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What is Visakhapatnam Refinery?
Visakhapatnam Refinery (officially: Visakh Refinery), is one of the two oil refineries of HPCL in India, the other being Mumbai Refinery. This was one of the first major industries of Visakhapatnam and first oil refinery on the East Coast.
Who owns Visakha oil refinery?
Visakha refinery was commissioned by Caltex Oil Refining (India) in 1957, with an installed capacity of 0.675 million tonne per year. The facility was acquired by the Government of India in 1976 and amalgamated with HPCL in 1978 by the CORIL-HPCL Amalgamation Order, 1978.
Why is HPCL a major oil company in Visakhapatnam?
This was one of the first major industries of Visakhapatnam and first oil refinery on the East Coast. After the nationalisation, HPCL has transformed itself into a mega Public Sector Undertaking and it is second largest integrated oil company in India.