Reliance expected to commission refinery before end of year

25-Dec-08

As opposed to speculation of postponement to the new year, Reliance Industries is expected to commission its second refinery in Jamnagar later this week. Reliance Petroleum is setting up a 29 mln ton export-oriented refinery in Jamnagar and is due to pass crude through the first Crude Distillation Unit (CDU) on December 28, the birth anniversary of the late Dhirubhai Ambani. The refinery, likely to be totally operational only next year, will add nearly 20% to the country's refinery capacity and make RIL the largest crude oil refining company in India.