IOC plans maintenance at Koyali, Haldia and Mathura refineries
New Delhi   15-May-2014

IndianOil plans to carry out a series of major maintenance and inspection work at three of its refineries this year, starting later this month, a source said.

The three are the 274,000 barrels per day (bpd) Koyali refinery in Gujarat, the 150,000 bpd Haldia refinery in eastern India and the 160,000 bpd Mathura refinery in UP, the source, who is not authorised to talk to the media, said. That is in addition to the maintenance being carried out currently at its 300,000 bpd Panipat plant in the country's north.

IndianOil's spokesman declined to comment.

The shutdowns are unlikely to impact IndianOil's ability to meet demand for fuels at its retail outlets and for its industrial customers as the work will be staggered through the year, the source said. The plan may also change depending on the demand-supply scenario, weather conditions and availability of materials required for maintenance, he added.

From May 25, the refiner will shut a delayed coker unit (DCU) at Koyali for a fortnight, which will idle a 54,000 barrels per day crude distillation unit. The refinery has 5 crude units.

IndianOil aims to shut a fluid catalytic cracker unit (FCCU) in August for 14 days and a visbreaker in November for 10 days at its Mathura plant, he said. In December, it plans to shut about 55% of its crude processing capacity and some secondary units at the Haldia refinery, the source said.