Reliance Jamnagar Refinery Shutdown: Why India’s Fuel Supply Faces a Mid-May Test
Reliance Industries is set to take down a crude unit and several secondary units at its 660,000 bpd Jamnagar refinery for three to four weeks starting later this month, four sources said, putting one of India’s biggest fuel plants offline for planned maintenance during a tricky patch for the country’s energy supply. Quantum Commodity Intelligence said Reliance postponed the shutdown, now aiming to begin work on the Jamnagar domestic tariff area crude unit in mid-May. Timing is critical here, with India still working to maintain fuel supplies as supply chains stay stretched. On Monday, Reliance announced it’s scaling back alkylates output—the high-octane gasoline blendstock—and shifting feedstock to ramp up liquefied petroleum gas, or LPG, production. Reliance said LPG output has
