Essar Oil Processes Heavy and Ultra Heavy Crudes to Raise Margins

Reuters reported that Essar Oil (NSE:ESSAROIL) has surged the processing of heavy and ultra heavy crudes at the Vadinar refinery to raise margins by $7-$8/bbl over benchmark Singapore margins.

As quoted in the market news:

In June, Essar upgraded its refinery to process 405,000 barrels of oil a day, or about 9 percent of India’s refining capacity, and raised complexity to handle cheaper heavy grades. It processed 89 percent of heavy and ultra-heavy crude in April-June period, higher than 66 percent in the same period a year ago, managing director L.K. Gupta told reporters on a conference call on earnings for the first quarter of this financial year.

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