Indian Oil Corporation, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation and GAIL have accelerated their capital spending, with each of them exceeding their annual capex target in just ten months. The combined capex of these three state-run oil companies during the April 2023-January 2024 period amounted to ₹51,000 crore, according to the petroleum and natural gas ministry data.
All state-run oil companies together spent ₹1,03,000 crore in this period against the target of ₹1,06,000 crore for this financial year.