India continues developing its strategic petroleum reserve as its oil imports grow

Thursday, July 21, 2016 - 10:01 in Earth & Climate

In response to India’s increasing reliance on petroleum imports, India plans to bring online the country’s first strategic petroleum reserve (SPR). The first phase of India’s SPR includes three locations (Visakhapatnam, Mangalore, and Padur) in southern India with a combined capacity of 39.1 million barrels of crude oil. The Visakhapatnam facility on the eastern coast […]

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