INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
RIL had earlier planned to shut a crude unit at its Jamnagar refinery for three weeks in March.New Delhi: India's Reliance Industries Ltd,
operator of the world's biggest refining complex in Gujarat's Jamnagar, has deferred a maintenance shutdown of a crude unit at its
export-focussed plant to September from March, sources familiar with the matter said.The refiner had earlier planned to shut a crude unit at
its 704,000 barrels per day (bpd) refinery for about three weeks in March, sources said
The refinery has two equal size crude units.The maintenance turnaround now has been delayed to September, sources said.Trade sources said
that shutdown has been deferred to take advantage of robust cracks for the refined fuels.Asia's complex refining margins are averaging at
$7.37 so far in February, the highest since March 2018, according to Refinitiv data.Reliance's Jamnagar complex comprises two complex
refineries with combined capacity to process about 1.4 million bpd.Reliance did not respond to an email seeking comment.(Except for the
headline, this story has not been edited by TheIndianSubcontinent staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)
