List of oil refineries in India
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After the 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 | 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 | Vadinar Refinery | Nayara Energy | Private | Gujarat | Vadinar | 1 May 2008[7] | 20 | 11.8[8] |
| 3 | Kochi Refinery | Bharat Petroleum | Public | Kerala | Kochi | 27 April 1963 | 15.5 | 10.8[9] |
| 4 | Mangalore Refinery | ONGC | Public | Karnataka | Mangalore | 7 March 1988 | 15 | 10.6[10] |
| 5 | Paradip Refinery | Indian Oil | Public | Odisha | Paradip | 7 February 2016 | 15 | 12.2 |
| 6 | Panipat Refinery | Indian Oil | Public | Haryana | Panipat | July 1998 | 15 (capacity expanding to 25[11]) |
10.5 |
| 7 | Gujarat Refinery | Indian Oil | Public | Gujarat | Vadodara | 11 October 1965 | 13.7 (capacity expanding to 18[12]) |
10.0 |
| 8 | Mumbai Refinery | Bharat Petroleum | Public | Maharashtra | Mumbai | January 1955 | 12 | 5.6 |
| 9 | Guru Gobind Singh Refinery | HPCL-Mittal Energy Limited | Joint venture | Punjab | Bathinda | March 2012 | 11.3 | 12.6[13] |
| 10 | Manali Refinery | CPCL | Public | Tamil Nadu | Chennai | 27 September 1969 | 10.5 | 9.5[14] |
| 11 | Visakhapatnam Refinery | Hindustan Petroleum | Public | Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam | 1957 | 8.3
(capacity expanding to 15[15]) |
7.8[16] |
| 12 | Mathura Refinery | Indian Oil | Public | Uttar Pradesh | Mathura | 19 January 1982 | 8 | 8.4 |
| 13 | Haldia Refinery | Indian Oil | Public | West Bengal | Haldia | 1 January 1975[17] | 8[18] | 10.4 |
| 14 | 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] |
| 15 | Mumbai Refinery | Hindustan Petroleum | Public | Maharashtra | Mumbai | 1954 | 9.5[21] | 10.4[16] |
| 16 | Barauni Refinery | Indian Oil | Public | Bihar | Barauni | July 1964 | 6 (capacity expanding to 9[22]) |
7.8 |
| 17 | Numaligarh Refinery | Public | Assam | Numaligarh | 1 October 2000 | 3 (capacity expanding to 9[23] |
9.6[24] | |
| 18 | Bongaigaon Refinery | Indian Oil | Public | Assam | Bongaigaon | 20 February 1974[25] | 2.35 | 8.2 |
| 19 | Guwahati Refinery | Indian Oil | Public | Assam | Guwahati | 1 January 1962 | 1 | 6.7 |
| 20 | Nagapattnam Refinery | CPCL | Public | Tamil Nadu | Nagapattinam | November 1993 | 1 (capacity expanding to 9[26]) |
7.9 |
| 21 | Tatipaka Refinery | ONGC | Public | Andhra Pradesh | Tatipaka | 3 September 2001 | 1 | NA |
| 22 | Digboi Refinery | Indian Oil | Public | Assam | Digboi | 11 December 1901 | 0.65 (capacity expanding to 1[27]) |
11 |
| 23 | ||||||||
| 24 |
Upcoming refineries
| Project | Fuel type | Location | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barmer Refinery | Oil | Rajasthan | Under construction | Barmer Refinery is an upcoming public sector refinery and petrochemical complex in the Pachpadra near Balotra in Barmer district of Rajasthan, India. It is being designed by EIL and is owned by HPCL Rajasthan Refinery Limited (HRRL), a joint venture between Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited and the Government of Rajasthan. The refinery is expected to commission in January 2026.[28] |
| ONGC Refinery | Oil | Prayagraj | Planned | ONGC is building megarefinery in Prayagraj.[29] |
| RRPCL Refinery | Oil | Ratnagiri | Proposed | [30] |
| Panipat 3G Ethanol Refinery | Ethanol | Panipat | Under construction | It is world's first 3G ethanol refinery designed by Praj Industries and owned by Indian Oil Corporation |
| Bhatinda Ethanol Refinery | Ethanol | Bhatinda | Under construction | It is 2G ethanol refinery designed by Praj Industries and owned by HPCL Biofuels Ltd in Bhatinda |
| Vidarbha Refinery | Oil | Maharashtra | Proposed | EIL will conduct feasibility study for petrochemical complex in Vidarbha.[31] |
| New BPCL Refinery | Oil | TBD | Proposed | [32] |
| BPCL Seaport Refinery, Machilipatnam | Oil | Andhra Pradesh | Proposed | [33][34] |
| Bargarh Refinery | Ethanol | Odisha | Under construction | BPCL's 2G ethanol bio-refinery in Bargarh, Odisha, would provide momentum to India's green and sustainable growth.[35] |
| Cuddalore Refinery | Oil | Tamil Nadu | Under construction | Haldia Petrochemicals is construscting the 18000 cr refinery.[36] |
