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Tag: Bharat Petroleum Corp
BPCL to export naptha
Bharat Petroleum Corp (BPCL) intends to export 35,000 tonne of low aromatic naphtha for July 5-8 loading from Kochi. For this purpose, the state-run oil marketing company (OMC) has issued tender and invited bids from traders till June 11. Meanwhile, the firm is in the process of importing gasoline
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PSU OMCs seek permission to set up new outlets
Public sector oil marketing companies (OMCs) like Indian Oil Corp (IOC) want the government to allow them to invest on new fuel retail outlets without restriction. It may be recalled that the union government recently prohibited these firms, who are sitting on large pile of debt, from making investment in retail
ONGC, BPCL, Mitsui sign MoU with Mangalore Port
On March 18, ONGC, Bharat Petroleum Corp (BPCL), Mitsui of Japan and New Mangalore Port Trust entered into an agreement for setting up a liquid gas (LNG) import terminal at Mangalore. All the four parties signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the proposed $500-750 million terminal, which will have an initial capacity of 2-3 millio
Oil firms to enter into MoU for LNG terminal project
Energy exploration firm Oil & Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) and Bharat Petroleum Corp (BPCL) would soon enter into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the liquid gas (LNG) import terminal project at Mangalore. The first phase of the terminal will cost $500-750 million (Rs 2,800 to 4,200 crore) and is expected to be completed in 3
ONGC, BPCL pact
Union Petroleum Minister M Veerappa Moily informed that state-run oil firms ONGC and Bharat Petroleum Corp (BPCL) would enter into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for setting up a Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) terminal at
ONGC, BPCL to sign pact for terminal project
Union Petroleum Minister M Veerappa Moily informed that state-run oil firms ONGC and Bharat Petroleum Corp (BPCL) would enter into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for setting up a Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) terminal at Mangalore. The MoU would be signed in the next 15 days, the minister said after commissioning a Rs 4,500-crore pipeline from Dabhol LNG terminal to Bangalore set up by GAIL
ONGC, BPCL to sign pact for terminal project
Union Petroleum Minister M Veerappa Moily informed that state-run oil firms ONGC and Bharat Petroleum Corp (BPCL) would enter into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for setting up a Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) terminal at Mangalore. The MoU would be signed in the next 15 days, the minister said after commissioning a Rs 4,500-crore pipeline from Dabhol LNG terminal to Bangalore set up by GAIL
State-owned OMCs asked not to invest on petrol pumps
According to a government order, which was approved by the Oil Minister M Veerappa Moily, henceforth state-owned oil marketing companies (OMCs) will not invest in opening of new retail outlets and the investment is to be made by prospective dealers only. The order further states that the state-owned OMCs can set up petrol pumps only when the dealer is willing bear the Rs 1-1.5 crore cost of a
Refining capacity of BPCL may rise
Reports indicate that the refining capacity of downstream oil company Bharat Petroleum Corporation (BPCL) may rise to 40 mn t by 2015. Recently, the company commissioned a six-mn t refinery in Bina, Madhya Pradesh, while gradually increasing the capacity of its Mumbai facility to 12 mn t. The company is in the process of raising the capacity of its K
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