Visakhapatnam refinery
Also known as:
Visakh
Visakh
Visakhapatnam is a medium sized, medium complexity refinery located in India.
The refinery is owned and operated by HPCL.
Refinery configuration
Refinery configuration
Complexity: 7.9
Major process units:
Major process units:
Atmospheric distillation - 185 kbpd
Reformer - Continuous (CCR) unit
Location
Location
M6RV+4PC, HPCL Steel Plant, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh 530011, India
Refinery history
Refinery history
2025 - New resid upgrading unit commissioned using LC - max technology(resid hydrocracking with solvent deasphalting). Capcity of 3.5 mt/y.
1978 - Placed into HPCL
1976 - Refinery was nationalized
1957 - Commissioned by Caltex India with 0.675 mt/ capacity