IndianOil has been ranked third in the Refining and Marketing category globally and ninth in overall performance in Asia in the Platts 250 Global Energy Company rankings for the year 2010. In the overall global rankings, the Corporation has improved its position, from 78th last year to being in the top 50 this year, at the 42nd place.

Platts analysed energy companies globally by nine industry classifications and three global regions.

The Platts' rankings are based on four key metrics - asset worth, revenues, profits and return on invested capital. All companies on the list have assets greater than US$ 2 Billion. The fundamental and market data comes from a database compiled and maintained by Capital IQ Compustat data, a business of Standard & Poor's, which is a division of the McGraw-Hill Companies.