Indian refiners' January crude processing slips 0.2% from a month earlier

ReutersFeb 23, 2026 2:51 PM

Feb 23 (Reuters) - Indian refiners' crude throughput fell by 0.2% month-on-month in January to 5.63 million barrels per day (23.81 million metric tons), provisional government data showed on Monday.

Refinery throughput in December was at 5.64 million barrels per day (23.86 million metric tons).

On a year-on-year basis, refinery throughput was little changed in January.

India is the world's third-biggest oil importer and consumer.

Data showed that India's fuel consumption fell to 21.05 million metric tons in January from 21.71 million the previous month but gained nearly 3% compared with the same period last year.

Earlier this month, an Indian foreign ministry spokesperson said that India is open to buying oil from nations, including Venezuela, depending on commercial viability. The United States, which threatened to impose tariffs on India last year for buying Venezuelan oil, has told Delhi it can resume those purchases soon to help replace imports of Russian oil, three sources familiar with the matter told Reuters in early February.

REFINERY PRODUCTION IN TERMS OF CRUDE THROUGHPUT (in 1,000 tons):

	January 2026	December 2025	January 2025	April 2025-January 2026
	Actual	Actual	Actual	Actual
IOCL, Barauni	541	581	544	5,315
IOCL, Koyali	1,492	1,470	1,316	10,376
IOCL, Haldia	725	721	744	7,050
IOCL, Mathura	863	875	740	8,393
IOCL, Panipat	1,279	1,410	1,319	13,333
IOCL, Guwahati	114	113	105	1,076
IOCL, Digboi	65	57	66	587
IOCL, Bongaigaon	266	260	257	2,556
IOCL, Paradip	1,384	1,371	1,436	13,762
CPCL, Manali	1,021	1,074	1,002	9,800
BPCL, Mumbai	1,377	1,368	1,391	13,468
BPCL, Kochi	1,518	1,406	1,523	14,620
BPCL, Bina	727	707	688	6,093
NRL, Numaligarh	261	284	288	2,566
ONGC, Tatipaka	7	7	7	65
MRPL, Mangalore	1,532	1,543	1,577	13,902
HPCL, Mumbai	828	828	883	8,288
HPCL, Visakh	1,296	1,346	1,423	13,442
HMEL, Bathinda	1,155	640	1,116	9,494
RIL, Jamnagar	2,916	3,023	3,032	28,097
RIL, SEZ	2,851	3,186	2,578	28,439
Nayara, Vadinar	1,589	1,592	1,744	15,877
TOTAL	23,807	23,862	23,779	226,748

Source: Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas

IOC: Indian Oil Corp IOC.NS

BPCL: Bharat Petroleum Corp Ltd BPCL.NS

HPCL: Hindustan Petroleum Corp Ltd HPCL.NS

CPCL: Chennai Petroleum Corp Ltd CHPC.NS

MRPL: Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd MRPL.NS

Reliance Industries Ltd RELI.NS

Please note that CPCL's CBR refinery is de-commissioned under shutdown due to limitation in meeting required product specifications with the existing configuration.

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