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 Pachpadra 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 Bharat Petroleum Odisha Bargarh BPCL's 2G bio-refinery in Bargarh, Odisha, would provide momentum to India's green and sustainable growth.[30]
5 BPCL Andhra Refinery Bharat Petroleum Andhra Pradesh Ramayapatnam 9 [31]

Location map

See also

References

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  31. ^ "BPCL clears decks for Rs 95k cr Ramayapatnam refinery in Andhra Pradesh". 24 Dec 2024.
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