Question : EXPANSION OF OIL REFINERIES NINTH PLAN



(a) whether the Government have a proposal for the expansion of some oil refineries during Ninth Plan;

(b) if so, the details thereof; and

(c) the steps taken thereon?

Answer given by the minister

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS (SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR GANGWAR)

(a)&(b): The details of oil refinery expansions which were identified for completion during the 9th Plan are given below:-

PSU Refinery Expansion Projects	Capacity in million metric tonnes per annum (MMTPA) 
IOC, Barauni Expansion (Ph-I) 0.90 HPC, Visakh Expansion 3.00 IOC, Koyali Expansion 3.00 IOC, Mathura Expansion 0.50 JV Refinery Expansion Projects MRPL, Mangalore 6.00
(c) All the 5 refinery capacity expansion projects as mentioned above have been completed.