The recognition underscores BPCL’s efforts under Project Aspire, its transformative plan for driving future growth and building a sustainable energy pathway for India.
Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Shri Hardeep Singh Puri, has honoured the public sector oil and gas giant, Bharat Petroleum Corporation (BPCL), a Fortune Global 500 company, with Excellence Awards at the nineteenth PNGRB Foundation Day. BPCL bagged the award for its outstanding performance in city gas distribution (CGD).
Sanjay Khanna, Director (Refineries) with Additional Charge of Chairman and Managing Director, BPCL and Subhankar Sen, Director (Marketing), and Shri Rahul Tandon, Business Head (Gas) jointly accepted the award. BPCL bagged the award in two key categories. One, Overall Best Performance in CGD (Round 9 onwards) for the Geographical Area of Bargarh, Debagarh and Sambalpur districts. Two, as the Leader in Customer Care and Service Delivery (Round 1 to 8) for the Geographical Area of Rupnagar district.
The PNGRB awards, which are an honour for us, reflect BPCL’s commitment to operational excellence, a customer-first approach, and our vision of providing access to natural gas and best-in-class service to our esteemed customers in all our Geographical Areas. Through Project Aspire, we are accelerating the creation of a robust natural gas ecosystem that will power India’s sustainable growth,” said Subhankar Sen, Director (Marketing), BPCL.
BPCL, the second-largest oil marketing company in India and a prominent integrated energy firm, is engaged in the refining of crude oil and the marketing of petroleum products. The company operates in both the upstream and downstream sectors of the oil and gas industry. The company achieved the prestigious Maharatna status, gaining increased operational and financial autonomy.
Its refineries at Mumbai, Kochi and Bina have a combined refining capacity of around 35.3 MMTPA. Its distribution network comprises over 23,500 fuel Stations, over 6,200 LPG distributorships, 500 Lube distributorships, 80 POL storage locations, 54 LPG bottling plants, 79 aviation service stations, five lube blending plants and five cross-country pipelines. It has electric vehicle charging stations at more than 6500 fuel stations.
“These awards from PNGRB reaffirm our dedication to operational excellence and customer-centricity in the City Gas Distribution sector. Natural gas is a critical bridge fuel in India’s energy mix, and through Project Aspire, we are scaling up our efforts to expand its reach across the country, ensuring both energy security and environmental sustainability.”
Sanjay Khanna, acting Chairman and Managing Director, BPCL
