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The Kochi Refinery ( KR ) is a public crude oil refinery in the city of Kochi , in the state of Kerala , India . It has a production capacity of 9.5 million tons per annum. Formerly known as Cochin Refineries Limited and later renamed as Kochi Refineries Limited, it was acquired by Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited in the year 2006.
Kochi Refinery started on 15August 1947 when Government of India , Phillips Petroleum Company of USA and Duncan Brothers of Calcutta signed an agreement for the construction of a petroleum refinery in south India , in Kochi , Kerala .
The company was formally registered, as Cochin Refineries Ltd (CRL), on 6 September 1963 at Ernakulam . Phillips Petroleum International Corporation was the prime contractors for the construction of the refinery. Construction work started in March 1964 and the first unit came on stream just after 29 months in September 1966. The Prime Minister of India Ms. Indira Gandhi inaugurated it on 23 September 1966.