Corrected: India's refineries operating at 105% to 108% of capacity, MRPL official says
09/09/2026 05:15
CORRECTED-India's refineries operating at 105% to 108% of capacity, MRPL official says Corrects details on whose refinery utilisation rates are running at 105% to 108% of capacity in paragraphs 1-2
SINGAPORE, Sept 9 (Reuters) - India's refinery capacity utilisation has been at 105% to 108% over the last six months, a senior company official from refiner Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals MRPL.NS said on Wednesday, adding that higher diesel demand is pushing refiners to prioritise diesel over jet fuel.
"Most of our refiners are complex, can take a wide variety of crude from API range from something like 16 to 45 or 48," said Nandakumar Pillai, a company director, at the APPEC conference.
(Reporting by Sudarshan Varadhan and Trixie Yap; Editing by Thomas Derpinghaus)
((sudarshan.varadhan@thomsonreuters.com; +65 91164984;))
Recent news on Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals
See all newsBrief: Mangalore Refinery And Petrochemicals Sept-Quarter Consol Net Profit 19.01 Billion Rupees
India's MRPL resumes refined fuel exports, tender shows
Asia's gasoline margin skyrockets on outages, China export halt, traders say (updated)
Asia's gasoline margin skyrockets on outages, China export halt, traders say (updated)
India's MRPL extends fall as refinery fire prompts fuel export tender cancellations