Indian refiners postpone maintenance shutdowns to meet local fuel demand: Govt

Indian refiners have postponed maintenance shutdowns of their units to meet local fuel demand, a ‌government ⁠official ⁠said on Monday.

Indian Oil Corporation ​and Bharat Petroleum Corporation were among the companies ​that had planned to shut units at some of their ​refineries for routine maintenance, ⁠Sujata ‌Sharma, joint secretary ​in ​the federal oil ministry said.

However, ⁠Nayara Energy will shut its ​400,000 barrels per day Vadinar ​refinery for maintenance from April 9, tightening supply of liquefied petroleum gas in the country, she said.


Nayara ‌was originally scheduled to shut the refinery ​for a month-long ​maintenance ⁠last year but had to postpone the plan as European Union sanctions ​made it difficult to secure key items required for the turnaround.

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