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Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) is an Indian public sector oil and gas company, headquartered in Mumbai. It is India's second-largest government-owned downstream oil producer, whose operations are overseen by the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas. It operates three refineries in Bina, Kochi and Mumbai. [4]
After discovery of oil in the Assam state of India in late 1880s, the first oil refinery was set up at Digboi. Digboi Refinery was commissioned in 1901. [1] Following is a list of oil refineries in India, per the Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell of the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Government of India, [2] arranged in decreasing order of their capacity.
BPRL also holds a stake in the special purpose vehicle (SPV), Urja Bharat Pte Limited, which bid for the Abu Dhabi exploration block. [ 7 ] The company reported a consolidated income of Rs 181 crore and a loss of Rs 96 crore for the financial year (FY) 2018-19, as opposed to a consolidated income of Rs 216 crore and a loss of Rs 68.72 crore in ...
The refinery commenced operation in January 1955 under the ownership of Burmah-Shell Refineries Ltd. [1] Following the Government's acquisition of the Burmah-Shell, name of the Refinery was changed to Bharat Refineries Limited on 1976. In August 1977, the company was given its permanent name, viz. Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL).
As result, India is a net exporter of petroleum products. The export of petroleum products increased from 38.94 Mt in 2008–09 to 56.76 Mt during 2020–21. [15] India has an 82.8% import dependence for crude oil and 45.3% for natural gas. [47]
Indian Basket price vs Brent and Dubai (Apr 2000 to Apr 2020). Indian Basket (IB), also known as Indian Crude Basket, is weighted average of Dubai and Oman and the Brent Crude crude oil prices. It is used as an indicator of the price of crude imports in India and Government of India watches the index when examining domestic price issues. [1]
Today Kochi Refinery is a frontline entity as the unit of the Fortune 500 company, BPCL. With a turnover of around US$2500 million, the refinery aims to strengthen its presence in refining and marketing of petroleum products and further grow into the energy and petrochemical sectors.
Bina Refinery is an oil refinery located at Bina in the Bina-etawa district of Madhya Pradesh, India. It is owned and operated by Bharat Oman Refinery Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited. [1] As of 2013, the capacity of the refinery was 6 million metric tonnes per annum or 43,978,597.06 barrels per annum. [2]