Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited (CPCL), formerly known as Madras Refineries Limited (MRL) was formed as a joint venture in 1965 between the Government of India (GOI), AMOCO, and National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC). The present shareholders are IOCL, NICO, and others holding 51.89%,15.40%,32.71% shares respectively.

CPCL was conceived as a grass root refinery in 1969 with an installed refining capacity of 2.5 MMTPA. Today, CPCL is one of the largest refining corporation in South India, with an installed refining capacity of 10.5 MMTPA built brick by brick with grit and determination.

CPCL stands tall among the public-sector refining companies in India, with one of the most complex refineries of its kind in the country, producing an array of value-added petroleum products. It also pioneered key initiatives in several areas such as process optimization, technology absorption, energy conversation, and environment management.

Conviction, dedication and passion are the virtues that form the DNA of our organization and define its actions. CPCL has various HR initiatives for employees to continually applaud and encourage individual as well as group performance.

Our CSR vision has been carved out as “Strive for Educated, Healthy, Economically Developed and Environmentally Protected community around the Refineries.” We empower the society to be self-reliant and include them in our growth story.