Chennai Petroleum Corporation

Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited
Native name
CPCL
FormerlyMadras Refineries Limited
Company typeSubsidiary
BSE: 500110
NSE: CHENNPETRO
ISININE178A01016
IndustryOil and gas
Founded18 November 1965 (1965-11-18)
Headquarters,
Key people
Products
Revenue60,474 crore (US$7.2 billion) (2022)
1,825 crore (US$220 million) (2022)
1,336 crore (US$160 million) (2022)
Total assets17,595 crore (US$2.1 billion) (2022)
Total equity2,986 crore (US$350 million) (2022)
Number of employees
1,684 (2020)
ParentIndian Oil Corporation Limited
Websitewww.cpcl.co.in

Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited (CPCL), formerly known as Madras Refineries Limited (MRL), is a subsidiary of Indian Oil Corporation Limited which is under the ownership of Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas of the Government of India. It is headquartered in Chennai, India. It was formed as a joint venture in 1965 between the Government of India (GOI), Amoco and National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC), having a shareholding in the ratio 74%: 13%: 13% respectively. From the grassroots stage CPCL Refinery was set up with an installed capacity of 2.5 million tonnes per year in a record time of 27 months at a cost of 430 million (US$5.1 million) without any time or cost overrun.