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Amongst all the industrial or related establishments, Mid Country Oil
Refinery of PARCO—being the biggest oil refinery of the country—needs a
separate and detailed mention.

Mid-Country Refinery
Commissioned in the year 2000 and built at a cost of US$ 886 million,
PARCO Mid-Country Refinery at Mehmoodkot has added 4.5 million tons per
annum (100,000 BPD) to the country’s refining capacity. MCR was one of
only five refineries built in the world at the beginning of the millennium and,
therefore, can be called the latest in terms of technology.

The Refinery is the country’s most modern and largest operating refinery and
employs critical processes involved in refining. The Refinery produces
Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), High Octane Blending Component (HOBC),
Kerosene, Jet Fuel (JP-1 & JP-4), High Speed Diesel, Light Speed Diesel,
Furnace Oil and Sulphur. These products are being delivered to customers
through Gantry Operation at the Refinery as well as via PARCO’s
Mehmoodkot-Faisalabad-Machike (MFM) Pipeline System. Furthermore, the
Refinery is capable of producing lead free Motor Gasoline of 90 Octane. It
produces fuel oil with low Sulphur content meeting the international
standards and has a Sulphur Recovery Unit with tail gas treatment to avoid
pollution.

The Refinery has a refining capacity of 100,000 BPD of crude oil, which is
transported to the Refinery site by PARCO’s existing pipeline system from
Karachi.

A high standard residential area for the employees and their families exists
next to the Refinery, with all latest facilities like school, hospital, parks,
mosque, auditorium, shopping center, gymnasium, bowling alley, stadium,
sports complex, and much more. It also has a fully operational club for fine
dining and conducting various activities and family get-togethers.

In recognition of the importance of the Refinery, it has also been given a
symbolic representation in the logo of the District Administration,
Muzaffargarh which was formally unveiled on August 31, 2019.

Weights and Measures

The District Officer (Industries) also enforces Weights and Measures regime
under the Punjab Weights and Measures (International System) Enforcement
Act 1975. In this regard, revenue target of Rs.1,54,24,472 was assigned to
the office for the Financial Year 2018-19, whereas the actual collection
remained Rs.1,30,96,105, i.e. 85% of the assigned target. The Weights and
Measures regime extends to following establishments in the district:

Establishment Name Quantity

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