During 2013-18, consumption of petroleum products in India came in at ~6.4% CAGR as against 1.6%/5.2%/-3.5% for the US/China/ Japan respectively. However, rise in urbanization combined with better road connectivity is expected to result in sustained high growth of auto fuel consumption, despite the onslaught of CNG and EVs. Most metros are well proliferated in terms of retail outlets. While constructing depots and terminals is still not a major hurdle, constructing a petroleum product pipeline and battling complex land laws in the process are definitely formidable challenges, both in terms of cost and time. OMCs together account for 92% of petroleum product pipelines, 91% of marketing depots and 90% of retail fuel outlets. BPCL alone accounts for 20% of petroleum product pipelines, 25% of marketing depots and 23% of retail fuel outlets; thus, providing a lucrative entry point for a prospective buyer.