Barauni Refinery

Barauni Refinery in the Bihar state of India was built in collaboration with the Soviet Union at a cost of Rs.49.4 crores and went on stream in July, 1964.[1][2][3] The initial capacity of 1 MMTPA was expanded to 3 MMTPA by 1969. The present capacity of this refinery is 6.00 MMTPA. A Catalytic Reformer Unit (CRU) was also added to the refinery in 1997 for production of unleaded motor spirit. Projects are also planned for meeting future fuel quality requirements.

Barauni Refinery was built in collaboration with Russia and Romania. Situated 125 kilometres (78 mi) from Patna, it was built with an initial cost of Rs 49.40 crore. Barauni Refinery was commissioned in 1964 with a refining capacity of 1 million metric tonnes per annum (MMTPA) and it was dedicated to the Nation by the then Union Minister for Petroleum, Prof. Humayun Kabir in January 1965. After de-bottlenecking, revamping and expansion project, its capacity today is 6 MMTPA. Matching secondary processing facilities such Residue Fluidized Catalytic Cracker (RFCC), Diesel Hydro treating (DHDT), Sulphur Recovery Unit (SRU) have been added. Theses state of the art eco-friendly technologies have enabled the refinery to produce environment- friendly green fuels complying with international standards.

Barauni Refinery was initially designed to process low sulphur crude oil (sweet crude) of Assam. After establishment of other refineries in the Northeast, Assam crude is unavailable for Barauni . Hence, sweet crude is being sourced from African, South East Asian and Middle East countries like Nigeria, Iraq and Malaysia. The refinery receives crude oil by pipeline from Paradip on the east coast via Haldia. With various revamps and expansion projects at Barauni Refinery, capability for processing high-sulphur crude has been added — high-sulphur crude oil (sour crude) is cheaper than low-sulphur crudes — thereby increasing not only the capacity but also the profitability of the refinery.

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  1. ↑ http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2002-01-14/india-business/27115335_1_barauni-refinery-oil-companies-capacity
  2. ↑ http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2002-11-28/patna/27321644_1_barauni-refinery-entry-tax-barauni-unit
  3. ↑ http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2005-02-25/patna/27858689_1_barauni-refinery-despatch-production

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