Strategic Petroleum Reserves

Strategic Petroleum Reserve in India

1. Padoor

•  Located in Udupi district, Karnataka

•  Underground rock caverns

•  Land area in 179.21 Acres

•  Capacity is 2.5 MMT

•  Another storage capacity of 2.5 MMT is under construction.

 

2. Mangalore

•  Located in Mangalore, Karnataka

•  Underground rock caverns

•  Land area in 104.73 Acres

•  Capacity is 1.5 MMT

•  Commissioned in  October 2016

 

3. Visakhapatnam

•  Located in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh

•  Underground rock caverns

•  Land area in 67 Acres

•  Capacity is 1.33 MMT

•  Commissioned in  June 2015

4. Bikaner

•  Locate in Bikaner, Rajasthan

•  Proposed in Budget 2017-18

•  Underground salt caverns

•  Estimated capacity of 4.6 MMT

 

5. Chandikhol

•  Located in Jajpur district, Odisha

•  Proposed in Budget 2017-18

•  Underground rock caverns

•  Estimated capacity of 4.4 MMT

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