RPL’s export refinery goes on stream

26 Dec 2008 Evaluate

Reliance Petroleum (RPL), a subsidiary of Reliance Industries, commissioned its 27-million tonne export refinery in Jamnagar on Thursday, putting to rest market speculation of a possible delay following a global demand slump for petroleum products.

The RPL refinery, which will be capable of processing 580,000 barrels of oil per day (bopd), has been developed in partnership with Chevron of US, which holds a 5% stake in the refinery. This is the second refinery from the Reliance stable in Jamnagar, which along with the existing 33-million metric tonne per annum (mmtpa) RIL refinery, is now the world’s largest refinery complex.

The marginal refiners in the West will be under pressure from a low-cost one like RPL. RPL’s refinery can process the inferior quality crude oil into high quality products for the export market.

The commissioning of the refinery comes at a time when global demand for petroleum products in most mature markets like the US and Europe is shrinking, showing a steady decline of 8-10%, even as global crude oil prices take a tumble. Crude oil prices, which hit its record at about $147 a barrel in mid-July, has fallen to just about $35 a barrel in the past four months.

 

 

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