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{{Infobox oil refinery<br />
| name = Digboi Refinery<br />
| image = Digboi Centenary Museum 04.JPG<br />
| image alt = Photo of Digboi Centenary Museum at Digboi<br />
| caption = Digboi Centenary Museum<br />
| location_map = India Assam#India<br />
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| coordinates = {{coord|27|23|27|N|95|37|07|E|type:landmark|display=inline,title}}<br />
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| country = [[India]]<br />
| state = [[Assam]]<br />
| city = [[Digboi]]<br />
| founded = {{Start date|1901}}<br />
| operator = <br />
| owner = [[Indian Oil Corporation Limited]]<br />
| capacity = 0.65 MTPA<br />
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The '''Digboi Refinery''' was set up at [[Digboi]] in 1901 by [[Assam Oil Company Ltd]]. The [[Indian Oil Corporation|Indian Oil Corporation Ltd]] (IOC) took over the refinery and marketing management of Assam Oil Company Ltd. with effect from 1981 and created a separate division. This division has both refinery and marketing operations. The refinery at Digboi had an installed capacity 0.50 million [[tonne]]s per year. The refining capacity of the refinery was increased to 0.65 million tonnes per year by modernization of refinery in July, 1996. A new delayed [[Coke (fuel)|Coking]] Unit of 170,000 tonnes per year capacity was commissioned in 1999. A new Solvent Dewaxing Unit for maximizing production of [[microcrystalline]] wax was installed and commissioned in 2003. The refinery has also installed [[Hydrotreater-UOP]] in 2002 to improve the quality of [[Diesel fuel|diesel]]. The MSQ Upgradation unit has been commissioned. A new terminal was expected to be completed by 2016.<br />
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== History ==<br />
Digboi refinery is known as birthplace of the oil Industry in India. It was commissioned on 11 December 1901. It has the distinction of being Asia's first refinery and one of oldest still in operation.<ref>{{Cite journal|title=5 Things That Make Assam Unique|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/outlooktraveller/explore/story/67256/5-things-that-make-assam-unique|journal=[[Outlook India]]}}</ref> Oil was accidentally discovered in 1867 while laying a railway line in Digboi area. It was just found seeping out in dense jungles in [[Tinsukia district]]. Digging for oil was started in 1889 and the refinery set up in 1901 at Digboi.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/opinion/here-is-indias-oil-story/1153719/|title=Here is India’s oil story|date=3 May 2018|work=[[The Financial Express (India)|The Financial Express]]|access-date=9 Dec 2018}}</ref><br />
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== See also ==<br />
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* [[Bongaigaon Refinery]]<br />
* [[Guwahati Refinery]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20190523073025/https://travelnearby.com/5-most-beautiful-places-to-visit-in-digboi-things-to-do/ Digboi Refinery - Our Second Century]<br />
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20160115011334/http://www.discoverfareast.com/index.htm Article on Discover Far East]<br />
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[[Category:Energy in Assam]]<br />
[[Category:Oil refineries in India]]<br />
[[Category:Tinsukia]]<br />
[[Category:Companies based in Assam]]<br />
[[Category:Indian Oil Corporation buildings and structures]]<br />
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