Kochi Refinery
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Summary Information
- Ownership: Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited
- Website: http://www.bharatpetroleum.com/
- Location: Kochi, Kerala, India
- Capacity: 15.5 million tons/annum & 310,000 bbl/day
- Nelson Complexity:
- Refining Depth:
Refining Units
- Atmospheric Distillation
- Vacuum Distillation Unit
- Fluidized Catalytic Cracking Unit (FCCU),
- Diesel Hydro Desulphurization Unit (DHDS),
- Kerosene Hydro Desulphurization Unit (KHDS),
- Aromatic Block, Consisting of;
- Naphtha Splitter Unit – NSU,
- Naphtha Hydro Desulphurization Unit – NDHS,
- Catalytic Reformer Unit – CRU
- Aromatics Recovery Unit – ARU),
- Sulphur Recovery Unit (SRU).
Terminal Capacity
- Crude Oil:
- Refined Products:
Crude Supply
- Crude is delivered to an SPM Buoy system installed in a water depth of approximately 30 metres about 20 km offshore Cochin
Products Produced
- Liquefied Petroleum Gas, Naphtha, Gasoline, Kerosene, Aviation Turbine Fuel, Gas Oil, Fuel Oil and Asphalt
Projects
- The refinery capacity was recently expanded by 5.5 million tons expansion, see Kochi Refinery Expansion Project
- A residue upgrading complex was also constructed.
- Previously the refinery had been expanded by 2.0 million tons, for details see Kochi Refinery Project
Other Information
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History
- 1966 - Refinery commissioned with a capacity of 50,000 barrels per day
- 1973 - Expansion of Refinery from 50,000 to 70,000 barrels per day
- 1985 - Expansion of Refinery from 70,000 to 90,000 barrels per day plus addition of FCC
- 1995 - Expansion of Refinery from 90,000 to 150,000 barrels per day
- 1997 - Revamp of Visbreaker Unit completed
- 1999 - Expansion of Refinery from 150,000 to 190,000 barrels per day
- 2000 - 2.0 Million TPA DHDS Project completed
- 2010 - Refinery capacity increased to 190,000 barrels per day
- 2017 - The upgrade and expansion project was completed
