Sanjay Khanna appointed Chairman and MD of Bharat PetroleumSanjay Khanna has taken charge as the new Chairman and Managing Director of Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. He was previously Director (R...
09 Apr, 2026, 07.46 PM IST
From ambulance to crematorium: Bengaluru ex-CFO’s heartbreaking post on paying bribes after losing his only daughter sparks public outrageA former BPCL Chief Financial Officer revealed he paid bribes to officials after his daughter's death. The allegations surfaced on LinkedIn...
30 Oct, 2025, 03.20 PM IST
On slippery ground: Refining capacity rises just 5% in 7 yearsIndia's refining capacity expansion has significantly slowed. It has added only 5% in seven years against a planned 69% rise. Climate conce...
15 Jul, 2025, 09.57 AM IST
After HPCL, government headhunter fails to find right candidate BPCL top jobThe government's Public Enterprise Selection Board (PESB) has struggled to find suitable candidates for top positions at major oil companie...
02 Mar, 2025, 10.06 AM IST
Compressed bio gas plants to be set up in Raipur, Bhilai; initial pact with BPCL signedAs per the pact, BPCL- a central PSU, will set up CBG plants in Raipur and Bhilai with an investment of around Rs 100 crore and the capacit...
13 Mar, 2024, 04.04 PM IST
Govt establishes panel to select IOC chiefThe Indian government has established a panel to select a new chairman for Indian Oil Corp, following the retirement of S M Vaidya in Augus...
09 Oct, 2023, 03.48 PM IST
India is starting to reach the limits of its Russian oil splurgeMoscow accounted for 46% of India’s oil imports last month, according to data from analytics firm Kpler, a staggering leap from less than 2...
28 Jun, 2023, 07.02 AM IST
India may get Russia oil at below $60 per barrelMultiple government officials and industry executives said domestic refineries will continue to buy cheap Russian oil with no major shippin...
14 Dec, 2022, 01.03 PM IST
Amitabh Kant exhorts private equity for India's PSU privatisation plansDIPAM is carrying out a privatisation exercise for four major PSUs — BPCL, Air India, Shipping Corporation of India and Concor. Private equ...
19 Mar, 2021, 07.59 PM IST
BPCL to buyout Oman Oil stake in Bina refinery for Rs 2,400 crBPCL holds a 63.68 per cent stake in Bharat Oman Refineries Ltd (BORL), which built and operates a 7.8 million tonne oil refinery at Bina i...
10 Feb, 2021, 11.44 PM IST
Fake websites offering petrol pump licences under scannerWhile the licensing process by a joint website petrolpumpdealerchayan.in, of three state-run oil companies, Indian Oil, HPCL and BPCL is un...
29 Nov, 2019, 07.37 AM IST
Fino Payments Bank board gets RBI approval, Rishi Gupta to be the bank’s MD & CEOThere will be three nominee directors, Amit Jain from Blackstone, Anirudh Kamani from ICICI Bank and Pramod Sharma from BPCL, representing ...
21 Jun, 2017, 05.41 PM IST
Government appoints 3 independent directors on ONGC boardThe appointment will be "for a period of three years from the date of the notification i.e. November 20, 2015 or until further orders, whic...
23 Nov, 2015, 07.15 PM IST
Corporate espionage: Energy consultants like Santanu Saikia, Prayas Jain known for organising big conferencesWhile Saikia’s Indianpetro.com boasts of quality readers including “top and middle management”, Jain’s Metis Business Solutions lists a gal...
25 Feb, 2015, 06.49 AM IST
RIL, ONGC, BPCL bag top honours at PetroFed Oil & Gas awardsReliance Industries, ONGC and BPCL walked away with the top honours at the annual PetroFed Oil & Gas Industry Awards here today.
08 Sep, 2014, 04.10 PM IST
- Strategic sale in HPCL, public offer for BPCL
The government on Monday announced sale of equity in HPCL to a strategic partner and divestment in BPCL through public offer amid strong pr...
09 Dec, 2002, 05.19 PM IST
- PM breaks HPCL, BPCL sell-off logjam
Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee broke the three-month long logjam over the disinvestment of HPCL and BPCL, deciding that the former sho...
06 Dec, 2002, 01.57 AM IST