1. REFINERIES in INDIA to Meet the Growing Demand of Petroleum
1. REFINERIES IN INDIA To meet the growing demand of petroleum products, the refining capacity in the country has gradually increased over the years by setting up of new refineries in the country as well as by expanding the refining capacity of the existing refineries. As of April, 2009 there are a total of 20 refineries in the country comprising 17 (seventeen) in the Public Sector and 3 (three) in the Private Sector. The country is not only self sufficient in refining capacity for its domestic consumption but also exports petroleum products substantially. The total refining capacity in the country as on 1.10.2009 stands at 179.956 MMTPA. The company-wise location and capacity of the refineries as on 1.10.2009 is given in Table 1: Table 1 S. No. Name of the company Location of the Refinery Capacity, MMTPA* Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOC) 1. Guwahati, Assam 1.00 IOC 2. Barauni, Bihar 6.00 IOC 3. Koyali, Vadodara, Gujarat 13.70 IOC 4. Haldia, West Bengal 6.00 IOC Mathura, 5. 8.00 Uttar Pradesh IOC 6. Digboi, Assam 0.65 IOC 7. Panipat, Haryana 12.00 IOC 8. Bongaigaon, Assam 2.35 Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) 9. Mumbai, Maharashtra 5.50 HPCL, Visakh Visakhapatnam, Andhra 10. 7.50 Pradesh Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) 11. Mumbai, Maharashtra 12.00 BPCL, Kochi 12. Kochi, Kerala 9.50 Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited (CPCL) 13. Manali, Tamil Nadu 9.50 CPCL, Nagapattnam 14. Nagapattnam, Tamil Nadu 1.00 Numaligarh Refinery Ltd.(NRL) 15. Numaligarh, Assam, 3.00 Mangalore Refinery & Petrochemicals Ltd.
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