Founded in 1976 through the takeover of Burmah-Shell Oil Storage and Distributing Company of India by the Indian Government, Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) has evolved to become the best performing “Navratna” Public Sector Undertaking with a revenue of $33.7 billion. Bharat Petroleum operates four different refineries: Mumbai Refinery (with a capacity of 13 million metric tonnes per annum), Kochi Refineries (with a capacity of 9.5 million metric tonnes per annum), Bina Refinery (with a capacity of 6 million metric per annum) and Numaligarh Refinery (with a capacity of 3 million metric tonnes per annum).
In 2018, the oil and gas giant completed an expansion project to become the largest public sector refinery in India.
