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The Gujarat Refinery at Koyali in Gujarat in Western India is IndianOil’s largest refinery. The refinery was commissioned in 1965. Its facilities include five atmospheric crude distillation units. The major units include CRU, FCCU and the first Hydrocracking unit of the country. Through a product pipeline to Ahmedabad and a recently commissioned product pipeline connecting to BKPL product pipeline and also by rail wagons/trucks, the refinery primarily serves the demand for petroleum products in western and northern India.
When commissioned, the Gujarat refinery had a design capacity of 3.0 MMTPA. It was subsequently increased to 4.3 MMTPA by the revamping of three distillation units. In 1978, its processing capacity was further increased to 7.30 MMTPA by the addition of a crude distillation unit. A fluidised catalytic cracking unit was added to the refinery in 1981 to increase production of middle distillates, such as diesel and LPG. The capacity of the refinery was further increased to 9.5 MMTPA by 1990 through low cost revamping / debottlenecking and addition of a hydrocracker in 1992 for maximisation of middle distillates. Subsequently the crude capacity was increased to 12.5 MMTPA in 1999 by addition of new Atmospheric Unit of 3 MMTPA alongwith revamp of FCC Unit. The capacity has since been increased to its present capacity of 13.70 MMTPA by low cost debottlenecking. The company has already commissioned the facilities for MTBE and Butene-1 production. The refinery also produces a wide range of specialty pro ducts like Benzene, Toluene, MTO, Food Grade Hexane, solvents, LABFS, etc. The Gujarat Refinery achieved the distinction of becoming the first refinery in the country to have completed the DHDS (Diesel Hydro De-sulphurisation) project in June 1999, when the refinery started production of HSD with low sulphur content of 0.25% wt (max.).
A project for production of high value LAB (Linear Alkyl Benzene -- which is one of the major raw materials used in manufacturing detergents) from kerosene streams has been implemented. In order to meet future fuel quality requirements, MS Quality improvement facilities are planned to be installed by 2006.
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| Updated on September 17, 2007 |
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