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Guwahati Refinery, Technology with Ecology at Heart






 Growth Timeline                         1984                           1986

                                         Commissioning                Þ Modernization project of Crude Distillation
 1958  1959                              of Naphtha                      Unit completed
                                         Splitting Facility
 The seed of Guwahati   Þ A committee of experts visit Guwahati       Þ Capacity revamped to 1.00 MMTPA
 Renery sown with the   for the selection of a site for a renery    Þ Commissioning of Process Cooling Towers
 formation of Indian   Þ A site on the eastern part of Guwahati       Þ Installation of Turbo Generator-III
 Reneries Limited   near Noonmati selected for the
 under 100% Govt.   construction of the renery. The selection        Þ Noonmati News re-christened as Guwahati Renery News
 ownership to erect   received the approval of the Govt. of India
 reneries and lay
 Þ Agreement  with  the  Rumanian  Govt.  signed  for
 petroleum pipelines
 providing technological help in building the renery





 1961  1962
                1993                                          1994                                            1996
 Þ First lot of 25 wagons laden   Commissioning of
 with crude oil from   India’s rst Public Sector   Installation   Commissioning                              Shifting of
 Naharkotiya received at   Renery with 0.75   of DM          of LPG Recovery                                 pneumatic to
 Guwahati Renery’s newly   MMTPA in Guwahati. A   Plant      Unit in DCU                                     digital controls
 constructed yard at Noonmati                                                                                 and centralized
 new year’s gift by Pandit                                                                                    DCS control room
 Þ Construction of the new Power House   Jawaharlal Nehru, the
 of Guwahati Renery and completion of   then Prime Minister of
 lighting arrangements in September  India
 Þ Commissioning of renery’s own barge “Jaldhara”

                                          1998-2000                                                              2002

                                        Þ Installation of Turbo                                                 Þ Commissioning of Hydrogen
 1964  1971  1976                           Generator-IV                                                            Unit

 The rst   Production   Installation   Þ Installation of Advance                                               Þ Commissioning of
 product   of LPG   of Efuent              Process Control in CDU &                                                Hydrotreater Unit
 pipeline of   commenced   Treatment        DCU                                                                 Þ Commissioning of Amine
 IndianOil,   in Guwahati   Plant(ETP)  Þ Installation of DCU New                                                   Treatment Unit & Sulphur
 Guwahati-Siliguri   Renery                Heater installed                                                        Recovery Unit
 Pipeline (GSPL)
 covering 435 km                        Þ CDU Pre-Heat Optimization,
 commissioned to meet the  product          Air Pre-Heater and Crude
 requirements outside the state             Column revamped





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