Numaligarh Refinery accorded Navaratna status, informs Petroleum Minister Hardeep Puri

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The Numaligarh refinery successful  Assam. File

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Numaligarh Refinery Ltd (NRL) has been accorded ‘Navratna’ status, Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh informed connected Monday (December 1, 2025). It becomes the 27th Central Public Sector Enterprise (CPSE) to beryllium accorded the status.

Reflecting connected the designation to the CPSE, Mr. Puri stated, “This recognises NRL’s beardown show and its ambitious maturation path, from the ongoing NREP refinery enlargement to the precocious inaugurated ABEPL bamboo based 2G bioethanol plant that is driving vigor information and greenish maturation from Assam and the Northeast.”

The 3 cardinal metric tonnes per annum (MMTPA) capableness petroleum refinery is situated astatine Numaligarh successful Golaghat territory of Assam. State-owned explorer Oil India is the promoter of NRL holding 69.63% involvement successful the refinery, on with the authorities authorities of Assam (26%) and Engineers India (4.37%).

It had an yearly turnover of ₹25,147 crores, lodging nett profits of ₹1,608 crores for FY 2024-25.

Published - December 02, 2025 08:14 p.m. IST

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