest Nelson Complexity Index in India of 21.1.[4] Various refineries are undergoing capacity expansions, and the Barmer Refinery was expected to be commissioned in January 2024.[5]
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editUpcoming refineries
editNo. | Refinery | Oil company | Sector | State | Location | Capacity (106 tonnes/y) | Stage |
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1 | Barmer Refinery | HPCL Rajasthan Refinery Limited (HRRL) | Joint venture of public sector | Rajasthan | Barmer
(now Balotra district) of Rajasthan |
9 | Expected to commission in January 2024.[5] |
2 | Ratnagiri Refinery | Ratnagiri Refinery And Petrochemicals Limited (RRPCL) | Joint venture of public sector | Maharashtra | Not finalized | 60 | Planning stage.[25] |
3 | Vidarbha Refinery | Maharashtra | Not finalized | Planning stage.[26] | |||
4 | Bargarh Refinery | Refinery | Odisha | Bargarh | BPCL's 2G bio-refinery in Bargarh, Odisha, would provide momentum to India's green and sustainable growth.[27] |
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editSee also
editReferences
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- ^ "Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited".
- ^ "India's HPCL to operate Vizag refinery at expanded capacity from end-June". The Economic Times. 2023-01-22. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 2023-02-24.
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- ^ "Privatisation-bound BPCL acquires OQ's stake in Bina refinery". Business Standard. 31 March 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
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- ^ "IOC expanding Barauni refinery as part of ₹2.05 tn projects under implementation". Live Mint. 27 August 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
- ^ Singh, Bikash (30 December 2021). "Numaligarh Refinery achieves financial closure for its upcoming refinery expansion project". Economic Times. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
- ^ "Fitch Affirms Bharat Petroleum at 'BBB-'".
- ^ "IOC, CPCL start working on Rs 31,580-cr refinery project at Nagapattinam". Business Standard. 27 September 2021. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
- ^ "IOC to invest Rs 740 crore to raise Digboi refinery capacity in Assam". Business Standard. 30 June 2022. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
- ^ "Ratnagiri super refinery project once again snowballs into controversy". Deccan Herald. 25 April 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
- ^ "MIDC orders feasibility study for petrochemical complex in Vidarbha". The Times of India. 2023-05-05. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-05-12.
- ^ "Bargarh 2G bio-refinery set to give momentum to green growth: Dharmendra Pradhan". 11 June 2023.