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IOCL acquired 4.93% stake in Indian Gas Exchange

IOCL acquired 4.93% stake in Indian Gas Exchange_4.1

Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) has announced that it has acquired a 4.93 per cent equity share in Indian Gas Exchange Limited – the country’s first automated national level gas exchange. The Board of Indian Oil at its meeting held on 20 December 2021 has accorded approval for the acquisition of 36,93,750 equity shares of the face value of Rs. 10/- each equivalent to 4.93 per cent of the share capital in Indian Gas Exchange Limited (IGX).

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The acquisition of an equity stake in IGX is a strategic opportunity for the country’s top oil refiner to become part of India’s natural gas market. IGX is a subsidiary of the Indian Energy Exchange (IEX). Indian Gas Exchange is the country’s first automated national level gas exchange, that ensures transparent price discovery in natural gas and facilitates the growth of natural gas in India’s energy basket.

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  • Indian Oil Corporation Limited Chairperson: Shrikant Madhav Vaidya;
  • Indian Oil Corporation Limited Headquarters: New Delhi;
  • Indian Oil Corporation Limited Founded: 30 June 1959.

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