Digboi refinery
E681135
Digboi refinery is one of India’s oldest oil refineries, historically significant for processing crude from the pioneering Digboi oil field in Assam.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Digboi Refinery | 1 |
| Digboi Refinery of IOCL | 1 |
| Digboi refinery canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7671585 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Digboi refinery Context triple: [Digboi oil field, hasRefinery, Digboi refinery]
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A.
Jamnagar refinery complex
The Jamnagar refinery complex is one of the world’s largest oil refining hubs, located in western India and operated primarily by Reliance Industries.
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B.
Digboi oil field
Digboi oil field is one of the oldest producing oil fields in the world, located in Assam, India, and historically significant as the site of early oil exploration in Asia.
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C.
Naharkatiya oil field
Naharkatiya oil field is one of the earliest and most significant onshore oil fields in Assam, India, contributing notably to the region’s petroleum industry.
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D.
Gove alumina refinery
Gove alumina refinery is a major industrial facility in Australia's Northern Territory that processes bauxite into alumina, historically supporting the mining town of Nhulunbuy on the Gove Peninsula.
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E.
Assam oil fields
Assam oil fields are a group of historically significant petroleum-producing fields in the Indian state of Assam, known for being among the earliest and most important centers of oil extraction in the country.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Digboi refinery Target entity description: Digboi refinery is one of India’s oldest oil refineries, historically significant for processing crude from the pioneering Digboi oil field in Assam.
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A.
Jamnagar refinery complex
The Jamnagar refinery complex is one of the world’s largest oil refining hubs, located in western India and operated primarily by Reliance Industries.
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B.
Digboi oil field
Digboi oil field is one of the oldest producing oil fields in the world, located in Assam, India, and historically significant as the site of early oil exploration in Asia.
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C.
Naharkatiya oil field
Naharkatiya oil field is one of the earliest and most significant onshore oil fields in Assam, India, contributing notably to the region’s petroleum industry.
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D.
Gove alumina refinery
Gove alumina refinery is a major industrial facility in Australia's Northern Territory that processes bauxite into alumina, historically supporting the mining town of Nhulunbuy on the Gove Peninsula.
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E.
Assam oil fields
Assam oil fields are a group of historically significant petroleum-producing fields in the Indian state of Assam, known for being among the earliest and most important centers of oil extraction in the country.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
industrial facility
ⓘ
oil refinery ⓘ |
| associatedIndustry |
Assam oil industry
ⓘ
linked to:
Assam oil fields
|
| associatedWith |
Digboi oil field
ⓘ
early British-era oil exploration in India ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| countrySubdivision |
state of Assam
ⓘ
linked to:
Assam
|
| environment | located in a biodiversity-rich region of Assam ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation |
Digboi Refinery of IOCL
ⓘ
linked to:
Digboi refinery
|
| hasEconomicRole |
contributes to India’s petroleum product supply
ⓘ
supports regional economy of Tinsukia district ⓘ |
| hasFeature | one of the earliest refineries in Asia ⓘ |
| hasFunction | processing crude oil into petroleum products ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructure |
crude distillation units
ⓘ
pipeline connections ⓘ product storage tanks ⓘ |
| hasSource | crude oil from Digboi oil field ⓘ |
| hasType | onshore refinery ⓘ |
| heritage | linked to colonial-era oil development in Assam ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | considered a heritage refinery within Indian Oil ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
associated with the pioneering Digboi oil field
ⓘ
one of India’s oldest operating oil refineries ⓘ |
| industry | petroleum refining ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Assam
ⓘ
Digboi ⓘ
linked to:
Digboi oil field
Northeast India ⓘ Republic of India ⓘ
linked to:
India
Tinsukia district ⓘ tea and forest belt of Upper Assam ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Digboi town
ⓘ
linked to:
Digboi oil field
|
| near | India–Myanmar border ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
Indian Oil Corporation Limited
ⓘ
linked to:
Indian Oil Corporation
|
| ownedBy |
Government of India (indirectly via Indian Oil Corporation)
ⓘ
Indian Oil Corporation Limited ⓘ
linked to:
Indian Oil Corporation
|
| partOf |
Indian Oil Group of Refineries
ⓘ
linked to:
Indian Oil Corporation
|
| product |
LPG
ⓘ
diesel ⓘ fuel oil ⓘ kerosene ⓘ lubricants ⓘ petrol ⓘ |
| region | Upper Assam ⓘ |
| sector |
energy sector
ⓘ
oil and gas sector ⓘ |
| significance | symbol of the early petroleum industry in India ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Digboi refinery Description of subject: Digboi refinery is one of India’s oldest oil refineries, historically significant for processing crude from the pioneering Digboi oil field in Assam.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Digboi refinery
linked to: Digboi refinery