Oil refineries Flashcards
India’s oldest refinery
Digboi Refinery, Assam
Function of Thrombay Refinery
It mainly gets Iranian crude and oil from Ankleshwar fields
First public sector refinery
Guwahati Refinery
Romanian colab
Refines and processes crude from Moran and Naharkatiya Oil fields
First Refinery to produce superior lubricating oil
Chennai refinery
Worlds largest refinery
Jamnagar refinery
Eco friendly w 0 discharge of effluent gases
Panipat refinery
India’s oldest coal field
Raniganj in West Bengal
India’s largest coal field
Jharia In Jharkhand
Oil refineries in private sector
Reliance Petroleum Limited @ Jamnagar, Gujarat
Collab w Russia and Romania
Barauni Refinery
The only coastal refinery
Haldia Refinery
Coal formation
Accumulation of plant matter in swampy areas, broad deltas and coastal plains
Peat formation
Accumulation of vegetable matter which has undergone varying degree of decomposition and carbonation
Natural gas formation
Decomposing remains of dead animals and plants buried under the earth
LPG foul smell reason
Ethyl mercaptan ( leakage of the gas can be identified instantly)
