Barauni Refinery

Summary Information Ownership: Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) Website: http://www.iocl.com/ Location: 125 kilometeres from Patna, India Capacity: 6 million tons/annum & 120.000 bbl/day Nelson Complexity: Refining Units Atmospheric Distillation Resid Fluidised Catalytic Cracker (RFCC), Diesel Hydrotreating (DHDT), Sulphur Recovery Unit (SRU) Catalytic Reformer Unit Prime-G+™ unit Terminal Capacity Crude Oil: Refined Products: Crude Supply Sweet crude is being sourced from African, South East Asian and Middle East countries like Nigeria, Iraq & Malaysia. The crude is brought up to Haldia by Very Large Crude Carriers (VLCCs) from where it is pumped through the Haldia-Barauni Crude Oil Pipeline. The refinery is now capable of using sour crudes. Products Produced Gasoline, Diesel Ongoing Projects The Barauni Refinery MS Quality Upgradation Project was completed in 2010 Other Information Built by Soviet companies History 1964 - Refinery is commissioned 1969 - Capacity increased to 3.0 million tons per annum 1987 - 500,000 TPA Delayed Coker & 50,000 TPA LPG Plant added 1988 - Revamp to increase capacity 1997 - Commissioning of catalytic reformer 1998 - 60,000 TPA Wax Hydro-finishing Unit commissioned 2003 - Major expansion and upgrade completed, bringing capacity up to 6.0 million tons per annum 2007 - Axens awarded licence for Prime-G+™ unit 2010 - Barauni Refinery MS Quality Upgradation Project completed 2017 - Barauni Refinery Coker Project completed Relevant Links Refinery Webpage Technip Refining References Energy Efficiency Programme Refineries in India Indian Oil Corporation (IOCL) awards Toyo India PMC Services Contract for MSQ Upgradation Project at their Barauni Refinery India Expands Clean Fuels Programs Engineers India Refining References Indigenously Developed Delayed Coker-A unit commissioned at Barauni Refinery