Vadinar
Indian port and Reliance refinery; received the first Iranian crude since 2019.
Last refreshed: 2 April 2026
Why is Vadinar the only port receiving Iranian oil?
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- Where is Vadinar?
- A port town in Gujarat on India's western coast, home to Reliance Industries' Jamnagar refinery, the world's largest single-location refinery at 1.4 million barrels per day.Source: background
- Why did Iranian oil go to Vadinar?
- Reliance at Vadinar maintained rupee-based settlement from pre-2019 trade. GL-U authorised the commodity but not banking; only refiners with existing workarounds could buy.Source: background
- How big is the Jamnagar refinery?
- 1.4 million barrels per day, the world's largest single-location refinery, operated by Reliance Industries in Gujarat, India.Source: quick_facts
Background
Vadinar on India's western Gujarat coast hosts Reliance Industries' Jamnagar refinery complex, the world's largest single-location refinery at 1.4 million barrels per day. The PING SHUN delivered 600,000 barrels of Iranian crude here under General License U.
Jamnagar's scale makes Vadinar the only Indian port with the infrastructure and commercial relationships to process sanctioned Iranian crude. Reliance maintained rupee-based settlement mechanisms from pre-2019 trade, enabling it to execute a transaction other refiners could not.
If GL-U expires on 19 April without renewal, Vadinar loses its legal basis to receive Iranian crude, and the sole functioning buyer exits the market.
