Indian Oil Corp is planning to shut its Panipat refinery and associated naphtha cracker unit for maintenance in the month of July. The units are likely to remain off-stream for about one month. Haryana based refinery has the production capacity of 150,000 bpd crude unit and naphtha capacity of 300,00
IOC has lined up an extensive maintenance turnaround plan for its refineries in 2017. IOC also plans to shut a 160,000 bpd Mathura refinery for 15 days from Aug 25; its 120,000 bpd Barauni refinery in Bihar for about 5 weeks in July-August; and a 150,000 bpd Haldia plant in West Bengal of the country for about three weeks in November-December for a flare job. IOC plans to shut the only crude unit at its 300,000 bpd coastal Paradip refinery in Odisha for about three weeks for repairs in October to enhance its capability to process tough grades, the sources added. The refiner has already shut some units at its 274,000 bpd Koyali refinery in Gujarat for revamp and maintenance from June 1.
