BPCL#39;s amalgamation of subsidiaries to improve synergies: Fitch Ratings

BPCL#39;s amalgamation of subsidiaries to improve synergies: Fitch Ratings

"All three of BPCL’s refineries will be under one entity after the amalgamation, which we expect will improve efficiency in terms of crude procurement, inventory management and hedging mechanisms,” Fitch said in a statement.







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March 14, 2022 / 02:28 PM IST





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Privatisation-bound BPCL’s plan to amalgamate its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Bharat Oman Refineries and Bharat Gas Resources, into the company will result in greater synergies, Fitch Ratings said on Monday.

Bharat Oman Refineries Ltd (BORL) owns and operates a 7.8 million tonne a year refinery at Binar in Madhya Pradesh.

Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) operates oil refineries at Mumbai, and Kochi in Kerala.

"All three of BPCL’s refineries will be under one entity after the amalgamation, which we expect will improve efficiency in terms of crude procurement, inventory management and hedging mechanisms,” Fitch said in a statement.

Bharat Gas Resources Ltd (BGRL), formed in June 2018, holds BPCL’s interests in the areas where it intends to build city-gas distribution (CGD) networks.

BGRL has interests in 13 areas at various stages of development, some of which would start contributing to earnings over the next four-to-five years.

"We believe that after the amalgamation, BPCL will be