Bharat Petroleum Corp plans to close Bina refinery in June for maintenance

• ByStartup Story Team     |    January 23, 2023

According to two sources familiar with the plan, India’s Bharat Petroleum Corp plans to close its 156,000 barrels-per-day (bpd) Bina refinery in central India for about a month in June for maintenance.

According to the sources, the state-run refiner also plans to close half of its 240,000 bpd Mumbai refinery in western India for three to four weeks in September-October for maintenance.

According to sources, the shutdown plan’s details are “tentative,” and dates will be finalized later.

“As of now plan is to shut Bina refinery from June 1, once Numaligarh (refinery) is back from its shutdown,” one of the sources said.

Indian refineries are required to shut down units at refineries every four years for maintenance and inspection.

Numaligarh Refinery Ltd plans to close its 60,000-bpd plant in the northeast for about 40 days for maintenance until the end of April.

According to sources, the planned shutdown of units at BPCL’s refineries will not result in supply shortages, and the company will meet its supply commitments.

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