Private sector operators are limited to Essar Oil and Reliance Industries, who between them have some 3,500 petrol pumps
BP entered the Indian exploration and production sector in 2011 by acquiring a 30% stake in 21 blocks of RIL for $7.2 bn
BP India will soon start local sales of aviation turbine fuel, says Sashi Mukundan
Prior to the sale, BP held 29.38 crore shares or 59.42 per cent stake in Castrol India