IOC plans to raise Mathura refinery capacity

Panipat: Indian Oil Corporation is planning to raise its Mathura refinery capacity to 11 million tonne from eight million tonne currently.

'We have approached the Ministry of Environment and Forest for clearance to expand our Mathura refinery,' company Director (Refineries) B N Bankapur said.

The refinery processes low sulphur crude from Bombay High, imported low sulphur crude from Nigeria and high sulphur crude from the West Asia.