Indian Oil Plans Panipat Refinery Maintenance, To Revamp Naphtha Cracker - Report
Follow us on
Highlights
Indian Oil Corp plans maintenance at its 300,000 barrels per day (bpd) Panipat refinery in northern India, which includes a shutdown of a naphtha hydrocracker for about 80 days and half of its crude processing for about a month, sources said.
The country's top refiner will shut the naphtha cracker at its Panipat plant from Monday for a revamp aimed at raising its ethylene production capacity, the sources familiar with the plan said.
The cracker annually consumes about 2.3 million tonnes of naphtha and produces 857,000 tonnes of ethylene.
The refiner has already shut some of the downstream polymer units linked to the cracker, said the sources, who asked not to be named as they were not authorised to speak to the media.
The revamp is aimed at raising the annual ethylene production capacity of the cracker by 13% to 970,000 tonnes, while reducing output of polypropylene, they said.
State-run IOC also plans to shut half of its 300,000-barrel-per-day (bpd) Panipat oil refinery for a month-long maintenance from around Oct. 26, the sources said.
Along with the 150,000-bpd crude distillation unit (CDU), IOC will be shutting a hydrocracker, diesel desulphuriser and some other secondary units for maintenance, they said.
IOC did not respond to Reuters' request for comment.
Great Deals on Used Cars
View All Used Cars
- 41,489 km
- Petrol
- Manual
- 1,18,054 km
- Diesel
- Automatic
- 22,376 km
- Petrol
- Manual
- 84,000 km
- Petrol
- Automatic
- 77,000 km
- Diesel
- Automatic
- 44,300 km
- Diesel
- Automatic
- 47,549 km
- Diesel
- Automatic
- 8,000 km
- Hybrid
- Automatic
- 24,110 km
- Diesel
- Automatic
- 53,763 km
- Petrol
- Manual
Upcoming Cars
Upcoming Bikes
Explore More
2 hours ago
The ministry aims to introduce free medical treatment for injured accident victims in the next three to four months
2 hours ago
Greaves Electric Mobility has collaborated with Kedia Organisation and is setting up its first dealership in Teku, Kathmandu
2 hours ago
With the launch slated for 2024, the Lamborghini Urus PHEV was spotted testing at the gruelling Nurburgring race track.
3 hours ago
The Urban SUV concept is the first in a line of 6 EVs, which the company says will be revealed toward the first half of 2024
4 hours ago
CFMoto revealed a new mid-size in-line triple engine at EICMA 2023 and now the specifications of the engine have been revealed.
5 hours ago
India Kawasaki is all set to revive a popular motorcycle name at the upcoming India Bike Week 2023. Hint! It is likely to be a cruiser motorcycle, that was on sale in India many years ago.
7 hours ago
The Mercedes-Maybach GLS 600 was gifted to the actor by her husband, Vignesh Shivan on her birthday
7 hours ago
Hyundai has presented the Ioniq 5 to Shah Rukh Khan to commemorate the 25-year-long association with the brand. It will be the first electric vehicle in his car collection.
9 hours ago
The recall, initiated due to concerns over the manufacturing of certain components, aims to inspect and replace the affected parts
1 day ago
Prices for the Aprilia RS 457 could be announced at India Bike Week 2023, while deliveries are likely to begin from early 2024 onwards
