IndianOil launches India’s first 100 Octane petrol
The premium grade petrol will be introduced in 15 cities in two phases. Currently, the normal petrol marketed in India has 91 Octane.
IndianOil has launched a 100 Octane petrol for the first time in India. Branded as XP100, the premium grade petrol was launched across ten cities in a first phase, and will be extended to 15 cities in a second phase.
Currently, the normal petrol marketed in India has 91 Octane.
The cities were XP100 premium grade petrol is being rolled out have been selected based on their aspirational demographics and availability of high-end vehicles.
In the first phase, XP100 premium grade petrol has been made available in Delhi, Gurgaon, Noida, Agra, Jaipur, Chandigarh, Ludhiana, Mumbai, Pune and Ahmedabad. In the second phase, the availability of this 100 Octane petrol would be extended to Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Kolkata and Bhubaneswar.
XP100 premium grade petrol has been produced at IndianOil's Mathura Refinery using the indigenous OCTAMAX technology developed by IndianOil R&D.
100 Octane petrol has a niche market for high-end vehicles. The fuel is currently available only in six countries - USA, Germany, Greece, Indonesia, Malaysia and Israel.
