MARKETING TERMINALS
NRL has two state-of-the-art Marketing Terminals, one at Numaligarh (NRMT) and the other at Siliguri (SMT) for the distribution of products to its customers. NRL's major Refinery products are marketed through PSU Oil Marketing Companies as well as private oil companies.
In addition, NRL is involved in direct sale of products to customers comprising companies like OIL, ONGC, NALCO, HINDALCO, GAIL, Tea Gardens and private companies. NRL has a long-term agreement with Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) for exporting Gas Oil (HSD) through the India Bangladesh Friendship Pipeline (IBFPL) which was inaugurated by Prime Ministers of both countries on 18th March 2023.
Over the years, NRL has been able to live up to its reputation as a credible supplier in terms of quality and quantity. The Company maintains high level of transparency and efficiency in its business transactions.
Numaligarh Refinery Marketing Terminal (NRMT)
NRMT plays a vital role in evacuation of products from the Refinery by Road, Rail as well as through the Numaligarh Siliguri Pipeline (NSPL), which is owned and operated by Oil India Limited. Products handled at NRMT comprises HSD, MS, SKO, ATF, LPG, RPC, CPC, Sulphur, MTO, Wash Oil and Wax. NRMT is equipped to handle receipt of crude oil, bulk LPG and blend components for MS production. NRMT loading operations are supported through Terminal Automation System (TAS) involving supervisory data management and control systems that consist of data acquisition hardware, computer terminals, card readers, database servers interfaced with the business application software of SAP.
The security of the terminal is manned by Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) round the clock. CCTVs are installed at vital locations and are monitored from different consoles. In addition, NRL's own staff are deployed for round the clock supervisory work.
Currently, NRL is operating in double-shift with loading carried out from 6:00 am till 10:00 pm.
The licensed capacities of NRMT are as follows:
1. Class -A Product: 1,36,090 KL
2. Class -B Product: 1,09,640 KL
3. LPG Bulk Storage: 4 x 1025.615 MT
4. LPG Bottling Plant: 24 carousal unit
5. CPC Warehouse: 10,000 MT
6. Wax Pastillation Unit: 28,800 MT
The following are the installed evacuation facilities at NRMT:
1. 2-Spur POL Rail Gantry
2. 15-Bay POL Road Gantry
3. 5-Bay LPG Bulk Gantry
4. 1- Spur CPC-RPC Rail Gantry
5. 24-Carousal LPG filling Plant
6. 5-Bay Wax Slab loading facility
7. 2-Bay Wax Pallets loading facility
8. 16" diameter 660 km Numaligarh Siliguri Pipeline (NSPL) pumping facility
Inbound receipt facilities
1. 1-Spur Crude/LDO Rail Unloading
2. 1-Spur MTBE/Naphtha/Blend components Rail Unloading
3. 5-Bay LPG Road Unloading
4. 13-Bay Road MTBE/Naphtha/ MS Blend components unloading
NRMT is operated round the clock to facilitate various product handling, loading and unloading activities.
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Road Loading Gantry
15 Bays for Oil Loading
05 Bays for LPG Loading
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Siliguri Marketing Terminal
The Siliguri Marketing Terminal receive products through the Numaligarh Siliguri Pipeline (NSPL) of 1.721 MMTPA capacity which is owned and operated by Oil India Limited (OIL).
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Facilities
1. Land Area: Total land area is 99.42 Acres which accommodates a railway siding, tankages and a Road loading gantry.
2. Tankage:
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Service |
No Present |
Cap. (KL) Each |
Cap. (KL) Total Present |
HSD |
6 |
15000 |
90000 |
SKO |
2 |
5000 |
10000 |
MS |
4 |
13000 |
52000 |
SLOP |
2 |
500 |
1000 |
Fire Water |
4 |
2464 |
9856 |
Ethanol |
2 |
45 |
90 |
UG (MS/SKO/HSD) |
3 |
70 |
210 |
3. Road Loading Gantry
Road loading facility is designed to meet local demand around Siliguri and adjacent markets in Sikkim and Bhutan.
Service | No. of Bays Present Future | Remarks |
HSD & EBMS |
3 |
Mix Loading |
HSD & MS |
1 |
Mix Loading |
HSD |
2 |
|
SKO |
1 |
|
MS / EBMS |
1 |
|
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4. Rail Loading Facility (Single Spur)
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SMT has facilities for loading full BTPN Tank Wagon rakes with White Oil products, viz. MS, HSD and SKO. The Terminal has facilities to unload HSD and SKO Tank wagons.
Gas Oil (HSD) is being exported to Bangladesh through the India Bangladesh Friendship Pipeline (IBFPL). The IBFPL is of 1.0 MMTPA capacity and 130 km in length connecting NRL's terminal in Siliguri to the terminal of Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) in Parbatipur.
5. Laboratory Facilities:
SMT has a NABL accredited Laboratory for certification of products before despatch from the terminal. Additionally, it is also equipped to handle Marketing Discipline Guidelines (MDG) Retail Outlet samples.
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