Reliance Industries is planning a scheduled maintenance shutdown at one of its crude processing units and select secondary units at its 660,000 barrels-per-day refinery, according to sources familiar with the matter. The shutdown is expected to last around three to four weeks later this month.
The refinery, one of the largest in the world, operates two equally sized crude distillation units that primarily serve domestic fuel demand. The broader refining complex also includes a separate export-oriented refinery with a capacity of 704,000 barrels per day.
Sources said the maintenance is likely to begin around mid-May, timed after Nayara Energy restarts operations at its 400,000 barrels-per-day refinery, helping ensure stable fuel supply in the country during the shutdown period.
Reliance, which runs the world’s largest refining complex, did not respond to requests for comments.
