Amaravati, July 19 (IANS) Former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and YSR Congress Party president Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy on Sunday slammed the Chandrababu Naidu government for what he termed turning the Ramayapatnam port into a scam to generate cash flows for the bigwigs of the Telugu Desam Party (TDP). He alleged that disinvestment in the Ramayapatnam port is at the State’s expense.The YSR Congress chief posted on X that the TDP government is offering a port on which the government is spending …
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New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) State-owned Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) has launched Bharatgas Lite ZIP, a premium LPG offering aimed at providing customers with a faster, smarter and more convenient cooking gas experience.The new service was launched by BPCL Chairman and Managing Director Sanjay Khanna in the presence of Director (Marketing) Subhankar Sen.”BPCL has launched Bharatgas Lite ZIP, a premium LPG offering designed to deliver a faster, smarter and more convenient customer ex…
Mumbai, July 5 (IANS) The E20 ethanol blending initiative has been a carefully planned, multi-year effort involving oil marketing companies, ethanol producers, the automobile industry, research scientists and automobile research associations, retired BPCL Director (Refineries) R. Ramachandran has said.Speaking to IANS, he said the coordinated approach has helped ensure that technical, operational and policy aspects were considered before implementation.”See, regarding E20, I am not familiar with…
New Delhi, July 3 (IANS) The Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas on Thursday dismissed as false and misleading information being spread on social media platforms that ethanol blended petrol (E20) is harmful for vehicles, causes higher pollution, and leads to water wastage in the production of crops for ethanol.The Ministry said that it “categorically assures all vehicle owners that these fear-mongering claims are false, baseless, scientifically unfounded and inconsistent with extensive techn…
New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) Government-owned oil major Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) announced on Thursday that it has acquired Videocon’s remaining stake in IBV Brasil Petroleo Ltd, increasing its ownership from 65.4 per cent to 100 per cent in the Brazilian upstream company as part of the public sector company’s strategy to expand its presence in the oil and gas exploration and production segment.The acquisition was completed through BPCL’s upstream subsidiary, Bharat PetroResources L…
New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) The Office of the Attorney General (AG) of India has dismissed as false, media reports claiming that the Centre had described its Ethanol Blended Petrol (EBP) Programme, including the 20 per cent ethanol blending (E20) initiative, as an “ongoing experiment” before the Supreme Court.In a clarification, the AG’s office stated that certain reports published on Tuesday had incorrectly attributed submissions to Attorney General R. Venkataramani — the Centre’s highest la…
New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) State-owned Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) on Monday announced that it will acquire a 40 per cent stake in Tiki Tar and Shell India Pvt Ltd (TTSIPL) for Rs 85 crore to strengthen its presence in the rapidly growing value-added bitumen (VAB) market.The strategic investment is aimed at accelerating BPCL’s expansion in India’s infrastructure sector, where demand for specialised bitumen products is expected to grow alongside road and airport construction, the PSU f…
Mumbai, May 29 (IANS) Amid ongoing geopolitical tensions in the Middle East impacting global supply chains, the Government of India, the Maharashtra government and public sector oil marketing companies (OMCs) — BPCL, IOCL and HPCL — on Friday assured citizens that adequate stocks of petrol, diesel and LPG are available across the state and that supplies remain stable, closely monitored and uninterrupted.“PSU oil companies have successfully maintained uninterrupted supplies despite a substant…
Mumbai, May 26 (IANS) Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday stated that there has been a significant increase in regional retail fuel consumption compared to typical seasonal patterns, highlighting that the state’s Food and Civil Supplies and Home Departments are jointly overseeing the supply and distribution pipelines.The state has expanded petrol distribution by 23 per cent and diesel by 52 per cent to stabilise market demand, he said.The CM stated that there seems to be hoar…
Mumbai, May 25 (IANS) Amid ongoing geopolitical tensions in the Middle East impacting global supply chains, the government of Maharashtra and PSU Oil Marketing Companies (BPCL, IOCL, and HPCL), through the State Level Coordinator (Oil Industry), Maharashtra, Mihir Ganesh Joshi, on Monday, assured consumers that adequate petrol, diesel, and LPG stocks are available across Maharashtra. Supply operations are being closely monitored and maintained without disruption.The PSU Oil Marketing Companies a…