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Refining & Petroleum Products
India refines more crude than it consumes as products, making it a net exporter of refined fuels even though it imports most of its crude. This page covers refining capacity, what refineries produce, and where the products go.
Capacity and throughput
How much India refines
Throughput can exceed nameplate capacity. Refineries often run above design capacity, and "products" includes output from fractionators and gas-processing units as well as crude distillation. PPAC lists 24 units, including HRRL, which was commissioned in FY 2026-27. One unit (CPCL's Cauvery Basin refinery) shows zero capacity.
Main products consumed in India
FY 2025-26 (provisional), MMT
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| Item | MMT |
|---|---|
| Diesel (HSD) | 94.7 |
| Petrol (MS) | 42.6 |
| LPG | 33.2 |
| ATF | 9.2 |
Source: PPAC Snapshot, Aug 2026. Other products include naphtha, bitumen, petroleum coke, fuel oil, lubricants and kerosene.
Product trade, FY 2025-26
Million metric tonnes
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| Item | MMT |
|---|---|
| Product exports | 61.4 |
| Product imports | 46.2 |
Source: PPAC Snapshot, Aug 2026. Exports earned US$41.1 bn. FY 2024-25 exports: 65.1 MMT.
Product guide
What refineries make, and who uses it
A short guide to the main petroleum products, with the latest official consumption figure where PPAC publishes one.
| Product | Main uses | Consumption | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diesel (high-speed diesel) | Trucks, buses, tractors, generators, railways (in part) | 94.7 MMT | The largest single product; drives freight costs |
| Petrol (motor spirit) | Two-wheelers, cars | 42.6 MMT | Sold blended with ethanol (E20 in ESY 2025-26) |
| LPG | Household cooking; commercial and industrial use | 33.2 MMT | A large share is imported; PMUY connections: 10.57 crore |
| Aviation turbine fuel | Commercial and military aviation | 9.2 MMT | SAF blending targets are indicative (see Energy Transition) |
| Naphtha | Petrochemical and fertiliser feedstock | — | Figure not reproduced here |
| Bitumen | Road construction | — | Figure not reproduced here |
| Lubricants | Engines and machinery | — | Base oils and finished lubricants |
| Petroleum coke | Cement and other industry | — | Figure not reproduced here |
Consumption figures are FY 2025-26 (provisional), from the PPAC Snapshot, Aug 2026. Where the snapshot's headline tables were not checked for a product, a dash is shown instead of a number.
Recent trend
Consumption, April–August 2026
Provisional data for the first five months of FY 2026-27 show total product consumption of 96.2 MMT, 3.9% lower than a year earlier. LPG consumption fell 16.8% and product imports fell 46%. PPAC does not give reasons for these changes. See 2026 context for documented events of the period.
What this page does not claim
This page does not rank refineries or companies, or give capacities for individual plants, because those figures were not checked against current official sources. PPAC's full Ready Reckoner has refinery-wise data: PPAC Ready Reckoner FY 2025-26.
Sources
- PPAC — Snapshot of India's Oil & Gas Data, August 2026 (PDF) — ppac.gov.in/download.php?file=rep_studies/1789735879_Final__Snapshot_o…
- PPAC — Ready Reckoner FY 2025–26 (PDF) — ppac.gov.in/download.php?file=rep_studies/1784899305_The_PPAC_Ready_Re…
- PIB — Energy Technology Meet, refining capacity (28 Oct 2025) — pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2183499
- Petroleum Planning & Analysis Cell (PPAC) — ppac.gov.in/