Indian Oil, others seek out startups to enhance fuel efficiency

Indian Oil, others seek out startups to enhance fuel efficiency

A logo of Indian Oil is picture outside a fuel station in New Delhi, India August 29, 2016. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi/Files

India’s top state-run fuel retailers are collaborating and often investing in startups to solve several vexing issues facing the companies. For Indian Oil Corp, corrosion of its pipelines has been an enduring problem. The country’s largest fuel retailer spends Rs 70,000 ($988.5) per kilometre annually to maintain its pipeline and with the task of monitoring a 13,000km-long network, the cost of keeping the pipeline network healthy is mammoth.

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