Which one of the following Oil Refineries of India is not a Raw Material Based (located) Refinery ?

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Accepted Answer

Haldia is not a raw material based refinery because it primarily processes imported crude oil. Raw material based refineries are typically located near sources of crude oil production.

Here's why the other options are incorrect:

*   **Numaligarh:** The Numaligarh Refinery is located in Assam, a region with crude oil production. It is designed to process crude oil produced in the North-East region of India, making it a raw material based refinery.

*   **Noonmati:** The Noonmati Refinery, also located in Assam, was one of the earliest refineries in India and was established to process crude oil from the Assam oilfields. Therefore, it is a raw material based refinery.

*   **Koyali:** The Koyali Refinery (also known as the Gujarat Refinery) is located in Gujarat, which has indigenous crude oil production. While it also processes imported crude, it was initially established to refine locally produced crude oil, making it at least partially a raw material based refinery. Haldia, on the other hand, is almost entirely dependent on imported crude.