<p><a href="https://www.mid-day.com/news/india-news/article/india-and-us-welcome-progress-in-bilateral-trade-agreement-talks-during-marco-rubios-visit-23656160" target="_blank" rel="none noopener"><strong> US Secretary of State Marco Rubio</strong></a> arrived in Jamnagar, Gujarat, on Wednesday to visit the oil refinery complex owned by Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries Limited (RIL).</p>
<p>Rubio's visit comes a day after he described India as a crude oil refining &ldquo;superpower&rdquo; and called for the country to process more Venezuelan crude oil.</p>
<p>Rubio is on a three-day visit to India aimed at strengthening bilateral ties in energy, trade and investment, defence and critical technologies. He is also expected to exchange views with Indian officials on the ongoing crisis in West Asia.</p>
<h2>Focus on India's refining capabilities</h2>
<p><a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/watch-marco-rubio-in-mumbai-us-secretary-of-state-to-discuss-venezuelan-oil-opportunities-with-reliance-during-jamnagar-visit-23656093" target="_blank" rel="none noopener"><strong>Rubio's visit to the Jamnagar refinery</strong></a> assumes significance in the wake of his recent remarks on India's oil refining capacity and its potential to process more Venezuelan crude, reported the PTI.</p>
<p>According to Reliance Industries, the Jamnagar refinery is the world's largest and most complex single-site refinery, with a crude processing capacity of 1.4 million barrels per day (MMBPD) and a complexity index of 21.1, which the company describes as the highest in the world.</p>
<p>The company also states that the refinery has processed more than 216 different grades of crude oil from across the world, a feat it describes as possibly unique among refineries.</p>
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<h2>World's largest refinery complex</h2>
<p>The Jamnagar refinery complex houses several large-scale industrial units, including the Fluidised Catalytic Cracker (FCC), Coker, Alkylation, Paraxylene, Polypropylene and Refinery Off-Gas Cracker (ROGC) facilities, along with petcoke gasification plants.</p>
<p>The complex plays a significant role in <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/west-asia-conflict-rubio-visits-mumbai-discusses-energy-security-with-jaishankar-and-uae-fm-23656089" target="_blank" rel="none noopener"><strong>India's petroleum refining industry</strong></a> and its ability to process different grades of crude oil.</p>
<h2>Rubio holds talks with Jaishankar</h2>
<p>Before arriving in Gujarat, Rubio visited Mumbai on Tuesday, where External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar hosted him for wide-ranging discussions on bilateral cooperation, according to the PTI.</p>
<p>Ahead of the meeting, Rubio highlighted India's position as a major global refining hub and advocated for greater processing of <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/news/india-news/article/marco-rubio-to-meet-eam-s-jaishankar-in-mumbai-amid-push-to-finalise-india-us-trade-deal-23655993" target="_blank" rel="none noopener"><strong>Venezuelan crude oil by Indian refineries</strong></a>.</p>
<p>He also called on India to expand energy trade with the United States and increase its purchases of American technology and defence systems, the news agency reported.</p>
<p>Rubio's visit comes amid efforts by both countries to deepen cooperation across strategic sectors, including energy, trade, investment and defence.</p>
<p>(with PTI and ANI inputs)</p>

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