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About Bharat Petroleum Corporation
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited refines crude oil and markets petroleum products in India. The company has refineries at Mumbai and Kochi, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) bottling plants and Lube blending plants at various locations.
During 2019-20, the aggregate refinery throughput of the company’s Refineries at Mumbai and Kochi, along with its subsidiary company, Numaligarh Refinery Limited and considering 50% throughput of Joint Venture Company Bharat Oman Refineries Limited, was 38.30 Million Metric Tonnes (MMT). During the year 2019-20, the refinery throughput at BPCL’s Refineries at Mumbai and Kochi was 31.91 MMT. The two refineries, Mumbai and Kochi, achieved the highest ever refinery throughput of 31.91 MMT.
The company owns a network of 2,241 kms of multi-product pipelines, with design capacity of 17.84 Million Metric Tonne Per Annum (MMTPA). In the year 2019-20, Pipelines achieved a throughput of 16.99 MMTPA of petroleum products.
Gasoline Hydro Treatment Unit (GTU) at Mumbai Refinery
The project envisages installation of GTU at Mumbai Refinery to produce 100% BS VI MS (Motor Spirit) in line with Government mandate to produce 100% BS VI grade MS by 1st April 2020 as per Auto Fuel Vision and Policy 2025. The project was completed in June 2019 ahead of schedule.
Propylene Derivative Petrochemical Project (PDPP) at Kochi Refinery
The project envisages production of niche petrochemicals such as Acrylic Acid, Oxo Alcohols and Acrylates which are predominantly imported. The PDPP project marks the company’s entry into production of niche petrochemicals utilizing Polymer Grade Propylene produced from the Petro FCCU set-up under the Integrated Refinery Expansion Project at KR.
BS-VI Motor Spirit Block Project at Kochi Refinery
The physical progress is 91.50% as on 31.03.2020. The project is scheduled for completion in March 2021.
Production of Polyols, Propylene Glycol and Mono Ethylene Glycol at Kochi Refinery
The project envisages production of value added petrochemicals with high growth rate and demand such as Polyols, Propylene Glycol and Mono Ethylene Glycol utilizing propylene and ethylene feed stock from Kochi Refinery. The licensors for all six units and the Project Management Consultant have been finalized.
2G Ethanol Bio-refinery at Bargarh (Odisha)
The project envisages setting up a Second Generation (2G) Bio-refinery to produce 100 Kilo Litres Per Day (KLPD) Ethanol using 400 Metric Tonne Per Day (MTPD) lignocellulosic Biomass as feedstock (rice straw / maize stalk) using indigenous technology. The 2G Ethanol produced will be used for blending in MS.
LPG Import Facility at Haldia
The project envisages setting up of a 1 MMTPA capacity LPG Import Terminal at Haldia with twin pipelines (one for Butane & the other for Propane) from the Jetty to the Terminal to meet the eastern region LPG demand.
POL Terminal with Railway Siding at Pune
The project envisages construction of a new rail fed POL terminal at Pune with approximately 40 TKL storage tanks, 12 bay tank lorry gantry, full rake single spur railway siding and associated firefighting facilities. The project has been completed in August 2020.
Coastal Terminal with Railway Siding at Krishnapatnam
The project envisages setting up of a coastal terminal and railway siding at Krishnapatnam port.
Resitement of Raichur Depot to Gulbarga
The old Raichur Depot is proposed to be resited to Gulbarga on revised safety considerations.
New POL Terminal at Radhanagar, Bokaro
The project has achieved overall physical progress of 20.00% as on 31.03.2020 and is scheduled for completion in March 2022.
Mumbai Manmad Pipeline Re-routing
The project envisages laying of a 50 Km long 18 inches dia pipeline for rerouting of the Mumbai Manmad Pipeline section, construction of 3 Sectionalizing Valve stations and associated facilities.
Multiproduct Pipeline from Bina Dispatch Terminal to POL Terminal at Kanpur
The project envisages laying of approx. 355 Km multiproduct pipeline for a throughput of 3.5 MMTPA from Bina Dispatch Terminal to POL Terminal at Panki, Kanpur for transporting MS, HSD & SKO, augmentation of tankage at Panki Terminal, Kanpur along with the railway loading siding.
Multiproduct Pipeline from Irugur to Devangonthi
The project envisages laying of a 294 Km long 16 inches dia multiproduct POL cross-country pipeline from Irugur (Tamil Nadu) to Devangonthi (Karnataka).
History
The company was incorporated in 1952. It was formerly known as Bharat Refineries Limited and changed its name to Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited in 1977.
