The Minister of State (I/C) for Petroleum & Natural
Gas Shri Dharmendra Pradhan informed the Rajya Sabha in a written reply today that
the present capacity of Barauni Refinery is 6
Million Metric Tonne Per Annum (MMTPA).
The
capacity utilization and production of petroleum products in the Barauni
Refinery during the last three years is given below:-
|
Year
|
Utilization
(%)
|
Production
(MMT)
|
|
2012-13
|
105.7
|
5.75
|
|
2013-14
|
108.0
|
5.95
|
|
2014-15
|
99.1
|
5.41
|
Indian
Oil corporation Limited has informed that it plans to expand the capacity of
Barauni Refinery from 6.0 MMTPA to 9.0 MMTPA in following two phases:-
Phase-I:
Expansion from 6.0 MMTPA to 7.0 MMTPA
Phase-II: Expansion beyond 7.0 MMTPA to 9.0
MMTPA.
MJPS/Rk