India's BPCL says to shut crude unit at Mumbai refinery in November
- The state-run refiner initially planned to shut the units at the 200,000-bpd
Bharat Petroleum will shut down a 120,000 bpd crude unit at its Mumbai refinery for maintenance in November, a delay from earlier plans to meet India's local fuel demand.
- BPCL's Mumbai refinery maintenance schedule.
- Reasons for delayed refinery shutdowns.
- Meeting India's local fuel demand.
India’s Bharat Petroleum Corporation will shut a 120,000 barrel per day crude unit and some secondary units at its Mumbai refinery for maintenance in November, an industry source said on Monday.
The state-run refiner initially planned to shut the units at the 200,000-bpd Mumbai refinery in western India in April, a company spokesperson said in an email response.
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Earlier, an industry source had said that the three to four week maintenance shutdown of units would happen in September-October.
Indian refiners have delayed their refinery maintenance plans to meet local fuel demand, a government official said previously.