Guwahati, Apr 3 (PTI) The Numaligarh Refinery Ltd in Assam has recorded the highest-ever crude throughput of 3.093 million metric tonnes in the 2022-23 fiscal as against its capacity of 3 MMT, according to a statement issued on Monday.

The company has also achieved a distillate yield of 87.6 per cent, a record since its inception, the release said.

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NRL has accomplished this feat, while keeping capital expenditure at Rs 6,615 crore, which is the highest ever to date, surpassing its earlier record of Rs 3,605 crore in 2021-22, it said.

Major refinery products, such as motor spirit, high-speed diesel and wax, have shown record production figures at 662.4 MT, 2,134.8 MT and 47.7 MT respectively.

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"LPG bottling has also been the highest ever at 65.9 TMT," the release said.

The refinery was also "successful in commissioning and inauguration of the India-Bangladesh Friendship Pipeline on March 18.

The 132 km-long pipeline has been built to transport high-speed diesel from NRL's Siliguri marketing terminal in West Bengal to Parbatipur in the neighbouring country.

The NRL is on a major expansion drive to increase its capacity from 3 MMTPA to 9 MMTPA, which also includes setting up of a crude oil import terminal in Paradip Port, Odisha, and laying of a 1,640-km pipeline from Paradip to Numaligarh, the release added.

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