Genesis
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August 15, 1985 |
Proposal for a Refinery Included in "Assam Accord" as a part of Government of India's offered economic package |
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June 23, 1989 |
IBP Co. Limited Appointed as Implementing Agency (Equity Structure IBP: 51%, Govt. of Assam: 10%, Public: 39%) |
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May 31, 1991 |
Environmental Clearance Obtained for Refinery Project |
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August 28, 1992 |
EIL Appointed as Prime Consultant |
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July 3, 1992 |
Foundation Stone for Refinery Laid by Prime Minister of India Shri P.V. Narasimha Rao |
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July 15, 1992 |
CCEA (Cabinet Committee of Economic Affairs) Approval for Implementation of Numaligarh Refinery Project |
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April 22, 1993 |
Numaligarh Refinery Limited Incorporated as a Company |
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June 2, 1995 |
BPCL Inducted as Major Promoter (Equity Structure BPCL: 32%, IBP: 19%, Govt. of Assam: 10%, Public: 39%) |
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April, 1999 |
Numaligarh Refinery Commissioned |
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July 9, 1999 |
Numaligarh Refinery Dedicated to the Nation by Prime Minister of India Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
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October, 2000 |
Commencement of Commercial Operations |
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March, 2001 |
NRL Becomes Subsidiary of BPCL (Equity Structure BPCL: 61.65% ; OIL: 26% Govt. of Assam: 12.35%) |
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October 22, 2018 |
Public Investment Board (PIB) Clearance for Refinery Expansion from 3 MMTPA to 9 MMTPA |
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January 16, 2019 |
Cabinet Committee of Economic Affairs Approval for Refinery Expansion Project at a Project Cost of Rs. 22,594 Crore |
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July 27, 2020 |
Environmental Clearance Obtained for Refinery Expansion Project |
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March 25, 2021 |
BPCL Exits NRL as Major Stakeholder. OIL Acquires Majority Shares, Engineers India Limited (EIL) Enters as One of the Shareholders (Equity Structure OIL: 80.16%, Govt. of Assam: 15.47%, EIL: 4.37%) |
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October 07, 2021 |
MoPNG Approves Revised Refinery Expansion Project Cost of Rs. 28,026 Crore |
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January 3, 2022 |
Share Transfer by OIL to Govt. of Assam Complete (Equity Structure OIL: 69.63%, Govt. of Assam: 26%, EIL: 4.37%) |
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June 22 & July 04, 2023 |
Upgradation of NRL from Schedule-B to Schedule-A - (22.06.2023 Click here) | (04.07.2023 Click here) |
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August 01, 2024 |
Environmental Clearance Obtained for Poly Propylene Unit. - (Click here) |
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December 02, 2025 |
NRL Conferred Navratna Status by Department of Public Enterprises |