Government to issue EoI for privatisation of BPCL

03 Feb 2020 Evaluate

The government is planning to issue the expression of Interest (EoI) inviting bidders for privatisation of Bharat Petroleum Corporation (BPCL). The Cabinet in November had cleared strategic sale of oil marketing and refining firm BPCL. The government currently holds 53.29 per cent stake in the company, and at prevailing market prices the share sale would fetch about Rs 60,000 crore to the government.

The investor roadshows for company sale was conducted in December in the US, London and Dubai. The proceeds from BPCL stake sale will accrue to the government in the next fiscal beginning April 1. The company operates four refineries at Mumbai, Kochi, Bina in Madhya Pradesh and Numaligarh in Assam with a combined capacity to convert 38.3 million tonnes of crude oil into fuel. It has 15,078 petrol pumps and 6,004 LPG distributors across the country.

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.

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