The matter pertains to a bank guarantee of Rs 6.97 crore furnished by BoB to Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) on behalf of Simplex Projects
BPCL will roll out BS-VI fuels at all its outlets from March
The oil company told the court that it had entered into an agreement with Simplex Projects Limited in 2017 for undertaking certain work at the Bongaigaon facility of IOCL in Assam
IOCL Mathura Refinery has achieved the distinction of becoming first refinery in the country to supply BS-VI compliant fuels, containing less than 10 ppm sulphur with existing units.
Experts say companies added into index could attract large investor flows
In November, CCEA approved the sale of government stake in five PSUs: BPCL, Shipping Corporation of India, Container Corporation of India
This comes at a time of increasing imports from the US, which rose from 1.9 mt in 2017-18 to 6.2 mt in 2018-19. In H1FY20, India imported 5.4 mt from the US.
Shrikant Madhav Vaidya will be the new Chairman of the country's biggest oil firm, Indian Oil Corp (IOC). Vaidya, who currently is Director (Refineries) at IOC, was selected for the top post by government headhunter Public Enterprise Selection Board (PESB) on Thursday, sources with direct knowledge of the development said. He was selected after PESB interviewed five candidates, including four directors on IOC board - Director Finance Sandeep Kumar Gupta, Director HR Ranjan Kumar Mohapatra and Director R&D SSV Ramakumar. Besides these and Vaidya, the fifth candidate interviewed was Rahul Bhardwaj, an executive director with the company. Vaidya, 56, joined the IOC Board in October and will replace Sanjiv Singh who retires as Chairman of the company at the end of June next year. Sources said Vaidya will be first screened by anti-corruption bodies CVC and CBI before his candidature is put before the Cabinet Committee on Appointments headed by Prime Minister for approval. He will have
The government had last month relaxed norms for setting up petrol pumps, allowing non-oil companies to market fuel in the world's fastest growing market
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs had on Wednesday decided to sell the government's entire stake in the country's second-largest state refiner BPCL and 4 other PSUs
he nation is gradually tapping new sources to hedge itself against geopolitical risks.
From the govt planning to offload its Rs 40,000-cr stake in BPCL to four- and two-wheeler sales falling by almost half in Aug from the equivalent month last year, here are today's top business stories
These investments will be made across refinery expansions, petrochemical capacities and pipeline projects
HPL is setting up an integrated refinery with units for the production of paraxylene and purified terephthalic acid (PTA) in the first phase
The company's total income almost remained flat with an increase of only 0.48 per cent during the quarter under review
The expansion in Odisha is likely to trip on land acquisition issues
IOCL is in the process of finalising Rs 400 billion of investments in new projects in Odisha
The unit is being set up at an estimated cost Rs 31.5 billion
IOCL plans to set up PTA and MEG plants within its Paradip refinery complex. The PTA and MEG will then be converted into polyester yarn and staple fibre at a facility at the proposed textile park
The Paradip-Haldia-Durgapur LPG pipeline will be extended to Muzaffarpur and Patna to cater to the LPG demand of Odisha, Jharkhand and West Bengal