List of Oil Refineries in India

Do you know where the petrol or diesel for your vehicles or the gas that you use to cook your food comes from? If yes then great, if no, then allow me to tell you. The lubricant oils and greases for the machines, the CNG, Petrol, Diesel, for vehicles, and the LPG for your cylinders all come from the oil refineries. Oil refineries are industrial plants that transform or refine crude oil into various usable petroleum products such as diesel, gasoline, and heating oils.

The first refinery in India was established in 1893, near Digboi, Assam. Presently India has 18 public sector refineries and five refineries in the private sector/or as a joint venture. RIL Jamnagar (Gujarat), NEL Vadinar (Gujarat) and IOC Panipat (Haryana) are the largest petroleum refineries in India.

 

Here is the list of all the major oil refineries in India. Please have a look

 

 

Place	State	Owned By
Guwahati	Assam	Indian Oil Corporation
Barauni	Bihar	Indian Oil Corporation
Koyali	Gujarat	Indian Oil Corporation
Haldia	West Bengal	Indian Oil Corporation
Mathura	Uttar Pradesh	Indian Oil Corporation
Digboi	Assam	Indian Oil Corporation
Panipat	Haryana	Indian Oil Corporation
Paradip	Orissa	Indian Oil Corporation
Manali	Tamil Nadu	Chennai Petroleum Corp Ltd.
Narimanam	Tamil Nadu	Chennai Petroleum Corp Ltd.
Bongaigaon	Assam	Bongaigaon Refineries & Petrochemicals Ltd.
Mumbai	Maharashtra	Bharat Petroleum Corp. Ltd.
Kochi	Kerala	Kochi Refineries Ltd.
Numaligarh	Assam	Numaligarh Refineries Ltd.
Bina	Madhya Pradesh	Bharat Petroleum & Oman Oil Company
Mumbai	Maharashtra	Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd.
Vishakhapatnam	Andhra Pradesh	Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd.
Tatipaka	Andhra Pradesh	Oil & Natural Gas Corporation Ltd.
Mangalore	Karnataka	Mangalore Refineries & Petrochemicals Ltd.
Jamnagar	Gujarat	Reliance Petroleum Ltd.
Vadinar	Gujarat	Essar Oil Ltd.
Bhatinda	Punjab	Hindustan Mittal Energy Ltd.
Numaligarh Refineries and Kochi Refineries Ltd. are owned by Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. while MRPL is a subsidiary of ONGC.

 

 

Today, we are going to discuss in details about some of the major petroleum refineries in India and these are as follows:

 

Major petroleum refineries in India

 

1. Digboi Refinery:

It is the first refinery in India that was set up in 1893. The production capacity of the refinery is around 5 lakh tons per year. Digboi refinery produces major petroleum products such as fuels, wax, bitumen, etc.

2. Mumbai or Trombay Refinery (H.P.C.L.):

With an installed capacity of 7.5 Million Metric Tons Per Annum (MMTPA), it is one of the most complex petroleum refineries in India. The refinery is constructed on an area of 321 acres. It is one of the main hub of petroleum products.

3. Mumbai or Trombay Refinery (B.P.C.L.):

It is one of the most versatile oil refineries in India that was established in 1955. Mumbai refinery is managed by Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited. The refinery has a capacity to process 12 MMT of crude oil per annum. 

4. Vishakhapatnam Refinery (H.P.C.L.):

The Vishakhapatnam refinery started production in 1957. It is another refinery that is managed by Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited in Indi. This refinery refines imported crude oil and the annual capacity of this refinery is about 45 lakh tons.

5. Jamnagar Refinery (Reliance Petroleum Ltd.)

It is currently the largest oil refinery in the world. Fuels from Jamnagar refinery are exported to several countries around the world. With crude processing capacity of 1.24 million Barrels per Stream Day (BPSD, this complex refinery is can produce gasoline and diesel of any grade.

6. Mathura Refinery (I.O.C.):

It is the second-largest refinery in India after Koyali. This refinery is situated near Delhi and is owned by I.O.C. In 1988 it was awarded the “Best of all” Rajiv Gandhi National Quality Award. It has its own captive power plant.

So, these are some of the major Petroleum refineries in India that contribute to the economic growth of the country and are working toward making the lives of people better all around the world.