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1928

-Bharat Petroleum Corporation (BPCL) traces its history to 1928 when the Burmah Shell Oil Storage &
Distribution Company of India was incorporated in England to enter the petroleum products business in
India. The business of the Company grew substantially given the international backing of Shell and it
achieved the leadership position in India. In 1952, Shell and Burmah Oil Company set up Burmah Shell
Refineries to set up a refinery in Mumbai. The entire operations of Burmah Shell in India were
nationalised in 1976 and the Refinery and Marketing Companies were merged to form BPCL.

1952

- The Company was incorporated on 3rd November, 1952 under the name Burmahshell Refineries
Limited (BSR). The Burmah Shell as Storage & Distributing Company of India, Ltd., a foreign company
established in England in 1928 was carrying on in India the business of distributing and marketing
petroleum products and for that paurpose established places in India.

1955

- The Company has a well established refinery at Mahul, Chembur (Mumbai) which has commissioned in
January.

- The company's refinery in Bombay was commissioned in 1955. It introduced LPG as a cooking fuel to
the Indian home and all along, it went beyond selling petroleum, to educate the customer.

1976

- The companies name changed to Bharat Refineries Limited (BRL) on 12th, February 1976.

1977

- Companies name changed to its present name (BPCL) on 1st August.

1979

- Pursuant to an agreement dated 23.12.79 between Govt. of India and BSM, the Shell Petroleum Co.
Ltd., the Burmah Oil Co. Ltd., and the Burmah Shell Refineries Ltd., the Govt. of India acquired 100%
equity share holdings of BSR on 24th January, 1976. Simultaneously also acquired the right to title and
interest and liabilities of BSM in relation to its undertakings in India.

1992

- During the year the company commissioned 50 retail outlets including 9 in rural areas and 7 superior
kerosene oil/light deisel oil dealerships. The total number of retail outlets/light diesel oil dealership at the
end of the year stood at 4,090 and 928 respectively.

- During the year, 20% of the shares were sold by the govt. to various fianancial institutions and Mutual
Funds. Thus presently the President of India holds 80% of the paid up capital.

1993
- During the year, the company installed microprocessor based digital integrated distributed control
system in catalytic reformer and new solvent unit which replaced the pneumatic control system. Also
installed advanced control system for catalytic control unit.

1994

- During the year, the corporation commissioned 124 retail outlets and 10 oil/light diesel oil dealership.

- On 25th February, a joint venture company `Bharat Oman Refineries Ltd' was incorporated. And was set
up as a joint venture between Omen oil Co. Ltd and the Corporation.

- During the year, Bharat Shell Ltd. was promoted by the company and Shell Overseas Investments, B V
Netherlands for marketing shell branded lubricants in the country.

1995

- During 95-96, a 6 MMTPA joint venture refinery being set up with Oman Oil Company Ltd. at Bina in
M.P.

- A MOU was signed on March between the corporation and Pepsi Foods Ltd. pursuant to which
customers cars drive upto select retail outlets for chilled pepsi distribution.

- Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd., and Bank of Baroda have signed an MOU to launch the first Co-
Branded Credit Card in the country which enables customers to buy petrol, diesel, lubricants and other
regular commodities. The cards will carry BPCL and BOB logos and will have two categories - Premium
and Regular. The cards can also be used by corporate houses as a facility to its executives for
reimbursement of their fuel cost.

1996

- During the year, the corporation commissioned 61 retail outlets and 12 SKO/LDO dealerships. During
the year Petronet India Ltd. was set for developing and laying a network of petroleum product pipelines in
the country.

- During the year, LPG port terminal was commissioned at Okha in Gujarat, in October, with a storage
capacity of 900 MT of LPG.

- The company embarked upon a strategic change plan in 1996. The organisation structure has been
revamped and six Strategic Business Units have been created. The new structure is based on business
processes, is flexible, more responsive to external changes, has fewer layers, and above all, ensures a
much higher customer focus. 1997

- During the year corporation, has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Ministry
of Petroleum & Natural Gas (MOP&NG). The performance rating awarded to BPC was "Excellent" for the
year ended March 31, 1996. - Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd.(BPCL), has launched Apollo air stations
at its petrol pumps in Mumbai. The company had signed a memorandum of understanding recently with
Apollo Tyres to provide efficient air facility to customers through BPCL's retail network. - Sanghi Group of
industries has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited.
Under the agreement, BPCL will set up huge infrastructural facilities to ensure uninteruppted supply of
fuels for various mega projects being undertaken by the Sanghi group including a cement plant, a
petrochemical complex and a 100 per cent EOU spinning unit. - Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd.
(BPCL), is setting up a six million tonne per annum refinery at Bina, in Madhya Pradesh. The corporation
also envisages a single point mooring and a crude oil terminal at Vadinar and a cross country crude oil
pipeline from Vadinar to Bina. - ONGC is joining hands with Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) for
a Rs 2,552,-crore petrochemical project in Hazira, Gujarat. - An agreement to supply around 80,000
tonnes of naphtha per annum for the 230-MW combined cycle power project at Jegurupadu in East
Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh, has been signed between GVK Industries Ltd and Bharat Petroleum
Corporation Ltd (BPCL). - The public sector Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) proposes to lay a
pipeline from Cochin to Karur via Coimbatore to transport petrol, high speed diesel and kerosene. - The
Gas Authority of India Ltd (GAIL) and Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) signed a memorandum
of understanding (MoU) on September 9 for setting up a joint venture to supply pipeline cooking gas in
the Capital. - Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) and the UK-based global oil major - Shell, are
likely to float a new company for setting up the seven million tonnes per annum (mtpa) grassroot refinery
at Uttar Pradesh. - State-owned Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) has made tentative plans to
shut its 120,000 barrel-per-day (bpd) refinery in Mumbai in November or December 1998 for
maintenance. - Between January and February, Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd had closed its crude
distillation unit and 18,000 bpd fluid catalytic cracker. Its 12,000 bpd cracker was shut in May for 30-35
days. - Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd is to increase its tankage capacity of petroleum products in the
eastern region in the Ninth Plan by setting up new terminals involving an expenditure of about Rs 300
crores.

- The company is to set up new terminals at Budge Budge, Haldia and Alipurduar in West Bengal,
Jashidih, Gaya, Barauni and Ranchi in Bihar, Balasore, Sambalpur, Rourkela, Rayagada and Paradeep in
Orissa besides Lumding and Guwahati.

- Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL), the second largest oil marketing public sector company, has
signed a fuel supply agreement with Atria Power Corporation Ltd to generate 103 MW of power at
Harihar, in its commitment to bring more power to Karnataka.

- It is also proposed to set up a hospital and build a residential colony in the 3500 acre land of the two
projects.

1998

- The Karnataka Power Corporation Limited (KPCL) entered into a fuel supply agreement with Bharat
Petroleum Corporation Ltd for its 300-mw joint venture power project at Bidadi.

- The company will open five new, state-of-the-art, self servicing and automatic cut off nozzle facility petrol
and diesel bunks in the city.

- Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) has entered into an agreement with Herdillia Chemicals Ltd
for supply of 10,000 metric tonnes of naphtha for its proposed 5.5MW power project at Turbhe in Navi
Mumbai. - Shell and BPCL will hold a 26 per cent stake each in the refinery project. The remaining 48 per
cent will be held by institutions and the public. - The joint venture has received a letter of intent for setting
up the refinery in Uttar Pradesh and government approval for direct foreign investment.

- Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) has launched its new lubricants in Calcutta from February 5.

- Shalivahana Power Corporation Ltd (SPCL) has signed a fuel supply agreement (FSA) with Bharat
Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) for the supply of furnace oil to its 33 MW mini-power plant to be set up
at Ghatkesar.

- PIL is a 50:50 joint venture between Bharat Petroleum and Gujarat Gas.

- Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) has commissioned its Rs.450-crore Mumbai-Manmad
pipeline.
- The Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd workers on April 7, observed strike throughout the country in
protest against the managements reported move to damage the corporation.

- BPCL commissioned the first phase of its second coastal storage facility on the east coast at Haldia,
West Bengal.

- BPCL is the only company among the three integrated refining and marketing companies - the others
being HPCL and Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) - which has had a strong focus on marketing activities.

- BPCL (Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd.) has begun a New Marketing chapter with clear strategies and
initiatives for Lubricants.

- Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) has tied up with Petronet India Limited, the oil-pipeline
holding company, to form a joint venture for a 308-km pipeline from Kochi to Karur in Tamil Nadu.

- BPCL and Petronet India Ltd, will each take a 26 per cent equity stake, Cochin Refineries is expected to
subscribe to 23 per cent of the equity and the balance 25 per cent will be held by other investors. The
total equity will be Rs.140 crore with a 3:1 debt equity ratio.

- Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) has entered into in joint venture with Petronet (India) Ltd for
the construction of a 308 km pipeline from Kochi in Kerala to Karur in Tamil Nadu.

- The company is India's second largest oil company in terms of market share. - BHARAT Petroleum
Corporation Ltd proposes to set up a petrochemical complex, based on a naphtha cracker of 5,00,000-
MTPA-ethylene capacity, using low aromatic naphtha available from indigenous/imported sources. It will
be set up at a coastal location in Tamil Nadu. BPCL has obtained the "Letter of intent" from the
Government of India for manufacture of the products. - BPCL is also setting up a three mtpa refinery at
Numaligarh in Assam in a joint venture with IBP Co Ltd and the Government of Assam.

- BPCL has also successfully entered into fuel supply agreements with 22 independent power plants and
four captive power plants for the supply of 1.1 mmtpa of naptha and 0.8 mmtpa of furnace oil.

- The company has commissioned the 250-km Mumbai-Manmad product pipeline, which has augmented
its supply and distribution network.

- Bharat Petroleum Corporation (BPCL) is the third largest oil refining and marketing company in the
country.

- INDRAPRASTHA Gas Limited, a joint venture between Bharat Petroleum Corporation (BPCL) and the
Gas Authority of India (GAIL) is set to revolutionalise transportation in New Delhi.

- Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd has bagged the fuel supply contract for Kerala State Electricity
Board's Kozhikode diesel power project at Nallalam.

1999

- Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) is setting up its LPG bottling plant in Hoskote Taluk near
Bangalore.

- Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) has commissioned a hydrant fuelling system for aircraft at the
Cochin International Airport (CIAL).
- BPCL has taken six per cent equity in the paid-up capital of the airport.

- Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd's (BPCL) joint venture with Oman Oil Co. for setting up a six-million
tonne refinery at Bina in Madhya Pradesh is expected to achieve financial closure within a month, said
Mr. A. Sinha, BPCL's Finance Director.

- In an attempt to set up its naphtha-fired 200-MW project at top speed, the KPC Bidadi Power
Corporation (KBPCL) entered into a fuel supply agreement (FSA) with Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd
(BPCL) for the supply of 25,0900 mtpa of naphtha.

- Jawaharlal Nehru Port Thrust (JNPT) and Bharat Petroleum Corporation (BPCL) signed a license
agreement for development of a liquid cargo jetty at Jawaharlal Nehru Port.

- Bharat Petroleum Corporation (BPCL) is exploring the option of extending a crude pipeline from its Bina
refinery in Madhya Pradesh to Allahabad where it proposes to set up another seven-million-tonne
refinery. - The company proposes to construct a crude-oil terminal in Gujarat from where crude will be
transported through a pipeline to Bina. - BPCL has introduced the `smart-card' technology at retail outlets
in Chennai. - BPCL has also entered into a marketing agreement with Reliance Petroleum Ltd for
distributing 25 per cent of its production. - ICICI Bank Ltd has tied up with Bharat Petroleum Corporation
Ltd (BPCL) to install off-site ATMs at the company's petrol outlets.

2000

- The Company has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with the ministry of petroleum &
Natural gas for the year 2000-01. The Company has been awarded the `Excellent' rating and has been
among the top-10 MoU-signing public sector companies in 1998-99.

- Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd., the Country's second-largest oil company, announced the launch of
its `Petro Card' for the retail market in Gujarat.

- Burger giant McDonald's has tied up with oil major Bharat Petroleum Corporation (BPCL) to open and
run restaurants at selected petrol pumps across the country.

- The Company is mulling over a voluntary retirement scheme for its 3000-odd middle-level management
staff.

- The Company signed a Transport Service Agreement with Gas Authority of India Ltd on 1st August.

- Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd., in association with Iftex Petrochemicals Ltd., launched `Bharat Iftex',
a co-branded multi functional additive (MFA).

- The Company will issue bonus shares in the ratio of one equity share for every one share held.

- SurfGold.com, the loyalty solution provider an alliance with Bharat Petroleum as one of its major Indian
redemption partners.

- The Workers, of the Marketing Division of the Company went on one-day strike on 19 October affecting
the normal operations in offices and estblishments at Mumbai, Kandla, Solapur, Jalgaon, Jabalpur and
Manmad.

- Big Mac has tied up with Bharat Petroleum Corporation for a highway complex on the Delhi-Agra
highway, near Mathura.
- Bharat Petroleum Corporation has offer bonus equity to its shareholders at a ratio of one bonus share
for every one share held.

- The Company has been presented the FICCI award 1999 - 2000 for 'Corporate initiatives in the field of
rural developments'.

- Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) has launched yet another card product, SmartFleet, aimed at
fleet owners and corporates.

- During 2000-01 the company issued bonus shares in the ratio of 1:1, thereby enhancing its equity
capital to Rs 300 crore. Also Recently it acquired 55% stake in Kochi Refinery Limited (KRL) from the
Government of India and 19% in Numaligarh Refinery Limited (NRL) from IBP.

The company has launched 'Smart fleet', a programme for fleet owners and corporates and the same
received an enthusiastic response from over 2500 clients.

-The company has 'Petrocard', an customer loyalty programme, had enrolled over 2.25 lakh customers by
theend of March 2001.

2001

- The Company has launched the co-branded SmartFleet card along with Tata Finance, a smart card
targeted at vehicle fleet owners and corporates.

- BPCL has tied up with Quicky's, the global coffee chain, Pepsi Foods India and Kwality Walls for
providing beverages soft drinks and ice-creams at its petrol pumps.

- Standard Chartered Bank, HDFC Bank and Bharat Petroleum Corporation have joined the eCash Forum
which has been set up by the Smart Card Forum of India.

- Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. has proposed to acquire the entire equity share holding of the
Government of India in Kochi refineries Ltd. - Shell Aviation Ltd has appointed Bharat Petroleum
Corporation Ltd (BPCL) as the sole distributor for Shell brands of aero lubes in India. BPCL has signed a
contract with Shell Aviation for distribution rights for the next five years.

-'In & Out', a convenience retailing proposition, was selectively launched in 14 retail outlets during the
year. This proposition includes utility payments, courier service, ATMs, a coffee shop, music counters,
impulse stores, etc.

2002

- S Vijayaraghavan appointed as Additional Director on Board of BPCL

-M B Lal Director (Refineries) relinquishes office from BPCL.

- Tata Engg, BPCL ties up to market co-branded lubricants.

- Mr U Sundararajan has retired from the office of the Chairman & Managing Director, BPCL. Mr S
Behuria, Director (Marketing) has taken over as Chairman & Managing Director of BPCL w e f July 01,
2002.

- BPCL introduced premium grade petrol "Speed" in Mumbai.


- SCI tie-up with BPCL for crude transportation.

- BPCL introduced 5kg cylinder for rural market.

- BPCL ties up with Cafe Coffee Day to open Cafe Coffee Day outlets in select In&Out BPCL petrol
pumps.

-Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd informed that Shri S Radhakrishnan, Executive Director (Marketing
Coordination) has been appointed as Director on the Board of the company and he has taken over as
Director (Marketing) with effect from November 1, 2002.

- Mr. Mukesh Rohatgi, Executive Director (Refinery) has been appointed as Director on the Board of the
BPCL and he has taken charge as Director (Refineries) w.e.f. November 14, 2002. Mr. Naresh Narad,
Special Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas, Government Nominee Driector on the Board of
BPCL has relinquished the Directorship w.e.f. November 11, 2002 on his appointment as Secretary,
Ministry of Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises.

- ALF ties up with BPCL to launch 'affinity cards'

2003

- The board of Bharat Petroleum Corporation (BPCL) is being restructured with the induction of four new
non-executive directors. The directors, all professionals of long standing, are the former chairman of
Indian Oil MA Pathan, former chairman of Indian Airlines PC Sen, former chairman of railway board BD
Gupta and director of the Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode, AH Kalro.

- BPCL & ONGC signs agreement to sale crude oil for a period of 2 years

- Bharat Petroleum (BPCL) has forged an alliance with Petrovietnam for the purpose of supplying 200,00
tonnes of naptha in the next 9 months.

- BPCL ties up with HLL for marketing durables, FMCG products via LPG outlets.

- BPCL launches 'Speed '93'

- Hyderabad: Bharat petroleum corporation Ltd (BPCL) has rolled out its new plan for Bharatgas
customers. The new offer called 'Beyond LPG' was unveiled in twin cities which comes with value added
services where customers can get the benefit of discounts ranging from 10-20 percnt on all FMCG
branded utensils.

- Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd has informed that Shri S Vijayaraghavan, Joint Secretary, Ministry of
Petroleum & Natural Gas Government Nominee Director on the Board of the company has resigned from
office of director wef September 2, 2003.

Dr P N Khandwalla, Shri P P Kaliaperumal & K Vasudeva Part Time Non Official directors have resigned
from office of director wef September 4, 2003

Shri V D Gupta Shri P C Sen & A H Kalro are appointed as part time non official directors of the company
wef September 5, 2003.
-the company has launched premium petrol, 'Speed' on September 9 in Vishakapatnam. The premium
petrol is priced marginally higher than the ordinary fuel. The fuel is for the new generation cars and two-
wheelers.

- The company has tied up with Hindustan Lever Ltd and three other kitchenware brands for selling
grocery items to its LPG customers through its distributor network. the consumers can order all HLL
products besides kitchenware from Hawkins, Prestige and Nirlep from Bharatgas distributors in select
cities.

-Formed a strategic pact with Honda Siel to help launch gensets and geysers that run on LPG.

-Shri A K Srivastava, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas has been appointed as
Director

--BPCL bags third slot among `Top 10' in Asiamoney's corporate governance poll on Asian companies in
the energy sector. And joined the club of a select few Asian companies.

-Bharat Petroleum Corporation (BPCL) and Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) signed an
agreement to cooperate with each other through sharing of their core strengths for exploration and
production, and downstream oil refining and marketing.

2003

-Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) successfully completes its first swap transaction, making it the
first public sector oil company to enter into an interest rate derivative transaction

2004

-Bharat Petroleum Corporation is negotiating a five-year agreement with Reliance Industries to buy
products from its Jamnagar refinery. A previous product-sourcing agreement between the two companies
expires on March 31, 2004.

- IDBI Bank on January 15 said that it has entered into a business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce
arrangement with oil major Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) to provide an automated payment
and purchase process to the BPCL's corporate and industrial clients.

-BPCL signs an initial contract with Saudi Aramco

- Tie up with Tata Consultancy Services to provide medical advisory and counselling services at Ghar, the
highway retailing initiative of BPCL.

-Kochi Refineries Ltd (KRL) signs a memorandum of understanding with Bharat Petroleum Corporation
Ltd regarding capacity utilisation and other production and performance parameters

-Forges alliance with E-Charge Tech Private Limited to distribute electronically pre-paid products like
mobile cards, internet cards and calling cards, making it the first company in India to electronically
distribute the pre-paid products

-- GAIL India Limited has signed two joint venture agreements with Bharat Petroleum Corporation (BPCL)
for implementation of city gas projects in Kanpur and Pune

-Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) opened Mak Lubeshoppe at Akkayyapalem here on July 29
-Bharat Petroleum has launched another brand `Hi Speed Diesel'

-BPCL forges alliance with poultry association in Namakkal

-Speed ties up with consortium to sponsor domestic motor racing

-Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) has entered into a marketing tie-up with automobile
manufacturer Tata Motors for marketing of engine oils as co-branded lubricants for their commercial
vehicles

2005

- BPCL launches Speed 97, its new brand of high-octane petrol mixed with lubricant additives, meant to
improve vehicle performance

-Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd has launched a new concept of `Vehicle Care Centres' at its retail
outlets

-Madhya Pradesh Government signs a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Bharat Oman
Refineries Ltd to set up a six-million-tonne per annum refinery at Bina on May 6, 2005

2006

-Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) has announced that the Company & MMTC have jointly
decided to work together in the area of domestic and international marketing of hydro-carbon by
leveraging their core business strength in the global commodity trading.

-Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) has announced that the Company has entered into an MOU
with Petroleo Brasileiro SA (Petrobras),

-BPCL acquires first Nigerian Erha cargo

-BPCL has informed that Shri. D N Narasimha Raju, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas
(MoP&NG) has been reappointed as Additional Director effective December 18, 2006.

2007

-Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) has informed that Prof N Venkiteswaran, has been appointed
as Additional Director effective July 16, 2007.

-BPCL acquires interest in North Sea basin

-BPCL to offload 49-pc stake in Bharat Shell

2008

-Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) has appointed Ms. Rama Bijapurkar and Shri. S K Barua as
Additional Director w.e.f. May 20, 2008.

-BPCL venture to infuse Rs 2,200cr in bio-diesel project


-Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) is mulling to establish a 5-Mw wind power farm in Andhra
Pradesh.

-Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd has unveiled a GPS-technology based vehicle tracking system for its
5,200 tanker trucks fleet.

2009

-Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) has informed BSE that BPCL, Oman Oil Company (OOC) and
Bharat Oman Refinery Ltd. (BORL) have signed an agreement on November 15, 2009 in Oman related to
additional investment by OOC in BORL.

Chief Executive Mr. S Radhakrishnan Company Secretary Mr. S V Kulkarni Business Group Public Sector
Incorporation Date NA

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Chief Executive Name Mr. S Radhakrishnan Secretary Name Mr. S V Kulkarni Face Value 10 Market Lot
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BPCL to start community kitchen 8/2/2010   Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) is
all set to set up a community kitchen at the district headquarters hospital.

Meanwhile, the project is mooted as part of the Union Government's `Vision-2015' programme.

This, however, is in order to make the domestic LPG available to the deprived sections of society
wherever possible.

That is through the common LPG kitchen mode.

The features of the scheme, however, had been drafted by the Union Ministry of Petroleum and
Natural Gas.
BPCL Territory Manager S. Thangavel said that the kitchen is planned in Tirupur district
headquarters hospital.

It would be equipped with a total of five burners, suraksha hoses, pipeline and manifolds.

This is in order to enable the people visiting the hospital to boil milk, heat water and prepare
food for the patients.

In the meantime, the `Rasoi Ghar' system is of huge help to the bystanders in the wards.

They normally find it difficult to fetch food or milk at the time of urgent need in the wee hours.

On the other and, as per the scheme guidelines, a minimal cooking charge of Rs. 5.67 for an hour
would be levied from the users of community kitchen.

Earlier, Bharat Petroleum Corporation (BPCL) posted a loss of Rs 17,181 million during the
quarter ended June 2010 as compared to a profit of Rs 6,141.20 million reported during the same
quarter previous year.

Moreover, the company's net sales during the quarter for the June quarter surged 34.28% to Rs
342,325.20 million, while total income for the quarter grew by 32.01% to Rs 345,534.00 million
over the same period last year.

It also reported loss of Rs 47.52 a share during the quarter as against earnings of Rs 16.99 a share
reported in the previous year period.

The direct market sales of the company during the June 2010 quarter stood at 7.34 MMT as
compared to Rs 6.94 MMT achieved during the corresponding period of previous year. The
increase is mainly in MS-Retail (12.41%), HSD Retail (14.15%), ATF (38.38%) and LPG
(8.22%).

Moreover, the average gross refining margin during the June 2010 quarter stood at $3.57 per
barrel.

The other expenditure during the quarter includes Rs 15,635 lakhs as compared to Rs 1,967 lakhs
during June 2009 quarter on account of LPG cylinders depreciated at 100%.

Meanwhile, BPCL in a move that will enable it to offer international bunkering of furnace oil at
competitive rates last week has commissioned its international bunkering facilities at the Kochi
port.

The facility at the south coal berth in Willingdon Island was launched on Wednesday jointly by
Mr. D.M. Reddy, ED (I&C) BPCL, Mr. Stefan Herde, Managing Director of Singapore-based
Matrix Bharat Marine Services Pvt Ltd and Mr. N. Ramachandran, Chairman, Kochi port.
2)

Bharat Petroleum Corpn. Ltd - Change in Managing Director 8/19/2010   Bharat Petroleum Corpn.
Limited has informed that consequent to the completion of the term of 5 years as Chairman & Managing
Director of Bharat Petroleum Corporation limited on August 18, 2010, Shri Ashok Sinha has demitted the
office as Chairman & Managing Director from the Board of Directors of BPCL effective close of August
18, 2010. Shri S Radhakrishnan, Director (Marketing) has taken over additional charge as Chairman &
Managing Director, Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited, effective August 19, 2010.

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Company news
BPCL - Change in Directors 7/1/2010
 
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd has informed BSE that:

1. Shri T. Balakrishnan, IAS, Additional Chief Secretary, (I&C), Govt. of Kerala, Government
Nominee Director, has resigned from the Board of Directors vide his letter dated June 29, 2010.

2. Shri Alkesh Kumar Sharma, IAS, Secretary (I.P.) Govt. of Kerala, has been appointed as a
Government Nominee Director on the Board of BPCL w.e.f. June 30, 2010.

3. Smt. Rama Bijapurkar, Director, has tendered her resignation from the Board of Directors
vide letter dated June 30, 2010.

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