Kochi Refinery final commissioning by August-end, says BPCL Chairman

Capacity to rise to 15.5 mmtpa from 9.5 mmtpa; firm mulls setting up LNG terminal

Oil marketing major Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) has said that the final commissioning of the expansion project of its Kochi Refinery is expected to happen by the end of August. The company said that it is studying possibilities of setting up an LNG terminal.

Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of an announcment of revised commission for its dealers and the benefits it would bring in for the company, D Rajkumar, Chairman and Managing Director of BPCL said, "Kochi refinery expansion has already been completed. While the original plan was to spend around Rs 16,800 crore, we have been able