Question : CRUDE OIL BY MANGALORE REFINERY



(a) the approximate annual requirement of crude oil by Mangalore Refinery;

(b) whether the Government have taken steps for optimising procurement of crude oil for Mangalore Refinery; and

(c) if so, the details thereof?

Answer given by the minister


THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS (SMT. SUMITRA MAHAJAN)

(a) Approximate requirement of crude oil for Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited (MRPL) is 9.5 million metric tonnes per annum.

(b) & (c) Imports of crude oil have since been decanalized. The Government has constituted an Empowered Standing Committee for procurement of crude oil for MRPL.