Indian Oil Corporation Ltd Digboi Refinery

What is the most amazing in Digboi is the beautiful British era bunglow style official quarters. Though these residential quaters were built before independence but still standing tall. The rooms are big, bath room are big, lawn are big.. everything is big and good. On Digboi Refinery , it is one of the oldest oil field in the world and still yielding oil. It was set up at Digboi in 1901 by Assam Oil Company Ltd. The beautiful part is the campus life, plenty facilities for sports, club etc.

Small heritage refinery .. built by British ... Nothing much to do here.. except giving you a glimpse of India's Colonial past.. It should be made a pilot plant instead for R&D type of things.. where the nerds could work as well as enjoy the scenic natural beauty... Calling it a Refinery in this age is a shame no matter how much politically incorrect that statement would be...

The Digboi Refinery was set up at Digboi in 1901 by Assam Oil Company Ltd. The Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (IOC) took over the refinery and marketing management of Assam Oil Company Ltd. with effect from 1981 and created a separate division. This division has both refinery and marketing operations. The refinery at Digboi had an installed capacity 0.50 million tonnes per year. The refining capacity of the refinery was increased to 0.65 million tonnes per year by modernization of refinery in July, 1996. A new delayed Coking Unit of 170,000 tonnes per year capacity was commissioned in 1999. A new Solvent Dewaxing Unit for maximizing production of microcrystalline wax was installed and commissioned in 2003. The refinery has also installed Hydrotreater-UOP in 2002 to improve the quality of diesel. The MSQ Upgradation unit has been commissioned. A new terminal was expected to be completed by 2016.

Almost a century old, Digboi Oil Refinery was established during the year 1901. It was set up by Assam Oil Company Private Limited and was taken over by Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOC) in the year 1981. This refinery is still mightily operable and functioning; and deals with both refining and marketing operations. There is a possibility of installation of state of the art equipment of oil refining in a matter of few months. It is also popularly named as “Gangotri of the Indian Hydrocarbon Sector”. It continues to be one of the flagship oil companies of India. POPULAR THINGS TO DO & SEE IN AND AROUND There is a museum on the refinery property which houses the first oil well that was used during the beginning of the 20th century. There are also displays of ancient oil tools and equipment used during the better part of the 20th century. GETTING THERE You can visit Digboi Oil Refinery by simply boarding a bus and or hiring a taxi. BEST TIME TO VISIT Digboi experiences a pleasant weather all year around which makes it a prime tourist spot of Assam. In summers, the temperatures go as high up as 36 degree Celsius. Monsoon rain pelts down quite heavily during July to September. Winters, i.e., October to March, is a comfortable season to visit Digboi when the temperature ranges from 10 to 25 degree Celsius. Monsoon rain pelts down quite heavily during July to September. Winters, i.e., October to March, is a comfortable season to visit Digboi when the temperature ranges from 10 to 25 degree Celsius.

The first oil refinery in India established by the British Govt in 1901. It is under IOC (Indian Oil Corporation), a public sector company. Oil contained muds pumped from nearby oilfields are processed here. This refinery produces all types of petroleum products viz. Petrol, Diesel, Kerosene, Ethanol, Wax, Tar, Cooking gas etc. It is one of the oldest and biggest refineries in the globe.

What is the most amazing in Digboi is the beautiful British era bunglow style official quarters. Though these residential quaters were built before independence but still standing tall. The rooms are big, bath room are big, lawn are big.. everything is big and good. On Digboi Refinery , it is one of the oldest oil field in the world and still yielding oil. It was set up at Digboi in 1901 by Assam Oil Company Ltd. The beautiful part is the campus life, plenty facilities for sports, club etc.