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BPCL

Bharat Petroleum Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited Type State-owned enterprise Public (BSE: 500547NSE: BPCL) Industry Oil and Gas Founded 1976 Headquarters Mumbai, Maharashtra, India Key people R. K. Singh (Chairman & MD) Products : Oil Petroleum Natural gas Petrochemical Fuel Lubricant Revenue 123,900.65 crore (US$26.89 billion) (2010) [1] Net income 1,719.98 crore (US$373.24 million) (2010) [1] Total assets $13.762 billion (2010)[2] Total equity $3.150 billion (2010) [2] Employees 14,729 (2007) Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) (BSE: 500547NSE: BPCL) is one of the largest state-owned oil and gas company in India, with Fortune Global 500 rank of 287 (2008).[3][4] Its corporate office is located at Ballard Estate, Mumbai.[5] As the name suggests, its interests are in downstream petroleum sector. It is involved in the refining and retailing of petroleum products. Bharat Petroleum is considered to be a pioneer in Indian petroleum industry with various path-breaking in