India has approx 56,190 petrol stations as of March 2016. Almost 25,000 of these belong to Indian Oil (IOCL), 13,000 each to Bharat Petroleum (BPCL) and Hindustan Petroleum (HPCL). IOCL has more numbers of Petrol Stations than whole of Canada or UK. The Punjab state of India has approx 3300 number of Petrol Stations or Retail Outlets as discussed in official language. The state of Haryana has more than 2500 Petrol Stations alone. A lot of Auto LPG Stations and CNG stations have been planned due to high crude prices.
M/s Reliance Industries Ltd, M/s Essar Oil /Essar Retail, M/s Shell India and M/s ONGC have also opened Petrol Stations in India. The Oil stations opened by M/s Reliance and M/s Essar Oil have been closed on date because of wide Price differential between the fuelcost at state run companies stations and the privately owned stations. Shell currently has 74 petrol stations in India.
As of october 2009 Essar has 1600 petrol stations in India which are supplied with petrol and diesel from its 280,000 barrels per day (45,000 m3/d) refinery in Vadinar, Gujarat.
M/s Indraprastha Gas Limited has started exclusive CNG fuel stations in India particularly in Delhi, capital city of India. In recent years, state oil marketing companies have started rural petrol stations which are established in the interior villages,are meant to help the agriculturists and are constructed with minimum of investments. These stations sell Pesticides, seeds, Lanterns etc. which are the specific requirements of the Farmers besides Petrol and Diesel.
The details of the Petrol Stations owned by various companies in different states of India are as given below (As on 31 March 2016) :
Video Petrol stations in India
See also
- Oil Industry Safety Directorate
- Petroleum And Explosives Safety Organisation
Maps Petrol stations in India
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