Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India]: Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL), one of India’s leading oil and gas companies and a Fortune Global 500 enterprise, announced that Sanjay Khanna has taken additional charge as the Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of the company. He currently serves as Director (Refineries) at BPCL.
An accomplished professional, Khanna is a Chemical Engineering graduate from NIT Tiruchirapalli and holds a postgraduate degree in Finance Management from Mumbai University. With over 30 years of experience in refinery operations and technical services, he has led several significant initiatives at BPCL.
Khanna previously served as the head of both Kochi and Mumbai Refineries. Notably, during his tenure as Executive Director of Kochi Refinery, he played a critical role in the commissioning of BPCL’s first Niche Petrochemical Project, the Propylene Derivative Petrochemical Project (PDPP).
In addition to his current roles, Khanna serves on the Boards of Bharat Petro Resources Limited and Ratnagiri Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited. He also chairs the Technical Committee for Petroleum Refineries under the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (MoPNG).
About Bharat Petroleum
Bharat Petroleum is India’s second-largest oil marketing company and operates as a vertically integrated energy enterprise with a significant presence in refining, marketing, and upstream oil and gas exploration.
The company operates refineries in Mumbai, Kochi, and Bina, with a combined refining capacity of 35.3 million metric tonnes per annum (MMTPA). Its expansive distribution infrastructure includes:
- 23,500+ fuel stations
- 6,200+ LPG distributorships
- 500+ lube distributorships
- 80 petroleum storage locations
- 79 aviation service stations
- 54 LPG bottling plants
- 5 lube blending plants
- 5 cross-country pipelines
BPCL has been at the forefront of sustainability and energy transition, with 6,500+ EV charging stations across India and a commitment to becoming a Net Zero Energy Company by 2040 (Scope 1 & 2 emissions).
The company continues to invest in community initiatives in education, health, water conservation, skill development, and more, staying true to its core purpose of ‘Energising Lives’ and vision of being an admired global energy company driven by innovation and talent.