Question : PRODUCTION OF EURO III PETROL



(a) whether Indian Oil Corporation and other oil marketing companies have started production of Euro-III petrol:

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) the estimated quantity of Euro-III petrol to be produced from each refineries; and

(d) the cities identified for supply of Euro-III petrol?

Answer given by the minister


Minister of State in the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural gas (Shri Dinsha Patel)

(a) to (c) : Yes, Sir. The details of refineries and estimated quantity of Euro-III Petrol to be produced by them during the year 2006-07 are as under:-



Name of Refinery Estimated quantity (Thousand metric tonnes) Panipat Refinery,Indian Oil 171 Corporation Limited (IOCL)

Mathura Refinery,IOCL 601

Haldia Refinery, IOCL 97

Gujarat Refinery,IOCL 125
Visakh Refinery, Hindustan 250 Petroleum Corporation Limited

(With reformate from MRPL)
Mumbai Refinery, Bharat Petroleum 500 Corporation Limited (BPCL)
Kochi Refinery, BPCL 115

Chennai Petroleum Corporation 379 Limited

Mangalore Refinery & Petrochemicals 480 Limited


(d): In line with the road map laid in the Auto Fuel Policy approved by the Government in October, 2003, Euro-III Petrol has been introduced in 13 identified cities viz. Delhi/National Capital Region, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Pune, Surat, Kanpur, Agra, Solapur and Lucknow