Mumbai Refinery (BPCL)

Mumbai Refinery
Mumbai Refinery (BPCL) is located in India
Mumbai Refinery (BPCL)
Location of Mumbai Refinery
CountryIndia
StateMaharashtra
CityMumbai
Coordinates19°00′43″N 72°51′36″E / 19.011939°N 72.860086°E / 19.011939; 72.860086
Refinery details
OperatorBharat Petroleum
Owner(s)Bharat Petroleum

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).

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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