A petrochemicals and ancillary hub is being planned near the Guru Gobind Singh Refinery (GGSR) at Phulokheri in Bathinda district. Capacity of Bathinda refinery will soon be increased by 50%. Built at cost of about $4 billion, the refinery started processing crude oil in August 2011. HMEL achieved the first liquid sales in December 2011 with dispatch of kerosene and the first solid sales took place in February 2012 with sale of petroleum coke.
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