The Essar Refinery is an oil refinery at Vadinar

Vadinar

Vadinar is small coastal town located in Jamnagar district of the state of Gujarat, India. The offshore oil terminal of the Kandla Port Trust is located in Vadinar and contributes in a large way to the total earnings of this major port...

, Gujarat, India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

. It is owned and operated by the Essar Oil

Essar Oil

Essar Oil is an Indian integrated oil and gas company that is part of the Essar group based in Mumbai. It operates a major refinery in Gujarat, India, which made it the second largest non-state refiner in India in 2009....

. It is among the largest single location refineries in the world.

History

Construction of the refinery started in 1996. The refinery project was delayed several times due to environmental concerns and financial problems, including initial cost over runs and a shortfall in equity contributions. In 1998, it was 60% complete in 1998 but was struck by a cyclone that caused considerable damage. Construction was restarted in 2005 and the refinery was completed in 2006. It costs US$2.14 billion.

Description

The refinery has a capacity of 300000 oilbbl/d. It is configured to produce Euro II and Euro III grades of petrol and diesel fuel. The refinery has built-in environment friendly technologies for pollution management and has also planted over one million trees to ensure a green corridor around the entire refinery complex. After its expansion it runs at a Nelson complexity index

Nelson complexity index

The Nelson complexity index was developed by Wilbur L. Nelson in a series of articles in Oil & Gas Journal in 1960-61 . In 1976, he elaborated on the concept in another series of articles, again in Oil & Gas Journal...

of 12.8. This means it will be able to refine all varieties of crude, producing Euro 5 grade fuels. The refinery employs over 1,000 personnel.