sentences:  ONGC became a publicly held company in February 1994, with 20% of its equity were sold to the public and eighty per cent retained by the Indian government.At the time, ONGC employed 48,000 people and had reserves and surpluses worth 104.34 billion, in addition to its intangible assets.The corporation's net worth of 107.77 billion was the largest of any Indian company.