Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) is an Indian state-controlled oil and gas company headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra.

The Corporation operates two large refineries of the country located at Mumbai and Kochi.


On 24th January 1976, the Burmah Shell Group of Companies was taken over by the Government of India to form Bharat Refineries Limited. On 1st August 1977, it was renamed Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited.

It was also the first refinery to process newly found indigenous crude (Bombay High), in the country.

Board of Directors

Shri. S. Varadarajan
Chairman & Managing Director
Shri. B.K. Datta
Director (Refineries)

Shri. S. P. Gathoo
Director (Human Resources)

Shri. P Balasubramanian
Director (Finance)

S Ramesh
Director (Marketing)

SHRI ANANT KUMAR SINGH
Government Director

Shri. P.H. Kurian
Government Director

Shri. Deepak Bhojwani
Independent Director

Shri. Gopal Chandra Nanda
Independent Director

Shri. Rajesh Mangal
Independent Director

Operations

Bharat Petroleum operates the following refineries:

-Mumbai Refinery: Located near Mumbai, Maharashtra. It has a capacity of 12 million metric tonnes per year.

-Kochi Refineries : Located near Kochi, Kerala. It has a capacity of 9.5 million metric tonnes per year.

-Bina Refinery : Located near Bina, Sagar district, Madhya Pradesh. It has a capacity of 6 million metric tonnes per year.

This refinery is operated by Bharat Oman Refineries Limited, a joint venture between Bharat Petroleum and Oman Oil Company.

-Numaligarh Refinery : Located near Numaligarh, Golaghat district, Assam. It has a capacity of 3 million metric tonnes per year