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Chennai Petroleum Corporation Ltd

NSE: CHENNPETRO BSE: 500110

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chennai petroleum corporation ltd History

1965

  • Incorporated on November 18.
  • Signed formation agreement between Government of India, NIOC, and Amoco India Inc. for Madras Refineries Ltd.

1991

  • Signed agreement for Anti-oxidants Feedstock supply to Balmer Lawrie; first supply in March 1992.
  • Government approved Gas Sweetening and LPG Separation facilities at Nagapattinam in July.

1992

  • Signed MoU with Government of India for 1991-92.
  • Crossed 1.2 million accident-free employee manhours.
  • Prepared curriculum on Safety and Hazards Control with Anna University.
  • Commissioned Hexane Plant with 25,000 MTpa capacity.
  • Commissioned 2.5 MGD Sewage Water Treatment Plant.
  • Modernised effluent treatment plants to meet MINAS.
  • Modernised refinery instrumentation including ON-Link Tank Level Information System.
  • Proposed revamp programme with hydro-finishing unit.
  • Developed gardens and traffic islands; proposed green belt at CBR.
  • Entered long-term wage settlement with non-supervisory employees effective January 1, 1990.

1993

  • Made separate offer of 53,83,000 shares to NIOC at Rs 80 per share.
  • Proposed 350 MW power project at Manali.
  • Issued 1141,31,100 equity shares.

1994

  • Issued 266,55,300 equity shares at premium of Rs 70 to mutual funds, financial institutions, NRIs, employees, and public.

1995

  • Commissioned new 130 T/HR co-generation boiler.
  • Proposed continuous catalytic reformer project and 250 MW power project at Manali.
  • Proposed 3 million tpa project at Manali costing Rs 1700 crores.

1996

  • Commissioned LPG separation unit and steam turbo generator at CBR.
  • Obtained first stage clearance to expand Manali refining capacity to 10 MMTPA.
  • Proposed crude receipt facilities at Nagapattinam to increase to 1.0 MMTPA.

1997

  • Launched 500N grade LOBS.
  • Commissioned wax deoiling unit expansion to 30,000 tpa.
  • Offered 53,83,000 equity shares to NIOC at premium.
  • Obtained clearance to expand Manali capacity by 3 million tonnes per annum.
  • Sponsored R&D projects on tube stocks, cube character, and NMP-Lube Extraction Technology.
  • Commissioned reverse osmosis pilot plant.
  • Signed MoU with Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas for 1997-98.
  • Proposed joint venture with SPIC for PFY project.
  • 800 workers went on tool-down strike.
  • Suspended union general secretary and joint secretary after self-immolation threat.
  • Considered joint venture with Petronas and IOC for cavern storage.
  • CARE assigned PR+ rating to CP programme and retained PR1+ for intercorporate borrowing.

1998

  • Proposed permanent jetty facility at Cauvery Basin, Nagapattinam.
  • Signed MoU with Indian Oil Corporation for joint projects.
  • Signed MoU with Union Government for 1998-99.
  • Opted for 20% equity in Chennai-Trichy-Madurai product pipeline.

1999

  • Tamil Nadu Electricity Board signed power purchase agreement.
  • Reached agreement with Manali Petrochemicals Ltd and SPIC Organics Ltd on propylene pricing.
  • Signed tripartite agreement with CDSL and Karvy Consultants for depository system.

2000

  • Indian Additives Ltd ceased to be subsidiary.
  • Changed name to Chennai Petroleum Corporation Ltd effective April 6.
  • Signed MoU with Indian Institute of Safety and Environment.
  • Shut down No. 1 crude distillation unit for technical fault.
  • Changed stock symbol to CHENNPETRO effective August 9.
  • Expanding Cauvery Basin Refinery capacity to 1 million tonnes.
  • Received Best Employer-Employee Relationship award from Rotary Club of Chennai.
  • Launched crumb rubber modified bitumen.

2001

  • Chennai Corporation and EDL India entered MoU for 14.85 MW waste-to-energy project.
  • Fire in FCC unit at Manali refinery on February 20.
  • Signed MoU with Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas for 2001-02.

2002

  • Mr. L. Sabaretnam appointed as Part-time Non-Official Independent Director.
  • Gowrishankar, Mohit Sinha, and M. B. L. Agarwal ceased to be Directors.
  • Mr. T. L. Jain appointed as part-time Director.
  • Mr. S. V. Narasimhan assumed charge as Managing Director effective October 1.
  • Mr. M. S. Ramachandran and Mr. A. K. Arora appointed as part-time Directors.

2003

  • Mr. R. Sankaran appointed Director (Technical) effective January 1.
  • Mr. P. S. Rao and Mr. Chandan Dasgupta appointed as part-time directors.
  • Set up Crude Oil Jetty Facility at Nagapattinam port costing Rs 960 million.
  • Mr. Jaspal Singh, Prabha Das, Mr. Mahmood Vaezi, and Mr. K. Skandan appointed as directors.
  • Mr. K. Skandan ceased to be Director.
  • Signed agreement with Chennai Port Trust for Tier I Oil Spill Response facility.

2004

  • Equity shares delisted from Stock Exchange Ahmedabad effective January 19.
  • Mr. N. C. Sridharan given additional charge of Director (Finance) effective January 20.
  • Mr. R. Sankaran given additional charge of Director (Operations) effective February 1.
  • Equity shares delisted from Delhi Stock Exchange effective February 19.
  • Mr. A. Kasturi Rangan appointed as Director (Operations).

2005

  • Equity shares delisted from Calcutta Stock Exchange effective December 9, 2004.
  • IOC signed pact with CPCL for project consultancy on crude pipeline.

2006

  • To acquire stake in SPV for Chennai-Bangalore pipeline project.
  • Received Jawaharlal Nehru Centenary Award for Energy Performance.

2007

  • CBR won Star award from National Safety Council of India Tamil Nadu Chapter.
  • Received State Safety Award for 2005.

2008

  • Received Exim Achievements Award from Tamil Chamber of Commerce.
  • Received Golden Peacock Award for occupational health and safety.

2009

  • Appointed Mr. K. Balachandran as Managing Director effective December 1.
  • Selected for Greentech Environment Excellence Award.
  • Received CSR Award from Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department for 2008-09.

2010

  • CBR awarded TPM Excellence Category A by Japan Institute of Plant Maintenance.

2011

  • Launched Mobile Ambient Air Monitoring Unit.
  • Mr. T. S. Ramachandran appointed as Director (Technical).
  • Ms. D. Lilly appointed as Director (Finance).

2012

  • Mr. K. Suryanarayanan appointed as Cost Auditor for 2012-13.
  • Mr. A. S. Basu appointed as Managing Director.

2013

  • Mr. P. Shankar designated as Company Secretary and Compliance Officer.
  • Mr. Mohan Lal appointed as Director.

2014

  • Mr. Sanjiv Singh appointed as Director.
  • Shri. Gautham Roy appointed as Managing Director.

2015

  • Received 3rd Governance Now PSU Award.

2016

  • Awarded Top Export Southern Region Export Excellence Award (Silver) for 2015-16.
  • Awarded Highest Tax Payer Award 2015-16 by Central Excise Department.

2017

  • Awarded Top Export Southern Region Export Excellence Award (Gold) for 2016-17.

2018

  • Received approval for Nagapattinam refinery expansion.

2019

  • Conferred Excellence in CSR Award by Rotary Club of Chennai Towers.

2020

  • Received Golden Peacock Award for Corporate Social Responsibility for 2019.
  • Conferred award for Best Practices in CSR under Rural Development category.

2021

  • Conferred with Centre for Excellence in Project Management (CEPM) Fellowship Award.
  • Conferred award for Usage of Secondary Treated Water for Industrial Use.

2022

  • Received Mahatma Award for CSR Excellence.
  • Received Golden Peacock Innovative Product Award.

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