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India Refining Summit 2025 to Spotlight Capacity Expansion and Green Initiatives

19 May 2025

Mumbai, Maharashtra, 19th May 2025: One of the most anticipated gatherings of the year in the oil and gas downstream industry, the India Refining Summit, is scheduled to take place from 22–23 May 2025 at The Lalit, New Delhi. As India intensifies its efforts to expand its crude oil refining capacity from 256 million metric tonnes (MMT) to 309 MMT by 2028, as reported by S&P Global, the summit arrives at a crucial time focusing on the theme “Fuelling India’s Future: Innovation, Sustainability, Collaboration.” Organised by Messe Frankfurt Trade Fairs India, the two-day conference will offer a comprehensive platform for industry leaders, innovators and policymakers to discuss strategies for boosting trade and driving sustainable, future-ready growth.

Recognised as a key leadership forum, the India Refining Summit will lead to a dialogue between oil marketing companies, refineries, concerned officials from ministries and the government side along with private sector players discussing the current and the future of the Indian refining industry. The conference promises to offer vital insights not just on refinery capacity enhancements but also on the growing role of renewable energy adoption, green hydrogen initiatives, and other cleaner energy pathways explored by Indian refineries.

Key speakers to engage delegates and participants include:

Mr Alok Sharma, Director R&D, Indian Oil Corporation Ltd

Mr Arvind Kumar, Director Refineries, Indian Oil Corporation Ltd

Mr Arun Mittal, Executive Director, Oil Industry Safety Directorate

Dr Vibha Dhawan, Director General, The Energy and Resources Institute

Mr R C Agarwal, Executive Director, Centre for High Technology, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Government of India

Mr Subhajit Sarkar, Executive Director, Operations (HQ), Indian Oil Corporation Ltd

Mr A Tirupati Naidu, Executive Director, Refineries Co-ordination, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd

Mr Vipul Kumar Maheshwari, Executive Director – R&D, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd

Dr Partha P Maitra, President – Strategy and Initiatives, Reliance Industries Ltd

Mr Thomas Gersch, Managing Director, MIAM Valves Gmbh

Mr Mukesh Mohan, Executive Director (HSE), Indian Oil Corporation Ltd

Ms Paula Duarte, MPS CMI Process Engineering Manager, Schlumberger

Mr Raj Manek, Executive Director and Board Member, Messe Frankfurt Asia Holdings Ltd, expressed: “I am happy to see that India Refining Summit 2025 has brought together the leaders from the government and private sectors. I think that the collaborative discussions at the forum will discuss the future vision that will enhance the operations and trade for the refining industry and achieve decarbonisation goals. While the world is moving towards sustainability, refineries are also falling in line with sourcing clean power and utilising waste for powering the energy needs. I strongly believe the expertise shared hold immense value to develop the green future.”

According to the recent news surrounding the industry, surging domestic and international demand has led Indian refineries to operate at over 100% capacity. Complementing this, government efforts emphasize the importance of new oil and gas discoveries and expanded pipeline infrastructure, signalling an increase in natural gas utility shortly. Sustainability and decarbonisation are the most talked about in this era of industrial modernisation, the role of refineries in adopting methodologies to become sustainable will set the path for the sector’s growth. 

The summit will bring together notable speakers from the Ministries and Government sectors alongside speakers from India’s leading private sector refineries as well as technology companies including: Accenture, Arup UK, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research - Indian Institute of Petroleum(CSIR-IIP), DuPont Water Solutions – India, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd, HPCL Mittal Energy Ltd, HPCL-Rajasthan Refinery Ltd, ICRA Ltd, Indian Oil Corporation Ltd, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Nayara Energy, Oliver Wyman, Reliance Industries Ltd, The Energy and Resources Institute and Topsoe India Pvt. Ltd.

The India Refining Summit 2025 has garnered support from major industry bodies like the All India Association of Industries (AIAI), the Carbon Markets Association of India (CMAI) and the India SAF Alliance.

For Press information, Photographic material & details on the Conferences, visit:
http://www.indiarefiningsummit.com/industry-speaks.html

Messe Frankfurt Trade Fairs India Pvt Ltd
http://www.messefrankfurt.com/frankfurt/en/press/boilerplate.html

Sustainability at Messe Frankfurt
http://www.messefrankfurt.com/frankfurt/en/press/boilerplate.html#sustainability

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