Bosicor to start selling LPG

Byco Petroleum will soon begin sale of LPG to domestic and commercial consumers, said its President Kalim Siddiqi.

KARACHI: Byco Petroleum, the marketing company of Bosicor Refinery, will soon begin sale of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) to domestic and commercial consumers and the automobile sector, said its President Kalim Siddiqi.

Talking to media, he said the company can provide consumers with better quality fuel as it has its own refineries. “We will sell LPG to vehicle owners at our fuel stations and have received a permit from Ogra for two stations in Karachi and Sargodha and two more stations are ready for inspection,” he said.

Siddiqi also announced plans to increase the current 107 Byco fuel stations to 170 by the end of 2010.

Siddiqi said that the volume of the company has surged by 200 per cent. He said gross turnover was Rs6.7 billion last year and is likely to rise to Rs26 billion this year, which is a 216 per cent increase.

Published in the Express Tribune, June 17^th, 2010.