India 2018

188 India 2018
Group of companies own and operate 10 of India's 22 refineries with a combined
refining capacity of 213.2 million metric tonnes per annum. Indian Oil's crosscountry
network of crude oil and product pipeline spans 10,909 km with a
capacity of 75.55 MMTPA of crude oil and petroleum products and 96 MMSCMD
of gas. This network is the largest in the country and meets the vital energy
needs of the consumers in an efficient, economical and environment-friendly
manner.
Indian Oil supplies precious petroleum products through an unmatched
countrywide network of above 38,000 touch points, which correspond to about
52 per cent of the industry infrastructure. It operates more than 20,000 outlets,
the largest and most extensive network of retail outlets. The corporation's Indane
cooking gas reaches the doorsteps of about 65 million households through about
5,934 distributors. These efforts are backed by supplies from 139 terminals and
depots, 96 aviation fuel stations and 89 Indane bottling plants. About 6,218
bulk consumer pumps are also operational for the convenience of large
consumers, ensuring product and inventory at their doorstep.
Over the years, Indian Oil has grown by expanding its own operations,
bringing independent refineries like Chennai Petroleum Corporation Ltd (CPCL)
and Bongaigaon Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd. (BRPL) under its fold, by
merging Assam Oil Company (AOC) and IBP Co. Ltd with itself, thus
synergizing its refining as well as marketing operations. Having set up
subsidiaries in Sri Lanka, Mauritius and the United Arab Emirates, Indian Oil
is simultaneously scouting for new business opportunities in the energy markets
of Asia and Africa.
O. W.: http://www.iocl.com
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) is a mega Public Sector
Undertaking (PSU) with 'Navratna' status. It has two refineries; one in Mumbai
(west coast) having a capacity of 6.5 MMTPA and the other in Visakhapatnam
(east coast) with a capacity of 8.3 MMTPA. These refineries are producing a
wide variety of petroleum products-fuels, lubricants and specialty products.
HPCL holds an equity stake of 16.95 per cent in Mangalore Refinery and
Petrochemicals Limited, a state-of-art refinery at Mangalore with a capacity of
9.69 MMTPA. HPCL, in collaboration with M/s Mittal Energy Investment Pvt.
Ltd, has set up a state-of-the-art Green Field Refinery with a capacity of 9 million
tonnes at Bathinda in Punjab. The project was commissioned in 2012.
The marketing network of HPCL consist of 13 zonal offices in major cities
and 101 regional offices facilitated by a supply and distribution infrastructure
comprising terminals, civiation service facilities, LPG bottling plants, lube filling
plants, inland relay depots, etc. HPCL has state-of-art information technology
infrastructure to support its core business. The Data Centre is located at Hitech
city in Hyderabad.
O. W.: http://www.hindustanpetroleum.com