Oil ministry envisage MRPL’s capacity to increase to 18 MMTPA

15 Dec 2012 Evaluate

The Oil minister has envisaged capacity of Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals (MRPL) to be increased from 15 million metric tonne per annum (MMTPA) to 18 MMTPA by 2016-17. Pursuant to de-licensing of refinery sector since June, 1998, a refinery can be set up anywhere in India or its capacity augmented by a Private or Public Sector Enterprise depending on techno-commercial viability.

MRPL is a joint venture oil refinery promoted by Hindustan Petroleum Corporation (HPCL), a public sector company and IRIL & Associates (AV Birla Group). It has a design capacity to process 9.69 million metric tonnes per annum and is the only refinery in India to have two hydrocrackers producing Premium Diesel (High Cetane).

The company has reported a net profit at Rs 1185.11 crore for the quarter ended September 30, 2012 as compared to a net loss of Rs 24.13 crore for the same quarter in the previous year. Total income of the company has increased by 40.87% at Rs 16630.56 crore for quarter under review as compared to Rs 11805.67 crore for the quarter ended September 30, 2011.

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