Project Profile
Value: US $74.3 Million
Location: Patna, Bihar, India
Capacity: 6 million tonnes per year
Start-up Year: 01.07.1964
Barauni Refinery is located in the Bihar state of India. The refinery was built in collaboration with Russia and Romania. Situated 125 km (78 mi) from Patna, it was built with an initial cost of Rs 49.40 crore (US$74.3 M). Barauni Refinery was commissioned in July 1964 with the initial capacity of 1 mmtpa was expanded to 3 mmtpa by 1969. After de-bottlenecking, revamping and expansion project, its current capacity is 6 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. Matching secondary processing facilities such Residue Fluidized Catalytic Cracker (RFCC), Diesel Hydro treating (DHDT), Sulphur Recovery Unit (SRU) have been added. These 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.
Indian Oil Corp (IOC) is now planning to invest over Rs 9,800 crore (US$147.4 M) in expanding its Barauni refinery and setting up a petrochemical unit at Panipat refinery in Haryana. The board of IOC, on 29 September 2016 approved the expansion of Barauni refinery from 6 to 9 million tonnes per year.
Operators:
Indian Oil Corp. Ltd. (IOC): 100% interest