<P> - During the year corporation, has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas (MOP&NG). The performance rating awarded to BPC was "Excellent" for the year ended March 31, 1996 . - Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (BPCL), has launched Apollo air stations at its petrol pumps in Mumbai . The company had signed a memorandum of understanding recently with Apollo Tyres to provide efficient air facility to customers through BPCL's retail network . - Sanghi Group of industries has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited . Under the agreement, BPCL will set up huge infrastructural facilities to ensure uninterrupted supply of fuels for various mega projects being undertaken by the Sanghi group including a cement plant, a petrochemical complex and a 100 per cent EOU spinning unit . - Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd . (BPCL), is setting up a six million tonne per annum refinery at Bina, in Madhya Pradesh . The corporation also envisages a single point mooring and a crude oil terminal at Vadinar and a cross country crude oil pipeline from Vadinar to Bina . - ONGC is joining hands with Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) for a Rs 2,552, - crore petrochemical project in Hazira, Gujarat . - An agreement to supply around 80,000 tonnes of naphtha per annum for the 230 - MW combined cycle power project at Jegurupadu in East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh, has been signed between GVK Industries Ltd and Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL). - The public sector Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) proposes to lay a pipeline from Cochin to Karur via Coimbatore to transport petrol, high speed diesel and kerosene . - The Gas Authority of India Ltd (GAIL) and Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on September 9 for setting up a joint venture to supply pipeline cooking gas in the Capital . - Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) and the UK - based global oil major - Shell, are likely to float a new company for setting up the seven million tonnes per annum (mtpa) grassroot refinery at Uttar Pradesh . - State - owned Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) has made tentative plans to shut its 120,000 barrel - per - day (bpd) refinery in Mumbai in November or December 1998 for maintenance . - Between January and February, Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd had closed its crude distillation unit and 18,000 bpd fluid catalytic cracker . Its 12,000 bpd cracker was shut in May for 30--35 days . - Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd is to increase its tankage capacity of petroleum products in the eastern region in the Ninth Plan by setting up new terminals involving an expenditure of about Rs 300 crores . </P> <P> - The company is to set up new terminals at Budge Budge, Haldia and Alipurduar in West Bengal, Jashidih, Gaya, Barauni and Ranchi in Bihar, Balasore, Sambalpur, Rourkela, Rayagada and Paradeep in Orissa besides Lumding and Guwahati . </P> <P> - Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL), the second largest oil marketing public sector company, has signed a fuel supply agreement with Atria Power Corporation Ltd to generate 103 MW of power at Harihar, in its commitment to bring more power to Karnataka . </P> <P> - It is also proposed to set up a hospital and build a residential colony in the 3500 acre land of the two projects . </P>

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