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Numaligarh Refinery
Limited
Mobile Medical
Camps are conducted
in NRL Marketing
Terminal and
nearby villages in
collaboration with
VK NRL Hospital
to raise awareness
about COVID-19 and
preventive measures
to be taken to combat
its spread.
S. K. Barua
MD, NRL
RL is a PSE under the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas.
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) holds major equity
Nstake in the Company with 61.65% shares, followed by Oil India
Limited at 26 % and the Government of Assam at 12.35%.
The Refinery started commercial production in October 2000 with a
refining capacity of 3 MMTPA. NRL has established itself as a major player
in the oil and gas industry of India contributing significantly towards the
Government exchequer in the form of taxes and dividends.
The Company has several big projects lined up with over $ 4 billion
investment planned in the next four to five years.
It has embarked on a major expansion plan to treble its capacity from 3
MMTPA to 9 MMTPA, making use of indigenously sourced as well as
imported Crude Oil. This mega project includes laying of Crude Oil and
Product pipelines.
The upcoming Bio Refinery in Numaligarh is being set up as a joint venture
with Finnish companies; utilising green technology to produce bio ethanol
from non-food grade bamboo biomass. The Company is also laying a 130
km pipeline to Bangladesh for export of its products. NRL is a partner with
20% stake in Indradhanush Gas Grid Limited (IGGL) which is executing
the Natural Gas Pipeline that would connect all the eight North-eastern
states to the National Gas Grid, thereby ushering the states in a gas-based
economy.
Employees Strength
• Permanent (on roll): 920 (Management and Non-Management staff)
• Contractual: 17(Advisors & Retainers)
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