
Indian Oil Corporation Ltd
NSE: IOC BSE: 530965
₹175.20
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Market Cap2472.63B
PE Ratio6.75
Dividend4.57
indian oil corporation ltd History
1959
- Incorporated as Indian Oil Company Ltd. on 30th June.
1960
- Merged with Indian Refineries Ltd.; capital Rs 34,97,25,000.
- 92,897 shares subscribed by Government.
1961
- 5,500 and 4,550 shares subscribed by Government.
1962
- Signed agreement with Mobil for blending plants in Calcutta and Mumbai.
- 19,450 shares subscribed by Government.
1963
- Floated Indian Oil Blending Ltd. as 50:50 JV with Mobil.
1964
- Amalgamated with Indian Refineries Ltd. to form Indian Oil Corporation Ltd.
- 18,000 shares subscribed by Government.
1965
- Entered LPG market with 'Indane' distribution.
1966
- 2,10,300 shares subscribed by Government.
1967
- 17,700 shares subscribed by Government.
1968
- Commissioned Ubex plant at Gujarat Refinery.
- 41,150 shares subscribed by Government.
1969
- Registered wholly owned subsidiary Indian Oil International Ltd. for Nepal sales.
1972
- Government decided to set up Mathura refinery with USSR collaboration.
1974
- Terminated Mobil agreement; acquired shares making IOBL wholly owned subsidiary.
- Undertook 2.5 mt Haldia refinery in collaboration.
1976
- Issued 1,10,000 shares to President of India.
1977
- Government approved secondary process facilities project at Rs 40.11 crores.
1979
- Undertook bright stock production facilities (completed 1983-84).
1981
- Issued 4,10,886 bonus shares in 1:2 proportion.
1982
- Completed MSHE/residue conversion project.
1984
- Dissolved provident funds trustee company.
1985
- Proposed centralised quality assurance laboratory for LPG equipment.
1986
- Converted all domestic customers to 'Pin' type equipment.
- Commissioned 2 new AFS at Delhi and Imphal; total 77.
1987
- Commissioned 2 new AFS at Jaisalmer and Utterlai.
- Proposed hydrant refueling extensions.
1988
- Added 8 new bottling plants; capacity up by 2,49,000 tonnes to 36% increase.
- Added 5 international airlines; total 29.
- Concluded 20-year aviation fuel agreement with Ministry of Defense.
1989
- Commissioned new grease plant at Vashi, increasing capacity by 3,800 tonnes.
1990
- Commissioned one crude oil tank.
- Undert took IPS in pipelines.
- Extended marine hoses replacement cycle to 42 months.
1991
- Commissioned 2 new bottling plants at Calicut and Silchar; capacity to 10,26,000 TPA.
1992
- Enhanced bottling capacity to 10,38,000 TPA.
- Commissioned two mini blending plants at Todipalli and Khapri.
- Developed 82 lubricant formulations and 14 new products.
1993
- Released second cylinders to 9,40,000 customers.
- Commissioned RALFS at Calcutta bottling plant.
- Commissioned 6 new bottling plants.
- Promoted peripheral hydrant refueling systems.
- Pipeline network transported 24.1 million tonnes.
- Launched 6 new products.
- R&D developed 80 lubricant formulations.
1994
- Subdivided equity shares.
- Issued 410,88,600 bonus shares.
- Allotted 20,54,43,000 shares to President of India.
- R&D Centre earned ISO-9001 Certification.
1995
- Added two LPG bottling plants; total 35 plants with 13.29 lakh tonnes capacity.
- Digboi refinery achieved 112% capacity utilisation.
- Developed 28 new lubricant products; commissioned 35 Servo lube distributors.
- Entered collaboration with Tata Chemicals for 6 mt refinery.
1996
- SERVO entered Nepal, UAE, Sri Lanka, W. Asia.
- Developed 20 new products; commissioned 26 servo lube distributors.
- Formed JVs: Indian Oil Tanking Ltd and Petronet India Ltd.
1997
- Bottling plants increased to 43, capacity to 16.53 lakh tonnes.
- Handled 475 product import tankers, 84 export, 278 crude, 76 LPG.
- Allotted 19,540,000 shares to employees.
- R&D earned ISO-14001 accreditation.
- Commissioned Jubilee outlet in Ongole.
1998
- Entered MOU with Premier Oil and Petronas for NELP bids.
- Entered agreement with MRL for downstream cooperation.
- Entered JV agreement for DME manufacture.
- Incorporated Indian Oil Petronas Pvt Ltd for LPG import at Haldia.
- Setting up lubricant plant at Faridabad.
- Entered MoU with Reliance for marketing products.
- Signed FSAs with 16 independent power producers.
- Indo Mobil unveiled formula I car; signed with Mercedes Benz.
- Entered JV with NYCO-SA and Balmer Lawrie for synthetic lubricants.
- Developing oil terminal at Manmad.
- Signed MoU with Hindustan Motors for Servo lubricants.
- Entered MoU with ENOC for collaboration.
- To set up JV with ENOC for tankage in Hamariyah.
- Signed MoUs with Petronas, Marubeni, Petrotin, NPMPTT.
- Awarded contract to Tecnimont for DHDS unit at Haldia.
- Signed MoU with ONGC for projects.
- Signed long-term FSA with HLL.
- Signed agreement with NFL for 10 years.
- Entered MoU with BRPL for crude transport.
- To set up fourth oil jetty at Haldia.
- Entered MoU with HSEB for 301 MW power project.
- Signed MoU with GAIL for LPG pipeline.
1999
- Workers proposed two-day strike on recruitment policy.
- Mathura and Gujarat refineries awarded Golden Peacock Environment Management Award.
- Signed agreement with Premier; negotiating with Petronas for NELP.
- Commissioned crude pipeline from Haldia to Barauni.
- Proposed expansion of Barauni refinery to 6 mtpa.
2000
- Signed MoU with Apollo Hospitals for pharmaceutical stores.
- To finalise JV with Emarat for oil trading terminals.
- Signed agreement with GPCL for 500-MW power plant.
- Reliance and IOC proposed JV for Central Indian pipeline.
- Planned JV with ONGC for training and consultancy.
- Tied up with Samsung and SK for LNG shipping.
- Signed agreement with Tata Engineering for Servo oils.
- Introduced interactive voice recording for Indane customers.
- Launched Servo in Malaysia.
- Launched co-branded credit card with Citibank.
- Tied up with MTNL and MasterCard for Internet kiosks.
- Signed agreement with BRPL for pipeline hookup.
- To sign agreement with Nigeria for 6 mt crude.
- In talks with Essar Oil for oilfields.
- Entered technical collaboration with Enbridge for pipelines.
- Entered storage and retail marketing in Mauritius.
- Received Letter of Support for LNG terminal in Kakinada.
- To market 1.5 mt LNG from Dabhol.
- Signed MoU with Enron for energy and communication.
- To set up quality control lab in Mauritius.
- Formed JV ONGIO with ONGC.
- Valvoline Cummins tied up for Eagle One products.
- M. S. Ramachandran joined Board as Director.
- Likely to invest in Nagarjuna Oil Corporation.
- Launched Servo genuine oils for Tata vehicles.
- Signed agreement with BRPL for crude transport.
- To sign retail agreement with Dominos Pizza.
- DishnetDSL tied-up for Internet hubs at petrol bunks.
- Called off strike after negotiations.
- To expand Gujarat Refinery to 18 mt by 2002.
2001
- Planned capital expenditure of Rs 5,850 crore.
- Sought Rs 1,500-2,000 crore loan from OIDB.
- Joined race for Enron's stake in Panna-Mukta and Tapti fields.
- To expand refining capacity to 61 mt by 2004.
- Panipat refinery scheduled for maintenance shutdown.
- Tied up with Citibank for co-branded credit cards.
- Setting up JV with Calcutta Port Trust and SCI for floating storage.
- Awarded Gold Trophies of Scope.
- Finalised feasibility for entry into Mauritius.
- Entered five-year marketing agreement with CPCL.
- Signed MoU with NTPC for petro-fuel power plants.
- Cleared Rs 3,365 crore Panipat expansion.
- Retained Rs 410 crore from NCD issue.
- Raised Rs 135 crore through CP issue.
- Joined race for Aditya Birla's stake in MRPL.
- Doubled domestic borrowing limit to Rs 20,000 crore.
- Started operating LPG plant in Leh.
- Acquired GOI stake in CPCL and BRPL, adding 9.35 MMTPA capacity.
- Commissioned 310 retail outlets, total 7,549.
- Restructured marketing setup with 15 state offices operational.
2002
- RPL-IOC tie-up skidded on Hydrocarbon Vision 2025.
- Commissioned co-branded fleet card Powerplus with Sundaram Finance.
- M S Ramachandran took over as Chairman.
- Signed MoU with Ceylon Petroleum for retail in Sri Lanka.
- Signed deal with Nepal Oil Corporation.
- V.K. Chaudhri took charge at regional level.
- Tied-up with Gujarat Positra for petroleum infrastructure.
- Introduced 'tank truck security system' in Andhra Pradesh.
- Signed $100 million term contract for diesel and jet fuel to Sri Lanka.
- Tied-up with Bhushan Group.
- Launched eco-friendly fuel 'Autogas'.
- Opened subsidiary and JV Lanka IOC Ltd. in Sri Lanka.
- Launched IOC Premium petrol and Superior Diesel.
- Signed agreement with Gujarat Port for crude handling.
- Appointed N.R. Raje as Director R&D.
- Appointed Naresh Kumar Nayyar as Director (Planning & Business Development); Naresh Narad ceased.
- Tied up with Tata for lubricant supply.
- Tied up with Citibank for co-branded debit card.
- Appointed M.S. Srinivasan as additional director.
- Tied up with Honeywell for re-engineering project.
2003
- Dr A K Bhatnagar ceased as Director.
- Introduced eco-friendly auto LPG in eastern India.
- Unveiled IOC premium petrol in Chennai.
- Appointed N R Raje as Director (R&D).
- Railways entered JV with IOC for bio-diesel.
- Shri Shivraj Singh, A.K. Arora ceased as Directors; Jaspal Singh appointed Director (Refineries).
- Rolled out 'IOC Xtra' programme.
- Inked agreement to import 7.5 mt crude from Kuwait.
- Entered alliance with Total for R&D, marketing.
- Tied up with BSNL to sell products.
- Dr. Surajit Mitra ceased as Director.
- Entered MoU with Tata Motors.
- Signed pact with BP for crude imports.
- Appointed P M Sinha, V Ranganathan, V K Agrawal as Additional Directors; others ceased.
- Appointed Dr N G Kannan as Director (HR).
- Appointed Badal Kumar Das as Additional Director.
- Launched gasohol petrol in Visakhapatnam.
- Inked loan agreement with BNP Paribas for $100 million.
2004
- Launched Xtra Premium petrol in Visakhapatnam.
- BIFR granted permission to take legal action against Konaria Ind.
- To float SPV for 5 mt strategic oil reserves.
- Awarded Rs 20 cr order to BHEL.
- Inked pact with Coffee Day Xpress.
- Unveiled Servo brand in UAE.
- Inked pact with Orissa for Paradip refinery.
- Tied up with Essar Steel for LNG sale.
- Tied up with BSNL and e-Logistics for truck tracking.
- Tied up with Ashok Leyland for freight management.
- Launched sale of BSNL products at outlets.
- Tied up with L&T and EIL for projects in Iran, Oman, Sudan.
- Unveiled IndianOil Citibank Gold Credit Card.
- Finalised deal with Reliance for offtake of products.
- Inked pact with IIM-A.
- Signed MoU with HPCL.
- Selected ABB Lummus for heat exchanger replacement.
- Awarded national technology award for INDIMAX catalyst.
- Kicked off largest LAB plant in Gujarat.
- Signed MoU with Nepal Oil Corporation for pipeline.
- Forged alliance with JK Tyres.
- Inked pact with Usha International.
- Appointed P K Sinha as Director.
2005
- IOC and OIL consortium won onshore oil block in Libya.
- SpiceJet allied with IOC.
- Gail and IOC signed JV for city gas projects in Agra and Lucknow.
- Joined hands with Turkey co to bid for Tupras Refinery.
- Gulf Oil tied up for car care products.
- Purchased 4 mn barrels of Nigerian crude.
- Inked pact with Ashok Leyland for engine oils.
2006
- Signed MoU with NSCF for ethanol supply.
- BIAL and IOC tied up for fuel station.
- Inked pact with U21Global for management training.
- Joined hands with IFP for management programmes.
2007
- Appointed S Sundareshan as Director.
- Signed MoU with Chattisgarh govt. for biodiesel production.
- Signed MOU with UAE Exchange.
- Signed agreement with Pragati Power for R-LNG supply.
2008
- Tied up with HUL for Kwality Walls Kiosks at petrol stations.
- MoU with Govt. focuses on cleaner energy sources.
- Signed MoU with Transparency International India.
- Inaugurated 'LNG at Doorstep' facility.
2009
- Moved up to 105th in Fortune Global 500.
- Received MoU Excellence Award 2007-08.
- Signed MoU with Adani Energy for City Gas Distribution.
- Chairman Sarthak Behuria conferred SCOPE Individual Excellence Award.
- Signed MoU with PA LLC of Florida.
- Issued bonus shares in 1:1 ratio.
2010
- Appointed Sudhir Bhargava as Director.
- Appointed Dr. R. K. Malhotra as Director (R&D).
2011
- Digboi Refinery bagged third prize for environmental campaign.
- Raised over Rs 1,400 crore from bond markets.
- Ranked 98th in Fortune Global 500.
2012
- OIL and IOCL acquired stake in Carrizo’s Niobrara basin assets.
- Launched SERVO 4T SYNTH engine oil.
- Launched Mobile Healthcare Scheme.
- Launched Rural Mobile Health Scheme on all-India basis.
- Bagged Corporate Sustainability Vision Award.
2013
- Plans capacity expansion at Doimukh depot.
- Inked MoU for Rs 5,000 cr natural gas terminal in Odisha.
2014
- Conferred SCOPE Meritorious Award for CSR and Responsiveness.
- R&D won National Awards for Technology Innovation.
- Won BML Munjal Award for Business Excellence.
2015
- Commenced construction of 4 MW solar power project at Muttam.
- Inked MoU with Nepal Oil Corporation.
2016
- Signed agreement to buy stake in Taas-Yuriakh oil field.
- Announced Rs 1.80-trn investment plan in next 6 years.
- Received USTDA grant for refinery modernisation.
- Board approved expansion of Barauni Refinery.
- Issued bonus shares in 1:1 ratio.
2017
- To set up 28 petrol outlets on TSRTC lands.
- To set up second generation ethanol plant in Panipat.
- Signed deal with LanzaTech to build off gas-to-bioethanol unit.
2018
- Bought third shipload of US crude oil.
- Announced bonus shares in 1:1 ratio.
- To buy 4% stake in LanzaTech.
- Providing LPG connections to Arunachal under PMUY.
2019
- Decks cleared for Rs 800 crore ethanol plant in Gorakhpur.
- Received environment clearance for Rs 766cr 2G ethanol plant in Panipat.
2020
- Saw 30% rise in LPG cylinder demand.
2021
- Received upgrade in credit ratings.
- Acquired 5% stake in Indian Energy Exchange's subsidiary.
- Investment approval for new crude oil pipeline from Mundra to Panipat.
2022
- Bagged Global Healthy Workplace Award as first Indian PSU.
- Launched 3rd phase of 'Parivartan-Prison to Pride'.
- Signed MoU with National Tiger Conservation Authority for Cheetah relocation.
- Signed agreement with NTPC for renewable energy powering refineries.
- Became first Oil Marketing Company to produce and market AVGAS 100 LL.
2023
- Formation of Joint Venture Companies for setting up Compressed Biogas (CBG) projects.
- Launched benefits and services for Maruti Suzuki Rewards members.
- Welcomed Para-Archer Sheetal Devi into sporting roster.
- Entered MoU with Paralympics Committee of India.
2024
- Investment approval for Yarn Project at Bhadrak.
- Signed MOU with RINL for supply of hydraulic and lubricating oils and greases for 5 years.
- BOD approved construction of Greenfield Terminal at Bihta, Patna, Bihar.
- Acquired Mercator Petroleum Limited.
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