Who has established petroleum storage facilities with total capacity of 5.33 Million Metric Tonnes (MMT) in various location of India?

Daily Current Affairs Quiz 31 July 2021

Who has established petroleum storage facilities with total capacity of 5.33 Million Metric Tonnes (MMT) in various location of India?

A. DRDO

B. ISPRL

C. HAL

D. None of these

Explanation:

Under Phase I of strategic petroleum reserves (SPR) programme through its Special Purpose Vehicle, Indian Strategic Petroleum Reserve Limited (ISPRL), has established petroleum storage facilities with total capacity of 5.33 Million Metric Tonnes (MMT). These have established at 3 locations, namely (i) Vishakhapatnam (1.33 MMT), (ii) Mangaluru (1.5 MMT) and (iii) Padur (2.5 MMT), and all the storage facilities have been filled with crude oil.

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