Industry: Oil & Gas
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited primarily engages in refining, storing, marketing, and distributing petroleum products in India. The company also explores for and produces hydrocarbons. It has interests in 26 exploration blocks in India, Australia, the United Kingdom, Oman, Mozambique, East Timor, and Brazil.
The company’s product line includes liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), naphtha, motor spirit, special boiling point spirit/hexane, benzene, toluene, polypropylene feedstock, and regassified-LNG; aviation turbine fuel, superior kerosene oil, high speed diesel, light diesel oil, and mineral turpentine oil; and furnace oil, low sulfur heavy stock, bitumen, and lubricants. It markets its products through a network of petrol stations, kerosene dealers, LPG distributors, and lube shops, as well as directly to industries, and international and domestic airlines.
The company has approximately 6553 retail outlets and 1007 kerosene dealers. It caters to the fuel needs of various industrial customers comprising industries from the public and private sectors; and government establishments, such as defense, railways, state trading corporations, and state electricity boards. The company was formerly known as Bharat Refineries Limited and changed its name to Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited in August 1977.
