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2000 and Global Fortune 500 company. It had originally been incorporated as a
company under the Indian Companies Act 1913. It is listed on the Bombay Stock
exchange (BSE) and National Stock Exchange (NSE), India.
HPCL owns & operates 2 major refineries producing a wide variety of petroleum fuels &
specialties, one in Mumbai (West Coast) of 6.5 MMTPA capacity and the other
in Visakhapatnam with a capacity of 8.3 MMTPA. HPCL also owns and operates the
largest Lube Refinery in the country producing Lube Base Oils of international standards,
with a capacity of 428 TMT. This Lube Refinery accounts for over 40% of the India's total
Lube Base Oil production. Presently HPCL produces over 300+ grades of Lubes,
Specialities and Greases. HPCL in collaboration with M/s Mittal Energy Investments Pte.
Ltd.. is operating a 9 MMTPA capacity Refinery at Bathinda in Punjab and also holds an
equity of about 16.95% in the 15 MMTPA Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd.
(MRPL).
Click here to view the financial results of HPCL.
HPCL has the second largest share of product pipelines in India with a pipeline network
of more than 2,500 kms for transportation of petroleum products and a vast marketing
network consisting of 13 Zonal offices in major cities and 101 Regional Offices facilitated
by a Supply & Distribution infrastructure comprising Terminals, Pipeline networks,
Aviation Service Stations, LPG Bottling Plants, Inland Relay Depots & Retail Outlets, Lube
and LPG Distributorships.
Consistent excellent performance has been made possible by highly motivated workforce
of over 11,000 employees working all over India at its various refining and marketing
locations. View Past Annual Reports to know more about HPCL. The RTI Information
Manual provides various details about the operation of the Corporation.
HPCL is committed to achieve the economic, ecological & social responsibility objectives
of sustainable development consistently through varied operations and activities. HPCLs
focus areas are in the fields of Child Care, Education, Health Care, Skill Development &
Community Development, touching lives of weaker section of society.
The beginning of oil and gas industry in India can be traced back to 1867 when
first oil well was stuck at Makum near Margherita in Assam by a group of laborers
while laying railway tracks for the Assam Railway and Trading Co. Oil retailing in
India started in the year 1882 by Standard Oil Company of USA. They used to
retail kerosene in the country. In the year 1959, Indian Oil Ltd. was registered as
the first marketing company of India. Initially all the activities related to the
Petroleum Business be it exploration, refining, distribution or selling were strictly
regulated and protected by the government but after April 2002 with the
Corporation (IOC) recently joined hands with quick service restaurant (QSR)
chain, McDonald's to set up its retail food chains at its petrol pumps. Further,
private sector oil retailer, Essar Oil Limited (EOL) has also entered into
partnerships with over 20 non-fuel brands including Amul, Pepsi, Western Union
Money Transfer and Bosch to enhance its brand value and attract increased
customers to its petrol pumps.