Bharat Petroleum

Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) functions in the petroleum industry in India. The Company functions in a single section - Refinery and Marketing activities, which consist of Downstream petroleum sector. It is also slotted in the Exploration and Production of Hydrocarbons (E&P). BPCL on a regular basis imports its LPG requirements mainly from the Middle East. Seldom there are import requirements of Gasoil, Kerosene, Gasoline and Base Oil. The Company refineries comprise of Mumbai Refinery, Kochi Refinery, Numaligarh Refinery and Bina Refinery. BPCL exports Fuel Oil and Naphtha and Base Oil (Group II). During the fiscal year ended March 31, 2011 (fiscal 2011), the Company’s Mumbai Refinery processed 13.02 million metric tons of crude oil, and the Kochi Refinery had a crude throughput of 8.76 million metric tons. During fiscal 2011, the Company’s market sales volume stood at 29.27 million metric tons. The stocks of the company are priced at 700.25 and it previously closed at 667.00 with a gain of 5.42 percent.