New Delhi, July 2 -- The 1,635-1,640-km Paradip-Numaligarh crude oil pipeline is likely to be commissioned by October-November this year, while the expanded Numaligarh Refinery, whose capacity is being increased from 3 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) to 9 MTPA, is expected to be commissioned in early 2027, Ranjit Rath, Chairman and Managing Director, Oil India Ltd, told ANI.

"The pre-commissioning activity is already underway. We took crude into the system on December 31, 2025, and we foresee that the entire refinery will be commissioned early 2027. The 1,635-1,640-km Paradip-Numaligarh pipeline is likely to be commissioned by October-November this year," Rath said on the sidelines of a CII event on compressed biogas (CBG).

The refinery...