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2019

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which country is planning to set up a refinery in Maharashtra?
A
Iran
B
Israel
C
Saudi Arabia
D
Brunei
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -HPCL’s Vizag refinery modernisation will be completed in 2022-23: Centre. HPCL’s Visakha Refinery all set for Rs. 26,264 crore expansion. CPCL kickstarts work for new mega refinery-cum-petrochemical unit.

Detailed explanation-2: -Paradip Refinery is IndianOil’s first refinery with single Atmospheric Column for processing 15.0 Million Metric Tonnes Per Annum. The crude receipt is by 3 nos. Single Point Mooring (SPM) located at around 30 kms inside the sea to facilitate Crude delivery by VLCC.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Rs 3 lakh crore project - known as the Ratnagiri Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd (RRPCL)- would have been the largest single-location refinery complex in the world with a capacity of 60 million tonnes and would create tremendous direct and indirect jobs. This would be the single biggest project in India.

Detailed explanation-4: -Estimated to cost around 44 billion dollars – 50 billion dollars, the Ratnagiri refinery-cum-petrochemical complex is scheduled to be commissioned by 2022.

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