What happens in Cochin refinery?
Kochi Refinery is engaged in Refining and marketing of petroleum products. Kochi Refinery produces all fuel based refinery products viz liquefied petroleum gas, naphtha, petrol, diesel, kerosene, aviation turbine fuel, gas oil, fuel oil, and bitumen.
How many refineries are there in Kerala?
4
List of oil refineries in India
| No. | Refinery | State |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Vadinar Refinery | Gujarat |
| 4 | Kochi Refinery | Kerala |
| 5 | Mangalore Refinery | Karnataka |
| 6 | Paradip Refinery | Odisha |
Where is Cochin refinery located?
Ambalamugal
Kochi Refinery is located at Ambalamugal, near Kochi in Kerala, and is one of the two Refineries of BPCL, presently having a crude oil refining capacity of 15.5 Million Metric Tonnes per Annum (MMTPA).
Who is founder of BPCL?
Bharat Petroleum
| Type | Government Corporation |
|---|---|
| Industry | Energy: Oil and gas |
| Headquarters | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Key people | Arun Kumar Singh (Chairman & MD) |
| Products | Petroleum Natural gas LNG Lubricants Petrochemicals |
Where is the biggest oil refinery in India?
Jamnagar Oil Refinery
Jamnagar Oil Refinery, GUJARAT, India It is the largest industrial project ever implemented by the Indian corporate sector. We finished a second refinery, adjacent to the first in the West India state of Gujarat, in 2008, nearly doubling the facility’s capacity to more than 1.2 million barrels per day.
How many oil refineries are there in India?
Indian Oil group owns and operates 11 of India’s 23 refineries – ranging from the oldest one in the country at Digboi (capacity – 0.65 MMTPA) which commenced operations in 1901, to the latest at Paradip (capacity – 15 MMTPA) which was dedicated to the nation in 2016.
Which type of industry oil refinery Falls?
Explanation: An oil refinery and a sugar factory are categorised as secondary industries as their raw materials (crude oil and sugarcane) are processed into finished goods (oil and sugar).
Who is the CEO of Bharat Petroleum?
Bharat Petroleum is proud to announce that our Chairman & Managing Director Mr S Varadarajan has been adjudged as the Best CEO in the Oil and Gas Sector by Business Today.