BPCL: Sanjay Khanna has taken up additional charge as Chairman and Managing Director of Bharat Petroleum Corporation. He is currently working as Director (Refineries) in the company. The appointment has been made after Krishnakumar Gopalan retired from the post of Chairman and Managing Director of Bharat Petroleum Corporation on 30 April. He currently serves as Director (Refineries) in BPCL, which is Fortune Global 500 company and is one of India’s leading oil and gas companies.
Sanjay Khanna also works as a director in the board of Bharat Petro Resources and Ratnagiri Refinery and Petrochemicals. Additionally, he is also the current chairman of the ‘Technical Committee for Petroleum Refineries’ under the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (MOPNG).
He has led major BPCL projects, including setting up new processing units in refineries in Mumbai, Kochi and Numaligarh. As Director (Refineries), he led BPCL’s Kochi and Mumbai refineries. He played an important role in launching BPCL’s first ‘specific petrochemical’ project, Propose Derivatives Petrochemical Project (PDPP).
Khanna is a Chemical Engineering Bachelor of National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli and is a postgraduate in financial management from the University of Mumbai. He has more than three decades of experience in refinery operations and technical services. Khanna led several prestigious projects to set up new processing units in refineries in Mumbai, Kochi and Numaligarh.
Before becoming the Director (refinance), he led BPCL’s Kochi and Mumbai refineries. As Executive Director of Kochi Refinery, he played an important role in launching BPCL’s first ‘specific petrochemical’ project, Prophene Derivative Petrochemical Project (PDPP).
Sanjay Khanna also works as a director in the board of Bharat Petro Resources Limited and Ratnagiri Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited. Additionally, Khanna is the current chairman of the ‘Technical Committee for Petroleum Refineries’ under the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (MOPNG).
BPCL’s fourth quarter results
Interestingly, BPCL has recently completed its fourth quarter performance. Profit declined by 8% in the fourth quarter. However, the refining margin led to a significant improvement above $ 4 per BRL. The company has declared the final dividend of Rs 5 per share.
