Indian Oil Corporation Limited, together with its subsidiaries, engages in refining, transporting, and marketing of petroleum products in India. It is also involved in the exploration and production of crude oil and gas; and marketing of natural gas and petrochemicals. The company?s products include petrol/gasoline, diesel/gas oil, lubricants and greases, auto gas, cooking gas, kerosene, LPG, bulk/industrial fuels, aviation turbine fuel/jet fuel, marine fuels and lubricants, and bitumen. In addition, it offers special products, such as benzene, carbon black feed stock, food grade hexane, jute batching oil, micro crystalline wax, mineral turpentine oil, paraffin wax, propylene, raw petroleum coke, sulphur, and toluene. The company operates approximately 11 refineries; a network of 11,746 kilometers crude oil, products, and gas pipelines; 25,000 petrol and diesel stations, including 6,700 Kisan Seva Kendra outlets in the rural markets; 129 bulk storage terminals and depots, 101 aviation fuel stations, and 91 LPG gas bottling plants; and approximately 6,475 bulk consumer pumps in 6,250 markets, as well as has a network of 9,100 LPG distributors. Indian Oil Corporation Limited?s exploration and production portfolio comprises eight oil and gas blocks in India; and seven blocks in Libya, Gabon, Nigeria, Yemen, Venezuela, Canada, and the United States. Further, it engages in the explosives and cryogenic businesses; wind mill and solar power generation activities; lube blending and marketing of lubricants; and plantation of Jatropha, and extraction of oil for bio-diesels. The company also exports its products. It serves consumer, industrial, and marine, as well as domestic and international flag carriers, private airlines, and the Indian defense services sectors. Indian Oil Corporation Limited was founded in 1959 and is based in New Delhi, India.
