2023-07-03 13:36:15
Indian refiners processed 6% more crude oil in May, according to provisional government data released on Monday, recording their biggest month-on-month rise since December 2022.
Refinery throughput in May reached 5.37 million barrels per day (22.7 million tonnes), up 0.4% from May last year.
In April, throughput fell 3.8% year-on-year to its lowest level in five months in terms of barrels per day, due to ongoing maintenance work.
In May, India’s crude oil imports rose 2% from a year earlier, thanks to continued purchases of discounted Russian fuel to meet strong domestic demand.
India’s Russian crude oil imports in May hit a record 62.8-66.7 million barrels as buyers took advantage of supply discounts, reducing demand for oil from the Middle East. East and Africa.
India’s fuel consumption also rose in May, with diesel sales hitting a record high, supported by strong industrial activity in the world’s third-largest oil consumer.
Natural gas production edged down 0.1% year-on-year to 2.91 billion cubic meters, while crude oil production fell 1.9% to 2.5 million tonnes, according to the data.
Below is detailed information on refinery throughput and crude oil production:
REFINING PRODUCTION IN TERMS OF CRUDE OIL PRODUCTION (in thousands of tonnes):
May-2023 May-2023 May-2022 April-May 2023 April-May 2022
Plan Actual Actual Actual Actual Actual
IOC, Guwahati 93 96 94 190 184
IOC, Barauni 553 580 584 1126 1135
IOC Gujarat 1 133 1 330 1 359 2 452 2 677
IOC, Haldia 725 720 712 1 426 1 419
IOC, Mathura 856 834 813 1 670 1 618
IOC, Digboi 62 64 62 108 120
IOC, Panipat 1 219 1 263 1 253 2 515 2 425
IOC, Bongaigaon 251,258,183,5
IOC, Paradip 1 146 1 272 1 363 2 459 2 690
BPCL, Mumbai 1 300 1 332 1 257 2 591 2 558
BPCL, Kochi 1 365 1 464 1 432 2 849 2 746
BORL, Bina 650 660 676 1 254 1 360
HPCL, Mumbai 761 791 844 1 628 1 576
HPCL, Visakha 934 1 066 803 1 911 1 600
CPCL, Manali 930 941 1 005 1 861 1 910
NRL, Numaligarh 80 61 275 61 546
MRPL, Mangalore 1 450 1 494 1 415 2 963 2 896
ONGC, Tatipaka 3 6 7 13 13
HMEL, Bhatinda 1 003 1 101 1 111 2 174 2 151
RIL, Jamnagar 3 124 2 882 3 124 5 724 6 158
RIL, SEZ 2,547 2,765 2,547 5,279 4,664
Nayara, Vadinar 1 726 1 743 1 726 3 414 3 386
TOTAL 21 910 22 727 22 644 44 177 44 224
Source: Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas: Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas
IOC : Indian Oil Corp
BPCL : Bharat Petroleum Corp Ltd
HPCL : Hindustan Petroleum Corp Ltd
CPCL : Chennai Petroleum Corp Ltd
MRPL : Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd
Reliance Industries Ltd
Please note that CPCL’s CBR Refinery is decommissioned and in the process of being shut down due to the inability to meet the required product specifications with the existing configuration.
CRUDE PRODUCTION (‘000 tonnes):
May-2023 May-2023 May-2022
Plan Actual Actual
ONGC
Andhra Pradesh 16 17 16
Assam ^ 91 90 84
Gujarat 388 379 386
Tamil Nadu 21 18 23
Offshore # 1,126 1,154 1,184
OIL
Assam, Arunachal Pradesh & 281 277 265
Rajasthan (heavy oil)
Private operators 588 567 591
Total 2 511 2 501 2 550
The total may not correspond to the sum of the components due to rounding.
ONGC : Oil and Natural Gas Corp Ltd
OIL : Oil India Ltd
Includes oil production from Tripura
#Includes Mumbai High Oil Production
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