Nestling in the sylvan environs of the Brahmaputra valley where the beautiful rendezvous of water and land throws up myriad colours, Numaligarh Refinery Limited (NRL), which was set up at Numaligarh in the district of Golaghat (Assam) in accordance with the provisions made in the historic Assam Accord signed on 15th August 1985, has been conceived as a vehicle for speedy industrial and economic development of the region. The 3 MMTPA Numaligarh Refinery Limited was dedicated to the nation by the erstwhile Hon'ble Prime Minister Shri A. B. Vajpayee on 9th July, 1999. NRL has been able to display creditable performance since commencement of commercial production in October, 2000. With its concern, commitment and contribution to socio-economic development of the state combined with a track record of continuous growth, NRL has been conferred the status of Mini Ratna PSU. . The refinery incorporates state-of-the-art technology and almost all the global players in Refining technology like Chevron, UOP, Axens, Halder Topsoe find their wide presence in the refinery. Instrumentation & Control systems are latest including Yokogawa CS3000 Vnet/IP DCS, GE Fanuc LM90-70 PLC, smart field instruments, etc. The present authorized capital of the company is Rs. 1000 crores and paid up capital is Rs. 735.63 crores. The shareholding pattern as on 31-03-2006 is given below : Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited :: 61.65% Govt. of Assam :: 12.35% Oil India Limited :: 26.00%