As you want to know about the ONGC, the ONGC is stands for Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited.

The Assam Oil Company in the North-Eastern and Attock Oil Company in North-Western part of undivided India were the only oil companies producing oil in the country.

The major part of Indian sedimentary basins was deemed to be unfit for development of oil and gas resources.

Brief history of ONGC:





Administrative Ministry: Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas, Government of India 2nd Floor, Shastri Bhawan Dr. R.P. Marg, New Delhi-110001

Share Capital:
Authorised: Rs. 15000.00 crore
Issued and Subscribed: Rs. 2138.87 crore
Paid Up: Rs. 2138.87 crore

Present Shareholding:
The shareholding pattern as on 16 th March 2007 is:

Name (%)
President of India - 74.13
Body Corporates - 10.49
FI Is / NRI/ FR/Resident Indivs -10.59
IFIs /Mutual Fund/Banks - 4.59
Resident Individuals - 1.84
Others - 0.14

Assets/ Plants:

Mumbai High Asset, Mumbai
Neelam & Heera Asset, Mumbai
Bassein & Satellite Asset, Mumbai
Uran Plant, Uran
Hazira Plant, Hazira
Ahmedabad Asset, Ahmedabad
Ankleshwar Asset, Mehsana
Mehsana Asset, Mehsana
Rajamundry Asset, Rajamundry
Karaikal Asset, Karaikal
Assam Asset, Nazira
Tripura Asset, Agartala