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Locations of various oil refineries in India
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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]
| No. | 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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