BP plans data centre at Pune with 2,000 employees

NEW DELHI: BP on Thursday announced plans to set up a major centre for its global business services operations in Pune, which will employ around 2,000 people and support digital innovation across the company globally.
The centre is expected to begin operations by January 2021 and will provide business processing and advanced analytics capabilities in support of BP’s businesses worldwide.
India is a growing market with growing digital talent pool. The new centre in India will allow BP to tap into this pool and will lead BP’s development and application of cutting-edge digital solutions, the company said in a statement.
Oil minister Dharmendra Pradhan said the new centre will create opportunities for the growing local digital talent.
BP has a fuel retailing and new-age mobility solutions venture with Reliance Industries. It also has stake in Reliance’s exploration business and is a major player in the Indian lubes market.