Which refinery is the world's largest, located in India?

Which refinery is the world's largest, located in India? The answer is the Jamnagar Refinery. It is a huge Reliance Industries complex at Motikhavdi in Gujarat, on India’s western coast.

The first refinery at Jamnagar was commissioned in July 1999 with an installed capacity of about 668,000 barrels per day. Reliance later expanded the site, and its refining complex reached roughly 1.24 million barrels per day, making it the world’s largest refining location. Its scale is helped by integrated port, pipeline, storage, utility and petrochemical facilities.

Jamnagar is sometimes described as one refinery and sometimes as a refining complex because the site contains multiple major processing units. That distinction explains why capacity figures can vary between references, especially after expansions. The answer remains the same in either ordinary quiz usage.

The facility is also known for its high Nelson Complexity Index of 21.1, reflecting its ability to process difficult crude streams and produce a broad range of fuels and feedstocks. It should not be confused with Port Arthur, the largest refinery in the United States, or with Saudi Arabia’s large Ras Tanura complex.