(a) the operating cost per ton of crude oil of the various public and private sector refineries during 2003-04 and 2004-05;
(b) the marketing cost per ton incurred by various public and private sector oil companies during the said period; and
(c) the reasons for variations in the cost?
MINISTER OF PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS AND PANCHAYATI RAJ (SHRI MANI SHANKAR AIYAR)
(a) The information on Public Sector refineries is given in the Annexure I.
(b) The information on Public Sector oil companies is given in the Annexure II.
(c) The principal reasons for variation in operating cost in different companies are one or more of the following:
(i) Normal escalation
(ii) Change in throughput
(iii) Depreciation on new projects
(iv) Higher depreciation
(v) Higher repairs and maintenance expenditure
(vi) Payment of one time royalty of new projects
(vii) Impact of VRS compensation
(viii) Credit of the gas cost for the refinery
(ix) Increase in electricity duty on own power generation by State Government
S.No. Location of the Refinery and name of the Company Operating cost
2003-04 2004-05
1. Guwahati {Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOC)} 1,594 1,630
2. Barauni (IOC) 819 693
3. Gujarat (IOC) 328 589
4. Haldia (IOC) 779 694
5. Mathura (IOC) 319 569 6. Panipat (IOC) 414 637
7 Digboi (IOC) 3,140 3,429
8. Mumbai (Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited) 483+ 520+
9. Mumbai {Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL)} 543 625 10. Visakhapatnam (HPCL) 423 419 11. Tatipaka (Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited) ## ## 12. Kochi (Kochi Refineries Limited) 411 410 13. Bongaigaon (Bongaigaon Refinery & Petrochemicals Limited) 516+ 524+ 14. Chennai {(Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited (CPCL)} 587+ 585+ 15. Narimanam (CPCL) 592+ 296+ 16. Mangalore (Mangalore Refinery & Petrochemicals Limited) 473+ 451+ 17. Numaligarh (Numaligarh Refinery Limited) 405 406
## Insignificant production quantity + Including depreciation
Annexure II referred to in reply to part(b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.1805 for 4.8.2005 regarding operating cost of crude oil
MARKETING COST PER TONNE
S.No. Name of the Company Marketing cost
2003-04 2004-05
1. Indian Oil Corporation Limited 523 518
2. Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited 809+ 792+
3. Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited 537+ 569+
4. IBP Co. Limited 671 574
+ Including depreciation