Presently the refining capacity of the country is 249.366 Million Metric Tonne Per Annum (MMTPA). Details of Refineries along with their refining capacity are at Annexure-I. The domestic consumption of petroleum products was 211.6 MMT during 2018-19. The present refining capacity is adequate to meet the demand of petroleum products in the country.
Oil Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) are executing/evaluating brown field and green-field refinery projects including Rajasthan Refinery project at Barmer, Rajasthan. The details of capacity expansion of refineries are at Annexure-II.
Refinery Sector has been delicensed in 1998. Post de-licensing, any public sector or private sector entity can set up the refinery depending upon techno commercial viability of the project.
This Information was given by the Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Shri Dharmendra Pradhan in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.
Annexure-I:
Refining Capacity of Oil Refineries in the country
| Sr. No. | Refinery Location | Name of the Company | Name Plate Capacity (MMTPA)* |
| PSU Refineries | |||
| 1 | Digboi, Assam |
Indian Oil Corporation Limited |
0.650 |
| 2 | Guwahati, Assam | 1.000 | |
| 3 | Barauni, Bihar | 6.000 | |
| 4 | Koyali, Gujarat | 13.700 | |
| 5 | Bongaigaon, Assam | 2.350 | |
| 6 | Haldia, West Bengal | 7.500 | |
| 7 | Mathura, U.P | 8.000 | |
| 8 | Panipat, Haryana | 15.000 | |
| 9 | Paradip, Odisha | 15.000 | |
| 10 | Mumbai,Maharashtra | Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited | 7.500 |
| 11 | Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh | 8.300 | |
| 12 | Mumbai, Maharashtra | Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited | 12.000 |
| 13 | Kochi, Kerala | 15.500 | |
| 14 | Manali, Tamil Nadu | Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited | 10.500 |
| 15 | Nagapattinam,
Tamil Nadu |
1.000 | |
| 16 | Numaligarh, Assam | Numaligarh Refinery Limited | 3.000 |
| 17 | Mangalore, Karnataka | Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited | 15.000 |
| 18 | Tatipaka,
Andhra Pradesh |
Oil and Natural Gas Commission | 0.066 |
| Total | 142.066 | ||
| JV Refineries | |||
| 19 | Bina,
Madhya Pradesh |
Bharat Oman Refinery Ltd. | 7.800 |
| 20 | Bathinda, Punjab | HPCL Mittal Energy Ltd. | 11.300 |
| Total | 19.100 | ||
| Private Sector Refineries | |||
| 21 | DTA-Jamnagar, Gujarat | Reliance Industries Limited | 33.000 |
| 22 | SEZ, Jamnagar, Gujarat | 35.200 | |
| 23 | Vadinar, Gujarat | Essar Oil Limited | 20.000 |
| Total | 88.200 | ||
| Grand Total | 249.366 | ||
Annexure-II
List of Capacity Expansion of Oil PSUs Refineries.
IOCL
| Refinery | Current Capacity, MMTPA* | Expansion Capacity, MMTPA* | Approved Cost (in Rupees Cr.) |
| Haldia | 7.50 | 8.00 | 4190 |
| Barauni | 6.00 | 9.00 | 13148 |
| Gujarat | 13.70 | 18.00 | 15034 |
| Mathura | 8.00 | 9.20 | 5645 |
| Panipat | 15.00 | 25.00 | 23116 |
HPCL
| Refinery | Current Capacity, MMTPA* | Expansion Capacity, MMTPA* | Approved Cost
(In Rupees Cr.) |
| Visakh | 8.3 | 15 | 20928 |
| Mumbai | 7.5 | 9.5 | 5060 |
*MMTPA-Million Metric Tonne Per Annum
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