Nayara Energy
Nayara Energy Limited (pronounced na-yaa-raa -ˈnæ.ˈjɑː rə) (listen) is a privately-held downstream oil company based in Mumbai, India, that encompasses refining, marketing, production and a network of over 6,000+ retail fuel outlets in India. It operates India's second-largest oil refinery in Vadinar, Gujarat. In 2017, Essar Oil was acquired by Rosneft and an investment consortium led by Trafigura & UCP Investment Group. Nayara ranked 21st in the Fortune India 500 list in 2020.[3]
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Formerly | Essar Oil Limited |
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Type | Private |
Industry | Oil and gas |
Headquarters | 5th Floor, Jet Airways Godrej BKC, Plot No. C-68, G Block, Bandra Kurla Complex, , India[1] |
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Products | Petroleum |
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Owners | Rosneft (49.13%) Trafigura Group and United Capital Partners (49.13%) |
Website | www |
History
Nayara Energy operates the second-largest refinery in India. It is located in Vadinar, Devbhoomi Dwarka District, a few kilometers away from the world's largest refining complex (Jamnagar Refinery of Reliance Industries)
It was a publicly-traded company (NSE: ESSAROIL and BSE: 500134) until it was taken private in a leveraged buyout which closed on December 30, 2015. It was delisted valued at ₹380 billion (US$5.3 billion).[4][5]

In August 2017, Rosneft Singapore Pte Limited (49.13%) and Kesani Enterprises Company Limited (49.13%) acquired 98.26% equity stake in Nayara Energy, along with captive port and power assets. Kesani Enterprises Company Limited is owned by Trafigura Holdings Pte Ltd (49%), United Capital Partners PE Investments Ltd (49%), and Oil Holdings Ltd (2%). In 2018, they renamed the company to Nayara Energy, from the Hindi word naya (new) and the English word era.
See also
References
- "Contact us". www.nayaraenergy.com. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
- "Nayara Energy Leadership".
- "Nayara Energy - Fortune 500 List 2020 - Fortune India". www.fortuneindia.com. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
- "Essar Oil delists in Rs 3,745 cr payout". The Hindu. 31 December 2015. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
- "Essar Oil completes delisting process with Rs 3,745-cr payout". The Indian Express. Retrieved 31 December 2015.