IndianOil moves up 11 places in Fortune list
New Delhi   09-Jul-2009
In its Golden Jubilee Year (1959-2009), IndianOil has moved up 11 places, in the just-released Fortune 'Global 500' list of world's largest companies by sales for the year 2009. Placed at 105, IndianOil leads the pack of seven Indian companies appearing in the list that is based on the performance in of the year 2008. According to a company release, IndianOil has been consistently improving its position in the elite list published annually by the " CNN-Time Warner group magazine. Fortune. In the "Global 500' club, IndianOil has steadfastly climbed from 226 in the year 2002 to 191 in 2003, 189 in 2004 to 170 in 2005, 153 in 2006, 135 in 2007, 116 in 2008 and now 105 in 2009. IndianOil has also maintained its leadership status as India's numero uno corporate in the prestigious listing, followed by Tata Steel (258), Reliance Industries {264), Bharat Petroleum (289), Hindustan Petroleum (311), State Bank of India (363) and Oil & Natural Gas Corporation (402). IndianOil's gross turnover (inclusive of excise duty) for the year 2008-09 reached a new high of Rs. 2,85,337 crore up by 15.3 per cent as compared to Rs. 2,47,457 crore in the previous year. The Profit after Tax was Rs. 2,950 crore.