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Why state-run oil companies are spending billions on petchem capacity
In the boardrooms of Indian state refiners and in the halls of the oil ministry, there is a buzz surrounding an esoteric term: The Petrochemical Intensity Index (PII). Indian oil companies plan to produce more of value-added chemicals from processing crude …