Assam refinery capacity to be hiked 3-fold: Petroleum minister Hardeep Puri

Hardeep Puri, minister for petroleum and natural gas, announced the expansion of Assam's Numaligarh Refinery from 3 MMTPA to 9 MMTPA, with completion expected by 2024. A 1,640 km pipeline from Paradip Port to Numaligarh is also under construction for transporting imported crude. The project, costing Rs 28,026 crore, was environmentally cleared in July 2020.

Assam refinery capacity to be hiked 3-fold: Petroleum minister Hardeep Puri
Hardeep Puri, minister for petroleum and natural gas, announced the expansion of Assam's Numaligarh Refinery from 3 MMTPA to 9 MMTPA, with completion expected by 2024. A 1,640 km pipeline from Paradip Port to Numaligarh is also under construction for transporting imported crude. The project, costing Rs 28,026 crore, was environmentally cleared in July 2020.