List of oil refineries in India

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]

List

No. Refinery Owner Sector State Location Commissioned Capacity (106 tonnes/y) Nelson Complexity Index[6]
1 Jamnagar Refinery Reliance Industries Private Gujarat Jamnagar (SEZ) 14 July 1999 35.4[4] 21.1[4]
2 Jamnagar Refinery (for domestic market) Reliance Industries Private Gujarat Jamnagar 14 July 1999 33[4] 21.1[4]
3 Vadinar Refinery Nayara Energy Private Gujarat Vadinar 1 May 2008[7] 20 12.8[8]
4 Kochi Refinery Bharat Petroleum Public Kerala Kochi 27 April 1963 15.5 10.8[9]
5 Mangalore Refinery ONGC Public Karnataka Mangalore 7 March 1988 15 10.6[10]
6 Paradip Refinery Indian Oil Public Odisha Paradip 7 February 2016 15 12.2
7 Panipat Refinery Indian Oil Public Haryana Panipat July 1998 15
(capacity expanding to 25[11]) 		10.5
8 Gujarat Refinery Indian Oil Public Gujarat Vadodara 11 October 1965 13.7
(capacity expanding to 18[12]) 		10.0
9 Mumbai Refinery Bharat Petroleum Public Maharashtra Mumbai January 1955 12 5.6
10 Guru Gobind Singh Refinery HPCL-Mittal Energy Limited Joint venture Punjab Bathinda May 1955 11.3 12.6[13]
11 Manali Refinery CPCL Public Tamil Nadu Chennai 27 September 1969 10.5 9.5[14]
12 Visakhapatnam Refinery Hindustan Petroleum Public Andhra Pradesh Visakhapatnam 1957 8.3

(capacity expanding to 15[15])

7.8[16]
13 Mathura Refinery Indian Oil Public Uttar Pradesh Mathura 19 January 1982 8 8.4
14 Haldia Refinery Indian Oil Public West Bengal Haldia 1 January 1975[17] 8[18] 10.4
15 Bina Refinery Bharat Petroleum
(earlier a JV of BPCL & Oman Oil Company.[19]) 		Public Madhya Pradesh Bina 11 May 2011 7.8 11.58[20]
16 Mumbai Refinery Hindustan Petroleum Public Maharashtra Mumbai 1954 9.5[21] 10.4[16]
17 Barauni Refinery Indian Oil Public Bihar Barauni July 1964 6
(capacity expanding to 9[22]) 		7.8
18 Numaligarh Refinery Public Assam Numaligarh 1 October 2000 3
(capacity expanding to 9[23] 		9.6[24]
19 Bongaigaon Refinery Indian Oil Public Assam Bongaigaon 20 February 1974[25] 2.35 8.2
20 Guwahati Refinery Indian Oil Public Assam Guwahati 1 January 1962 1 6.7
21 Nagapattnam Refinery CPCL Public Tamil Nadu Nagapattinam November 1993 1
(capacity expanding to 9[26]) 		7.9
22 Digboi Refinery Indian Oil Public Assam Digboi 11 December 1901 0.65
(capacity expanding to 1[27]) 		11

Upcoming refineries

No. Refinery Oil company Sector State Location Capacity (106 tonnes/y) Stage
1 Barmer Refinery HPCL Rajasthan Refinery Limited (HRRL) Joint venture of public sector Rajasthan Balotra 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.[28]
3 Vidarbha Refinery Maharashtra Not finalized Planning stage.[29]
4 Bargarh Refinery Refinery Odisha Bargarh BPCL's 2G bio-refinery in Bargarh, Odisha, would provide momentum to India's green and sustainable growth.[30]

Location map

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Locations of various oil refineries in India
  •  Public sector
  •  Private sector
  •  Joint venture
  •  Upcoming

See also

References

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