Explosion at India's MRPL refinery kills one as fuel markets tighten

A high-pressure Cold Separator rupture in the Coker Hydrotreater Unit at MRPL's 15-million-tonne-per-year Mangaluru refinery killed one worker and injured eight, forcing a partial shutdown. The incident occurs as India runs plants above normal rates to offset tight fuel supplies from the Iran war, adding supply-side pressure to already strained global fuel markets. The extent of the outage and impact on output remain uncertain.