Numaligarh Refinery operates the Numaligarh refinery, which is located in Assam, India. It is a non integrated refinery owned by Oil India, Engineers India, and others. The refinery, which started operations in 1999, has an NCI of 8.33.
Key processes of the refinery
Crude Distillation Unit (mbd): 60
Vacuum Distillation (mbd): 27
Coking (mbd): 6
Hydrocracker (mbd): 29
Reformer (mbd): 5
Hydrotreater (mbd): 21
Isomerization (mbd): 2
The capacity of the refinery is expected to increase to 180.7mbd by 2030.
During the period 2021-2025, the Numaligarh refinery is expected to witness an estimated capex of $2,546.18m.
Maintenance activities at Numaligarh refinery
The Numaligarh refinery witnessed ten incidents during the period 2015-2020.
Upcoming expansion projects at Numaligarh refinery
CDU, Sulfur Recovery Unit, Resid Hydrocracker, Hydrogen Unit, Diesel Hydrotreater, Naphtha Hydrotreater, CCR, Delayed Coking Unit , Other Isomerization, Gasoline Hydrotreater, FCC, Amine Unit
Contractors involved in the refinery
Some of the key contractors for the upcoming projects at the Numaligarh refinery include the following.
Main EPC: Engineers India, ThyssenKrupp, Toyo Engineering.
EPC: ThyssenKrupp.
About Numaligarh Refinery
Numaligarh Refinery Ltd (NRL) refines and markets crude oil and petroleum products. It is a subsidiary of Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL). Apart from BPCL, Government of Assam and Oil India Limited (OIL) also have stakes in NRL. The company offers light distillates, middle distillates, heavy ends, and fuels, and lubricants. Its product line includes naphtha, motor spirit, LPG, high speed diesel, aviation turbine fuel, raw and petroleum coke, paraffin wax, and sulphur. The company operates a marketing terminal equipped with Terminal Automation System (TAS) that dispatches products through road and rail across the country. NRL is headquartered in Guwahati, Assam, India.
Methodology
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