Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals (MRPL) is planning to resume operation at its 100,000 barrel per day (bpd) crude unit, representing about a third of the plant’s overall capacity, at a full rate from November 21. The company had shut the crude unit on November 13, 2015 due to a minor fire inside the vacuum heater.
MRPL, a subsidiary of state-run exploration firm Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), runs a coastal refinery in southern Karnataka state with a capacity of 300,000 bpd.