Commissioning of Bharat Oman refinery delayed to Q3

Bharat Oman Refineries Ltd., a joint venture (JV) between India’s public sector refiner Bharat Petroleum Corp. Ltd. and state-owned Oman Oil Co., is likely to commission its 6 million metric ton per year (MTPY) greenfield refinery in the July-September quarter. Mechanical completion of the refinery was pushed beyond the original schedule by delays in the arrival of hydrogen reactors for the full conversion hydrocracker unit and diesel hydrotreater from China. Construction of the refinery is now expected to be completed by June. (February 17, 2010)