Mumbai Refinery (BPCL)

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Bharat Petroleum Mumbai Refinery
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Location of Bharat Petroleum Mumbai Refinery
CountryIndia
State Maharashtra
City Wadala East, Mumbai
Coordinates 19°00′43″N72°51′36″E / 19.011939°N 72.860086°E / 19.011939; 72.860086
Refinery details
Operator Bharat Petroleum
Owner(s) Bharat Petroleum
CommissionedJanuary 1955
Capacity12 (106 tonnes/y)
Complexity index 21.1

Bharat Petroleum Mumbai Refinery is an oil refinery located in Wadala East, Mumbai, India.

History

The refinery commenced operation in January 1955 under the ownership of Burmah-Shell Refineries Ltd. [1] 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).

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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References

  1. "Bharat Petroleum commissions Rs 1,419-crore crude distillation unit at Mumbai refinery". The Economic Times. 28 December 2015. ISSN   0013-0389 . Retrieved 5 May 2024.