Centre notifies land acquisition process for laying oil pipeline

New Delhi: The Centre on Wednesday has notified the process for land acquisition for the 486-km long oil pipeline from Mundra to the upcoming refinery at Pachpadra in Barmer, Rajasthan whose ground-breaking ceremony was done by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2018.

The HPCL Rajasthan Refinery Limited (HRRL) refinery at Barmer will comprise of a 9.0 mmtpa grass root refinery and petrochemical complex and it is proposed to expand the refinery capacity from 9.0 to 18.0 mmtpa — which will be one of the largest in the country.

The refinery complex is designed to process a mix of Rajasthan crude oil & Arab Mix crude (Arab Heavy (AH): Arab Light (AL); 50:50) and future option of refinery operation on Arab Mix (AM) & Maya/Doba is also envisaged. The project also involves designing Crude Oil Terminal (COT) facilities for storage and handling of Maya/Doba crude in the future.