Essar Oil has entered into a partnership with Aegis Logistics, Elf Gas and SHV to roll out auto Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG) dispensing stations in the country.

At present, nearly all gas retailing, auto and piped, is with public sector units such as Indraprastha Gas and Mahanagar Gas.

Essar has already signed an MoU with Aegis Auto Gas, an LPG importer. Aegis has an LPG import facility in Mumbai, from where it will supply the auto gas to Essar. Aegis is to set up an auto LPG dispensing station at Essar Oil’s fuel retail outlets.

Essar has tied up with GAIL to set up retail chains to dispense Compressed Natural Gas (CNG). The company also plans a JV with Sabarmati Gas Ltd (SGL) - promoted jointly by Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation and Bharat Petroleum Corporation - to set up CNG dispensing units at Essar outlets in Gujarat.

The facilities are likely to be installed by SGL, but will be managed by Essar Oil.

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