India's Bharat Petroleum Corp. (BPCL) and its joint venture partner Royal Dutch/Shell Group have selected a site in Uttar Pradesh, India, for a proposed $200 million, 140,000 b/d grassroots refinery. The project site is 45 km southeast of Allahabad and will incorporate crude oil import facilities, a products distribution terminal, and a 200-acre greenbelt. The project is scheduled to be mechanically completed within 42 months from the date of final approval of a detailed feasibility report by the government.
Elsewhere in Indian refining news, Indian Oil Co. Ltd. (IOC) submitted a feasibility report to the Petroleum Ministry for a $425 million cogeneration power project it plans to add to a 120,000 b/d refinery IOC is building at Panipat, India.
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