Hindustan Petroleum

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Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited
TypeSubsidiary of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation
ISININE094A01015
IndustryOil and Gas
Founded1974; 50 years ago (1974)
HeadquartersMumbai, Maharashtra, India
Key people
Pushp Kumar Joshi
(CMD)[1]
ProductsPetroleum
Natural gas
LNG
Lubricants
Petrochemicals
RevenueIncrease ₹352,352 crore (US$44 billion) (2022)[2]
Decrease ₹7,685 crore (US$960 million) (2022)[2]
Decrease ₹5,836 crore (US$730 million) (2022)[2]
Total assetsIncrease ₹154,628 crore (US$19 billion) (2022)[2]
Total equityIncrease ₹41,404 crore (US$5.2 billion) (2022)[2]
OwnerOil and Natural Gas Corporation (51.11%)[3]
Number of employees
10,352 (2020)[2]

Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) is an Indian oil and gas refining company headquartered in Mumbai.[4][5][6] Since 2018, ONGC has owned a majority stake in the company.[3] The company is ranked 367th on the Fortune Global 500 list of the world's biggest corporations as of 2016.[7] On 24 October 2019, the company became a Maharatna PSU.[8]

History

A view of HPCL from Yarada Hill, Visakhapatnam

HPCL was incorporated in 1974 after the takeover and merger of erstwhile Esso Standard and Lube India Limited by the Esso (Acquisition of Undertakings in India) Act 1974. Caltex Oil Refining (India) Ltd. (CORIL) was taken over by the Government of India in 1976 and merged with HPCL in 1978 by the CORIL-HPCL Amalgamation Order 1978. Kosan Gas Company was merged with HPCL in 1979 by the Kosangas Company Acquisition Act 1979.

In 2003, following a petition by the Centre for Public Interest Litigation (CPIL), the Supreme Court of India restrained the Central government from privatizing Hindustan Petroleum and Bharat Petroleum without the approval of Parliament. As counsel for the CPIL, Rajinder Sachar and Prashant Bhushan said that the only way to disinvest in the companies would be to repeal or amend the Acts by which they were nationalized in the 1970s. As a result, the government would need a majority in both houses to push through any privatization.[9]

HPCL has been steadily growing over the years. The refining capacity increased from 5.5 million metric tonnes (MMT) in 1984/85 to 14.80 million metric tonnes as of March 2013. On the financial front, the net income from sales/operations grew from ₹2687 crores in 1984–1985 to ₹2,06,529 crores in the financial year 2012–2013. During FY 2013–14, its net profit was ₹1740 crores.

Merger and acquisition

On 19 July 2017, the Government of India announced the acquisition of the Hindustan Petroleum Corporation by Oil and Natural Gas Corporation.[10] On 1 November 2017, the Union Cabinet approved ONGC for acquiring a majority 51.11% stake in HPCL (Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited). On 30 January 2018, Oil & Natural Gas Corporation acquired the entire 51.11% stake of Hindustan Petroleum Corporation, thus becoming the promoter of the company.[3]

Operations

Hindustan Petroleum fuel pump near town hall, Coimbatore
Hindustan Petroleum petrol bunk at Basaveshwaranagar, Bangalore

HPCL operates two major refineries,[11] producing a wide variety of petroleum fuels and specialties, one in Mumbai (West Coast) with a 7.5 million tonnes per year capacity and the other in Visakhapatnam (East Coast) with a capacity of 8.3 million tonnes per year.[12] HPCL holds an equity stake of 16.95% in Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited (MRPL), a state-of-the-art refinery at Mangalore with a capacity of 9 million tonnes per year. Another refinery of 9 million tonnes per year (set up in Bathinda, Punjab by HMEL,[13] a joint venture with Mittal Energy Investments Pte. Ltd). HPCL has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Government of Rajasthan for setting up a refinery near Barmer. It would be operated under a joint venture company (JVC) called HPCL-Rajasthan Refinery Limited.[14]

HPCL also owns and operates the largest lubricant refinery in India producing lube base oils of international standards, with a capacity of 335 TMT. This refinery accounts for over 40% of India's total lube base oil production. Presently HPCL produces over 300+ grades of lubes, specialties, and greases.

The marketing network of HPCL consists of 21 zonal offices in major cities and 128 regional offices[15] facilitated by a supply and distribution infrastructure comprising terminals, aviation service facilities, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) bottling plants, lube filling plants, inland relay depots, retail outlets (petrol pumps) and LPG and lube distributorships.

HPCL has a state-of-the-art information technology infrastructure to support its core business. The data center is at Hitech city in Hyderabad.

Products

An HP petrol pump in Khammam
HP cooking gas delivery vehicle
  • Petrol is known as a motor spirit in the oil industry. HPCL markets the product through its retail pumps all over India. Its principal consumers are personal vehicle owners.
  • Diesel is known as high-speed diesel in the oil industry. HPCL markets the products through its retail pumps as well as terminals and depots. Its consumers are regular auto owners, transport agencies, industries, etc.
  • Lubricants: HPCL is the market leader in lubricants and associated products. It commands over 30% of the market share in this sector. The popular brands of HP lubes are Laal Ghoda, HP Milcy,[16] Thanda Raja, Koolgard, and Racer4.[17]
  • Liquified petroleum gas: The HPCL brand of LPG is a popular brand across India for domestic and industrial uses.
  • Aviation turbine fuel:[18] With major air service facilities in all major airports of India, HPCL is a key player in this sector supplying ATF to major airlines. It has an accomplishment of sorts to supply fuel to the US.
  • Emulsions: M.T.O (Mineral Turpentine Oil) used specifically multi turbine oils.

Refineries

HP oil refinery in Visakhapatnam

HPCL has several refineries in India. Some are listed below:

International rankings

  • HPCL is a Fortune Global 500 company as per the ranking of 2013 and was ranked at position 259. HPCL has been ranked at position 367 as per the latest ranking of 2016.
  • HPCL was featured on the Forbes Global 2000 list for 2013 at position 1217.
  • It was the 10th most valuable brand in India according to an annual survey conducted by Brand Finance and The Economic Times in 2010.[19]

Major facilities

Scindia road near HPCL
  • Mumbai refinery: Fuel and lubes
  • Vizag refinery: Fuel
  • Mangalore: MRPL[20]
  • Bhatinda: HMEL[21]
  • Silvassa Lube: State-of-the-art plant for grease and specialties. (One of the most advanced fully automated installations in Asia.)
  • Lube & Grease mfg facility: Mazagaon, Mumbai.
  • LPG storage Cavern: one of the biggest storage facilities of LPG in Asia at Vizag—SALPG[22]
  • Pipelines: MPSPL, MDPL, VVSPL, MHMSPL, RKPL, ASPL, RBPL
  • Several terminals & depots.
  • Many LPG bottling plants.
  • HPCL Green R&D Centre, Bengaluru

Major ongoing projects

  • Uran - Chakan - Shikrapur LPG Pipeline(UCSPL)
  • Vijayawada - Dharmapuri Pipeline (VDPL)
  • Palanpur Vadodara Pipeline (PVPL)
  • Visakh Refinery Modernization Project
  • Barmer Refinery RAJASTHAN
  • Mumbai Refinery Expansion Project

Subsidiaries

Hindustan Petroleum Gas

HPCL is focused on the appraisal and development of hydrocarbon accumulations in the onshore and offshore projects by conducting exploration, development, and production of petroleum and other activities in accordance with its mission. Operating projects are the Hirapur Marginal oil fields of Cambay basin near Gandhinagar (Gujarat) under a service contract with ONGC; and the pre-NELP production sharing contract (PSC) for the Sanganpur (Mehsana) field with M/s Hydrocarbon Development Company (P) Ltd (HDCPL) as Operator.

  • HPCL Biofuels Limited.
  • CREDA-HPCL Biofuels Limited.
  • HPCL Rajasthan Refinery Limited.
  • HPCL also facilitates the HP Drive Track Plus cards for the purchase of their products and provides the cashback as per the government cashback offers.
  • HPCL is also in HP Gas for the domestic and Industrial gas having a major market share in India.

See also

References

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  3. ^ a b c "ONGC buys govt's entire 51.11% stake in HPCL for Rs 36,915 crore". The Economic Times. Archived from the original on 18 June 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  4. ^ "Latest Shareholding Pattern - Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd". trendlyne.com. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  5. ^ "Sustainability report 2013-14" (PDF). 2014. p. 7. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 March 2015. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
  6. ^ "List of Maharatna, Navratna and Miniratna CPSEs |". Archived from the original on 19 July 2013. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
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  9. ^ Gopal Ganesh (2008). Privatisation And Labour Restructuring. Academic Foundation. p. 136. ISBN 978-8171886340.
  10. ^ "Cabinet allows ONGC to buy out govt stake in refiner HPCL". hindustantimes.com. 19 July 2017. Archived from the original on 12 February 2018. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
  11. ^ "Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited Relies on Oracle Database Security Solutions" (PDF). /www.indiaprwire.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 September 2013. Retrieved 26 July 2010.
  12. ^ "IBM News room - 2008-09-04 HPCL Partners With IBM to Deploy a Path-Breaking RFID Solution - United States". 03.ibm.com. 4 September 2008. Archived from the original on 11 October 2011. Retrieved 9 November 2012.
  13. ^ http://www.hmel.in Archived 24 June 2013 at the Wayback Machine HMEL
  14. ^ a b "HPCL to set up new Refinery in Barmer Rajasthan". Archived from the original on 17 October 2013. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
  15. ^ "Buy HPCL With Target Of Rs 490 | TopNews". Topnews.in. 7 May 2010. Archived from the original on 6 April 2012. Retrieved 26 July 2010.
  16. ^ ":: Hp Lubes ::". Archived from the original on 29 May 2012. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
  17. ^ http://www.hpracer4.com/ Archived 8 February 2011 at the Wayback Machine Racer4
  18. ^ http://www.hpaviation.in Archived 23 April 2019 at the Wayback Machine HP Aviation
  19. ^ "India's top 10 brands". business.rediff.com. Archived from the original on 28 October 2010. Retrieved 26 October 2010.
  20. ^ "Welcome to Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd". Archived from the original on 21 October 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
  21. ^ "Home - HMEL". Archived from the original on 3 July 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  22. ^ "SALPG - South Asia LPG Company Pvt Ltd". Archived from the original on 3 May 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2015.

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