Indian refiners' September crude processing rises 2.9% from a month earlier
Oct 28 (Reuters) - Indian refiners’ crude throughput rose 2.9% from August to 5.62 million barrels per day (23 million metric tons) in September, provisional government data showed on Wednesday.
Refinery throughput in August was 5.46 million bpd (23.15 million metric tons).
Refinery throughput rose 9.3% from 5.14 million bpd (21.06 million metric tons) in September last year.
India's crude oil imports rose more than 16% in September from the previous month to 22.26 million metric tons, government data showed on Friday. O/INDIA2
Indian gasoline demand is set to peak by 2035 as electric vehicles gain ground, ethanol blending continues and more cars run on gas, the chairman of state-run refiner Indian Oil Corp IOC.NS said on Wednesday.
India's fuel consumption in September rose 3.9% from August to 19.26 million metric tons, data from the Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell of the oil ministry showed on Tuesday.
India's diesel exports are set to surge from 2027, giving the South Asian nation a bigger role in global markets, as state-run companies boost refining capacity, industry officials said earlier this week.
REFINERY PRODUCTION IN TERMS OF CRUDE THROUGHPUT (in 1,000 tons):
September 2026 | August 2026 | September 2025 | ||
Actual | Actual | Actual | ||
IOCL, Barauni | 547 | 530 | 426 | |
IOCL, Koyali | 1,414 | 1,434 | 787 | |
IOCL, Haldia | 713 | 755 | 705 | |
IOCL, Mathura | 747 | 793 | 786 | |
IOCL, Panipat | 1,182 | 558 | 1,264 | |
IOCL, Guwahati | 105 | 108 | 100 | |
IOCL, Digboi | 48 | 62 | 55 | |
IOCL, Bongaigaon | 249 | 228 | 250 | |
IOCL, Paradip | 1,231 | 1,271 | 1,271 | |
CPCL, Manali | 578 | 1002 | 904 | |
BPCL, Mumbai | 1,293 | 1,336 | 1,3559 | |
BPCL, Kochi | 1,269 | 1,522 | 1,162 | |
BPCL, Bina | 690 | 721 | 490 | |
NRL, Numaligarh | 273 | 272 | 246 | |
ONGC, Tatipaka | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
MRPL, Mangalore | 1,458 | 1,243 | 1,387 | |
HPCL, Mumbai | 828 | 889 | 847 | |
HPCL, Visakh | 1,105 | 1,265 | 1,264 | |
HRRL, Pachpadra | 339 | 44 | -- | |
HMEL, Bathinda | 1,122 | 1,146 | 966 | |
RIL, Jamnagar | 2,964 | 3,026 | 2,926 | |
RIL, SEZ | 3,260 | 3,266 | 2,622 | |
Nayara, Vadinar | 1,583 | 1,670 | 1,244 | |
TOTAL | 23,005 | 23,148 | 21,067 |
Source: Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas
IOC: Indian Oil Corp IOC.NS
BPCL: Bharat Petroleum Corp Ltd BPCL.NS
HPCL: Hindustan Petroleum Corp Ltd HPCL.NS
CPCL: Chennai Petroleum Corp Ltd CHPC.NS
MRPL: Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd MRPL.NS
Reliance Industries Ltd RELI.NS
Please note that CPCL's CBR refinery is decommissioned under shutdown due to a limitation in meeting required product specifications with the existing configuration.