Assam oil refining capacity to be doubled: Govt
Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Friday said the capacities of Assam's four oil refineries will be raised to 16 million tonnes per annum from 7 MTPA within 10 years. "Assam will become India's petroleum hub for the entire South-east [Asia]", Pradhan claimed. The Centre has also envisaged investing ₹1.30 lakh crore in the Northeast's petroleum sector by 2030, he stated.