India's Reliance to start new refinery in 3-6 mths

MUMBAI, June 12 (Reuters) - India's leading petrochemical producer and refiner, Reliance Industries Ltd (RELI.BO), will commission its new refinery and Krishna-Godavari Basin gas fields in 3-6 months, Chairman Mukesh Ambani said on Thursday.

The 580,000 barrels a day refinery is being built by unit Reliance Petroleum Ltd (RPET.BO), 5 percent owned by Chevron (CVX.N), in Jamnagar in the western state of Gujarat.

The Krishna-Godavari basin is off India's east coast. (Reporting by Hiral Vora)