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    India oil refining capacity to surge 46% by March 2017

    India's oil refining capacity will exceed 6.2 million barrels per day (bpd) by March 2017 from about 4.26 million bpd now, Oil Secretary GC Chaturvedi said in a speech delivered to an industry function on Monday.

    April 16, 2012 / 19:14 IST

    India's oil refining capacity will exceed 6.2 million barrels per day (bpd) by March 2017 from about 4.26 million bpd now, Oil Secretary GC Chaturvedi said in a speech delivered to an industry function on Monday.


    India and other emerging markets are boosting refining capacity to feed rising regional demand, while their counterparts in the United States and Europe restructure or shut plants as fuel sales slow.


    Chaturvedi also said India's oil consumption is set to grow by over 4% in the next 10-15 years as compared to the global oil demand growth of only 0.8%.

    He said diminishing availability of crude oil and its high prices are a matter of concern as India's per capita energy consumption will have to increase to power its economic growth.

    first published: Apr 16, 2012 12:56 pm

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