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The Indian Institute of Petroleum (IIP) is situated in:

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Answer: Option B — Dehradun

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The CSIR-Indian Institute of Petroleum (IIP) is situated in Dehradun, Uttarakhand.

About the IIP:

  • It was established in 1960 as one of the national laboratories of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR).
  • It was set up with help from the French Institute of Petroleum (IFP).
  • It carries out research and development in petroleum refining, petrochemicals, fuels and lubricants.

Its research areas include:

  • Improving refining processes and catalysts.
  • Developing cleaner fuels and biofuels, such as converting used cooking oil and plant oils into bio-diesel and bio-jet fuel.
  • In 2018, an aircraft flew from Dehradun to Delhi using bio-jet fuel developed by the IIP, India's first biofuel-powered flight.
  • Developing technology to convert waste plastic into fuel.
  • Developing improved cookstoves (such as fuel-efficient kerosene and biomass stoves) and lubricants.

Other institutions in Dehradun:

  • Forest Research Institute (1906).
  • Wildlife Institute of India (1982).
  • Survey of India (headquarters).
  • Indian Military Academy (1932).
  • Oil and Natural Gas Commission (now ONGC): began in Dehradun in 1956; its "Keshava Deva Malaviya Institute of Petroleum Exploration" is in Dehradun.
  • Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology (1968; moved to Dehradun in 1976).
  • Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration is in Mussoorie, nearby.

Oil and petroleum history in India:

  • Digboi, Assam: India's first oil well was drilled in 1889, and Asia's first oil refinery started here in 1901.
  • Ankleshwar, Gujarat: an important oil field discovered by ONGC soon after independence.
  • Mumbai High: an offshore oil field discovered in 1974.
  • Barmer (Rajasthan), Krishna-Godavari basin (Andhra Pradesh) are other important areas.
  • Jamnagar (Gujarat) has the world's largest refining complex (Reliance).

Other petroleum institutions:

  • Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology: Jais, Amethi (UP).
  • Pandit Deendayal Energy University: Gandhinagar.
  • University of Petroleum and Energy Studies (UPES): Dehradun.

Why not the other options?

  • ✗Digboi has Asia's oldest oil refinery.
  • ✗Vadodara has the Koyali (Gujarat) refinery of Indian Oil.
  • ✗Guwahati has the Noonmati refinery of Indian Oil.

Quick tip

Remember: Indian Institute of Petroleum = Dehradun (CSIR, 1960; bio-jet fuel flight 2018); ONGC began in Dehradun (1956); Digboi = first oil well (1889) and refinery (1901); Jamnagar = world's largest refining complex.

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