Mumbai Refinery (BPCL)
Mumbai Refinery came into stream in January 1955 under the ownership of Burmah-Shell Refineries Ltd. 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).
![]() ![]() Location of Mumbai Refinery | |
Country | India |
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State | Maharashtra |
City | Mumbai |
Coordinates | 19.011939°N 72.860086°E |
Refinery details | |
Operator | Bharat Petroleum |
Owner(s) | Bharat Petroleum |
The installed capacity of 5.25 million tonnes per year was increased to 6 million tonnes per year in 1985. The present refining capacity of the refinery is 6.9 million tonnes per year. It was expanded to 12 million tonnes per year in a Refinery Modernization Project undertaken by the company. The project added CDU/VDU, HCU, LOBS, HGU units in additions to the required utilities such as DG, Salt Water Systems etc.
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