Assam based Numaligarh Refinery Limited (NRL) achieved a record crude throughput in the fiscal; ending March 31, 2010.
The company has recorded a crude throughput of 2.62 Million Metric Tonnes (MMT) during 2009-10, with the previous highest being 2.57 MMT and was recorded in 2007-08.
In the 2009-10 fiscal, NRL’s profit before tax grew by 13.2 per cent to Rs. 361.71 crore, while profit after tax was posted at Rs. 232.08 crore.
On retail marketing front, NRL’s per pump throughput (PPT) during 2009-10 was 256 KL per month for North East and 234 KL per month on all-India basis, which were higher than respective industry average figures.
NRL’s retail market share in North East has reached 13 per cent as on March 31, 2010. NRL’s retail outlet at Jorabat, near Guwahati, has remained the highest seller amongst all oil companies in the entire eastern region of the country.
Distillate Yield (yield of high value liquid petroleum products) of NRL during 2009-10 was recorded at 85.32 per cent showing an improved performance against previous year’s figure of 84.72 per cent.
By virtue of adopting advanced technologies such as extreme high pressure-temperature Hydrocracking, NRL’s
Distillate Yield is one of the highest amongst refineries in the country.
The refinery’s Specific Energy Consumption, a measure of energy efficiency in operation, during 2009-10 wasrecorded at 67.6 MBN, again an improved performance compared to 70.7 MBN a year ago.
On the safety front, the refinery has been able to sustain its excellence in performance with achievement of 14.09 million loss time accident free man-hours as on March 31, 2010.
NRL also achieved another feat in being the first refinery in North-East to produce and despatch Euro-IV grade Motor Spirit (Petrol).
NRL is currently implementing a Diesel Quality Upgradation Project with a cost involvement of Rs 435 crore that would enable production of Euro-III and Euro-IV grades of High Speed Diesel (HSD) at 100 per cent capacity utilisation of the refinery.
