IndianOil, Petronas JV to foray into gasoline, pure gasoline retail biz

Indianoil Petronas Private Ltd (IPPL) — a three way partnership between state-owned Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) and Malaysian oil and gasoline firm Petronas — is ready to enter the gasoline retailing and pure gasoline retailing enterprise, IndianOil Chairman SM Vaidya mentioned on Friday. The JV is at the moment engaged within the import, storage, and bottling of liquefied petroleum gasoline (LPG).
“We have cleared the IndianOil Petronas Private Limited diversification into natural gas, and transportation fuel retailing business,” Vaidya mentioned in a press convention saying the corporate’s June quarter outcomes.
He mentioned the brand new enterprise wouldn’t cannibalise the gross sales of IOC as India’s demand for power was growing and the expansion of the IPPL wouldn’t be at the price of Indian Oil’s market share.
IOC’s revenue rose over thrice to Rs 5,941 crore within the quarter ended June 30, on the again of upper refining margins and stock beneficial properties. It witnessed a 74 per cent enhance in revenues from operations in comparison with the year-ago interval, which noticed way more strict journey restrictions when the nation confronted the primary wave of Covid-19 infections.

The IOC Chairman mentioned gross sales of petrol had surpassed pre-Covid ranges, including {that a} excessive choice for private mobility had probably contributed to the restoration of petrol gross sales.