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Barauni Refinery, Technology with Ecology at Heart

Nascent Beginnings
Laying Foundation for Future

edicated to the nation in 1965, Barauni Renery is
DIndianOil's second renery, constructed with collaboration
from the Soviet Union at an approximate cost of INR 49.4 crore.

Spanning 800 acres, the renery is strategically located 125
kilometers (78 miles) from Patna, in the industrial town of
Barauni, situated along the banks of the Ganges River in the
Begusarai district of Bihar. It is positioned at the junction of two
signicant railway lines: the Eastern Railways and the North-
Eastern Railways. Additionally, the renery is within 60
kilometers of notable landmarks such as the Indradamneshwar
Mahadev Temple, Kakolat Waterfalls, and Maner Sharif.

Prof. Humayun Kabir, the then Union Minister for Petroleum & Chemicals,
Government of India, dedicating Barauni Renery
to the nation on January 15, 1965

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