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{{Short description|Oil refinery in Bihar, India}}

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'''Barauni Refinery''' in the [[Begusarai]] District [[Bihar]] state of India was the dream project of the Architect of Modern Bihar Dr. Shrikrishna Sinha alia Sri Babu ,the 1st chief minister of Bihar . It was built in collaboration with the [[Soviet Union]] at a cost of Rs.49.4 crores and went on stream in July, 1964.<ref>[https://archive.today/20131015142805/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2002-01-14/india-business/27115335_1_barauni-refinery-oil-companies-capacity]</ref><ref>[https://archive.today/20131015142832/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2002-11-28/patna/27321644_1_barauni-refinery-entry-tax-barauni-unit]</ref><ref>[https://archive.today/20131015142812/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2005-02-25/patna/27858689_1_barauni-refinery-despatch-production]</ref> The initial capacity of 1 million [[tonne]]s per year was expanded to 3 million tonnes per year by 1969. The present capacity of this refinery is 6.100 million tonnes per year. [[Indian Oil Corporation]] has planned to expand its capacity from 6 million tonnes per year to 9 million tonnes per year at the cost of $1.94billion.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiainfoline.com/article/news-top-story/indian-oil-corporation-approves-expansion-of-barauni-refinery-stock-slips-3-120013100487_1.html|title=Indian Oil Corporation approves expansion of Barauni refinery; stock slips 3%|website=IIFL - India Infoline}}</ref>
A Catalytic Reformer Unit (CRU) was also added to the [[Oil refinery|refinery]] in 1997 for production of unleaded [[motor spirit]]. Projects are also planned for meeting future fuel quality requirements.

Barauni Refinery was built in collaboration with [[Russia]] and [[Romania]]. Situated {{convert|125|km}} from [[Patna]], it was built with an initial cost of Rs 49.40 crore. Barauni Refinery was commissioned in 1964 with a refining capacity of 1 million tonnes per year and it was dedicated to the Nation by the then Union Minister for Petroleum, Prof. [[Humayun Kabir]] in January 1965. After de-bottlenecking, revamping and expansion project, its capacity today{{when|date=January 2020}} is 6 million tonnes per year. Matching secondary processing facilities such Residue Fluidized Catalytic Cracker (RFCC), Diesel Hydro treating (DHDT), Sulphur Recovery Unit (SRU) have been added. These state of the art eco-friendly technologies have enabled the refinery to produce environment- friendly green fuels complying with international standards.

Barauni Refinery was initially designed to process low sulphur crude oil (sweet crude) of [[Assam]]. After establishment of other refineries in the Northeast, Assam crude is unavailable for [[Barauni]] . Hence, [[sweet crude]] is being sourced from [[Africa]]n, [[South East Asian]] and Middle East countries like [[Nigeria]], [[Iraq]] and [[Malaysia]]. The refinery receives crude oil by pipeline from [[Paradip]] on the east coast via [[Haldia]]. With various revamps and expansion projects at Barauni Refinery, capability for processing high-sulphur crude has been added — high-sulphur crude oil (sour crude) is cheaper than low-sulphur crudes — thereby increasing not only the capacity but also the profitability of the refinery.

==See also==
* [[Barauni IOC Township]]
*[[Indian Oil Corporation|Indian Oil]]

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.iocl.com/AboutUs/BarauniRefinery.aspx Barauni Refinery in IOC]
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[[Category:Oil refineries in India]]
[[Category:Energy in Bihar]]
[[Category:Barauni]]
[[Category:India–Soviet Union relations]]
[[Category:Soviet foreign aid]]
[[Category:India–Romania relations]]
[[Category:Indian Oil Corporation buildings and structures]]
[[Category:Energy infrastructure completed in 1964]]
[[Category:1964 establishments in Bihar]]

Barauni Refinery - Revision history

Delinker at 14:11, 25 July 2023