Bharat Petroleum Corporation (BPCL), Indian Oil Corporation (IndianOil), and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation (HPCL) have signed an Agreement on June 3, 2019 for formation of a Joint Venture (JV) Company for implementation and subsequent operation of 2757 Km long LPG Pipeline from Kandla to Gorakhpur. BPCL, IndianOil, and HPCL would have 25%, 50% and 25% equity holding respectively in the JV Company.
The proposed pipeline will source product from Kandla and other LPG import terminals on West Coast and two refineries at Koyali and Bina and would directly link 22 LPG bottling plants in Gujarat (3), Madhya Pradesh (6) and Uttar Pradesh (13) owned by the three Promoter companies. In addition, the pipeline would feed LPG through road-bridging to additional 21 LPG bottling plants in Rajasthan, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh.
The pipeline is expected to provide reliability in the supply chain of LPG. Besides economic benefits as compared to Road transportation, movement of LPG by pipelines shall enhance safety as well.
BPCL is into exploration, production and retailing of petroleum and petrol related products. The retail business unit of BPCL is into marketing of petrol, diesel and kerosene.
| Company Name | CMP |
|---|---|
| Reliance Industries | 1435.70 |
| Indian Oil Corp. | 144.70 |
| BPCL | 302.85 |
| HPCL | 387.00 |
| MRPL | 167.90 |
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