The expansion project further includes setting up a crude oil import terminal at Paradip Port in Odisha and laying about 1640 km of cross-country pipelines for transportation of imported crude oil to Numaligarh. 

Sep 3, 2024

The Numaligarh Refinery Limited (NRL) is embarking on a major integrated refinery expansion project to triple its capacity from 3 MMTPA to 9 MMTPA at an estimated investment of more than INR 28,000 crore by 2025. As per a statement issued by NRL, the project further includes setting up a crude oil import terminal at Paradip Port in Odisha and laying about 1640 km of cross-country pipelines for transportation of imported crude oil to Numaligarh.

As per media reports, the total equity commitment for this project will be approximately INR 5,500 crore, of which 69 percent will come from Oil India Limited. The project has already received investments worth INR 19,000 crore. The refinery will run at 50–60 percent capacity after its expansion until reaching full capacity in 2026–2027 after stabilizing.

NRL further plans to build a refinery with a six million TPA capacity, along with related pipelines and terminals for crude oil, with the goal of processing both Arab Light and Arab Heavy grades of crude oil.

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Oil India Limited anticipates a rise in gas output following the construction of the pipeline that will link Oil India’s producing fields to the country’s gas infrastructure. The Indradhanush Gas Grid (IGGL), a joint venture of IOCL, ONGC, GAIL, OIL and NRL, hopes to have the first section of the pipeline put out by December 2024.