Barauni is a small, medium complexity refinery located in India.
The refinery is owned and operated by Indian Oil Company.
Complexity: 8.0
Atmospheric distillation - 130 kbpd
Reformer - Semiregen unit
Barauni-Kanpur Pipeline, C3J5+GXQ, P.O. Barauni, CISF Colony, Begusarai, Bihar 851114, India
1965 - Commissioned with crude processing capacity of 1.0 MMTPA (AVU-I) of sweet crude from Assam oil fields.
2000 - Crude processing capability was increased to the current level of 6.0 MMTPA.
2002 - Processing of high sulphur crudes through Barauni Expansion Project (BXP) was implemented. Residue Fluidized Catalytic Cracker Unit (RFCCU), Diesel Hydro Treating Unit (DHDT), Sulphur Recovery Unit (SRU), Amine Re-generation Unit (ARU), and Hydrogen Generation Unit (HGU) are some of the major units.
2025 - Expected completion of 60 kbpd expansion of the refinery