Government of Pakistan took over the management of NRL under the Economic Reforms Order, 1972 under the Ministry of Production, which was exercising control Production
The refinery complex of the Company comprises of three refineries, consisting of two l**e refineries and one fuel refinery. First L**e Refinery commissioned in 1966 with designed capacity of 539,700 tons per annum of Crude Processi
ng and 76,200 tones per annum of L**e Base Oils. Second L**e Refinery commissioned in 1985 with designed capacity of 100,000 tons per annum of L**e Base Oils. The Fuel Refinery commissioned in 1977 with designed capacity of 1,500,800 tones per annum of Crude processing and after revamp the designed capacity comes to 2,170,800 tones per annum of Crude processing. The BTX unit was commissioned in 1985 with design capacity of 25,000 tons per annum of BTX. NRL enjoys a competitive edge, as it is the only refinery producing LBO in Pakistan.
