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Gujarat Refinery, Technology with Ecology at Heart

Growth Timeline 1978-79 1982

Secondary processing Þ To recover high value products from the residue, the
facilities, consisting of a secondary processing facilities consisting of Fluidized
1961 Fluidized Catalytic Catalytic Cracking Unit (FCCU) of 1.0 MMTPA capacity
1965-66 Cracking Unit (FCCU) with a along with a Feed Preparation Unit (FPU-1) of 1.7
Following the conclusion of an
Indo-Soviet agreement in 1961 The rst million tonne Crude Distillation Unit capacity of 1.0 MMTPA, along MMTPA capacities, were commissioned in December
February, a site for the commissioned for trial production on October with a Feed Preparation Unit Þ Pilot Distillation Facilities (PDF) for the production of N-
establishment of a 2 million tonne 11, 1965. The throughput further increased by (FPU-1) with a capacity of 1.7 heptane & Light Aluminum Rolling Oils (LARO) set up
oil renery in Gujarat at Koyali near 20% beyond the designed capacity in January MMTPA, commissioned in December. By
Vadodara selected on April 17. The 1966 1980-81 this unit started processing Bombay High
Soviet and Indian engineers signed a Crude in addition to imported crudes. It was for the
contract in October for the preparation of the rst time in Indian petroleum industry that Indian
engineers independently handled such a big project
project report jointly

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To enable the absorption of increased Þ India's rst Diesel Hydrodesulfurization Unit (DHDS), commissioned
Dr. S. Radhakrishnan, the then The third 1.0 MMTPA Crude indigenous crude, the crude processing in June. Additionally, the MTBE Unit commissioned in September to
President of India, dedicated the Distillation Unit (AU-3) capacity of the renery was further increased eliminate Lead in Motor Spirit (MS)
renery to the nation with the commissioned in September to to 9.5 MMTPA. In 1993-94, Gujarat Renery
commissioning of second Crude process Ankleshwar & North commissioned the country’s rst Þ Conceptualized and commissioned South - East Asia’s largest
centralized Efuent Treatment Plant in June
Distillation Unit and Catalytic Gujarat crudes thus raising the Hydrocracker Unit with a capacity of 1.2
Reforming Unit on October 18 rening capacity to 3.0 MMTPA MMTPA, designed to convert the heavier ends Þ Atmospheric Distillation Unit-5 commissioned in September.
of crude oil into high-value, superior products Capacity augmented to 13.7 MMTPA making it the largest PSU
renery of the country

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1968 1974-75 World's largest Single Train The Residue Upgradation

Linear Alkyl Benzene (LAB) Plant Project and MS/HSD quality
Udex Plant commissioned for production of By 1974-75 with in-house modications, the capacity set up marking IndianOil's big- improvement project
Benzene & Toluene using feedstock available from of the renery further increased by 40% to a level of
ticket entry into the Petrochemicals commissioned increasing the
CRU in December 4.2 MMTPA
eld. The project completed in distillate yield by 8 to 10%
record 23 months

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