Mathura Refinery
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  Location of the Mathura Refinery in Uttar Pradesh  Mathura Refinery (India) | |
| Country | India |
|---|---|
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| City | Mathura |
| Coordinates | 27°22′41.9″N 77°41′11.2″E / 27.378306°N 77.686444°E |
| Refinery details | |
| Owner(s) | Indian Oil Corporation Limited |
| Commissioned | January 19, 1982 |
| Capacity | 8 MMTPA |
The Mathura Refinery, owned by Indian Oil Corporation, is the sixth oil refinery of IndianOil located in Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India. The refinery processes low sulphur crude from Bombay High, imported low sulphur crude from Nigeria, and high sulphur crude from the Middle East.
History
[edit]The refinery, which cost Rs.253.92 crores to build, was commissioned on 19 January 1982.[1] Construction began on the refinery in October 1972. The foundation stone was laid by Indira Gandhi, the former prime minister of India. The FCCU and Sulphur Recovery Units were commissioned in January, 1983. The refinery was commissioned with a refining capacity of 6.0 million tonnes per year and The refining capacity of this refinery was expanded to 7.5 million tonnes per year in 1989 by debottlenecking and revamping. A DHDS Unit was commissioned in 1989 for production of HSD with low sulphur content of 0.25% wt. ( max.). The present refining capacity of this refinery is 8.00 million tonnes per year.
In January 2009, the plant shut down for a period of time due to a strike.[2]
In 1998 the plant was awarded the "Best of all" Rajiv Gandhi National Quality Award.[3] Presently Mathura Refinery is producing BS VI standard fuels and supplying to Delhi NCR. A corporate MyStamp of the refinery has also been published by the Postal Department for recognising the contributions of the refinery towards environment conscience.
Environmental issues
[edit]It is located about 50 kilometers away from the Taj Mahal.[4] It is currently asking the Indian government to allow an expansion, raising the capacity to 11 million tonnes.[5] The refinery also wants to create a new garbage disposal site, which has garnered new outrage from environmental activists because the site will be located even closer to the Taj Mahal and Mathura. The Indian government hired a panel to examine the effects of the refinery on the Taj Mahal. The panel found that the air has high levels of suspended particulate matter, caused by factory emissions, dust, construction, and exhaust from automobiles. These are causing the Taj Mahal to change color.[6] However, contribution of Mathura Refinery for causing pollution has not been established.
Accident
[edit]On November 12, 2024, an explosion took place at the atmospheric vacuum unit of the refinery which led to fire, injuring 8 workers.[7][8]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "IndianOil Corporation - Mathura Refinery". www.iocl.com.
- ^ "Latest news from India - India eNews". www.indiaenews.com. Archived from the original on 15 February 2012.
- ^ SHRAWAN (29 May 2013). "ANNEX IV: LIST OF AWARD WINNERS OF RAJIV GANDHI NATIONAL QUALITY AWARDS" (PDF). www.bis.org.in. New Delhi: Bureau of Indian Standards. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
- ^ "Gulf Times – Qatar's top-selling English daily newspaper - India". Archived from the original on 8 June 2011. Retrieved 26 February 2009.
- ^ "'IOC planning to raise capacity of Mathura refinery to 11 million tonnes'". The Hindu. 14 September 2008 – via www.thehindu.com.
- ^ "The Taj Mahal, Once-White, Turns Yellow From Pollution".
- ^ Lavania, Deepak (14 November 2024). "Eight workers were injured in a blast at the Indian Oil refinery's atmospheric vacuum unit (AVU) in Mathura on Tuesday evening as the unit was being restarted following maintenance". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 15 November 2024. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
- ^ Jahagirdar, Vaidehi (13 November 2024). "On Tuesday (November 12), a massive fire broke out at the Indian Oil refinery in Uttar Pradesh's Mathura district. According to the information released, the fire erupted around 8.30 pm while the main plant was being restarted after 40 days of being shut. The official claimed that over 10 people were injured in the incident; however, the number was later re-confirmed to eight". India TV. Archived from the original on 15 November 2024. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
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