Govt eases rules for setting up petrol pumps, allows non-oil companies in businessReliance Industries, Nayara Energy - formerly Essar Oil and Royal Dutch Shell are the private players in the market but with limited presen...
23 Oct, 2019, 07.14 PM IST
Oil PSUs to add 55,000-plus petrol pumps to maintain dominanceSuch massive expansion plans show state companies are little worried about the rise of electric vehicles.
26 Nov, 2018, 06.58 AM IST
It’s raining petrol pumps ahead of general electionBut existing dealers are opposed to such massive expansion as they don’t see economic sense behind this.
25 Nov, 2018, 10.27 AM IST
Oil mantri adds fuel to digital money driveDharmendra Pradhan visited petrol pumps of Bharat Petroleum and Hindustan Petroleum in Delhi to launch a programme to familiarise consumers...
04 Dec, 2016, 12.44 PM IST
Indian Oil, Hindustan Petroleum, Bharat Petroleum may soon let anyone open petrol pumpGovernment officials will meet executives of IOC, Hindustan Petroleum Corp and Bharat Petroleum Corp this week to work out the details of t...
03 Aug, 2015, 05.04 AM IST
French company Total in talks with state-run MRPL for fuel retailing joint venture in IndiaIf the deal goes through, it will mark the entry of the second major multinational company, after Shell, into India’s petrol pump business ...
25 May, 2015, 05.58 PM IST
Why Indians are no longer queuing up to open petrol pumpsA proliferation of pumps has led to lowering of average volume at filling stations and left companies such as IOC and HPCL struggling to fi...
22 Apr, 2015, 02.25 AM IST
OBCs to get 27% of government petrol pumpsThe allotment policy also provides for 22.5% reservation for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.
10 Dec, 2014, 12.00 PM IST
Dealer-owned-dealer-operated pump owners may migrate to private oil companiesThe war for the lucrative autofuel market in big cities is heating up, and state firms are facing an unprecedented challenge.
19 Feb, 2013, 05.19 AM IST
- Sharad Yadav praises UPA minister Jaipal Reddy over OBC quota in allocations of petrol pumps
Sharad Yadav has complimented oil minister Jaipal Reddy for providing 27 per cent OBC reservation in allocations of petrol pumps.
30 Jul, 2012, 01.29 PM IST
- Govt announces 27% quota to OBC in allotment of petrol pumps
The oil ministry has announced to reserve more than a quarter of new petrol pumps, a coveted money-spinning business, for Other Backward Cl...
20 Jul, 2012, 06.51 PM IST
- Government's quota card: 27% petrol pumps for OBCs
The government plans to reserve a quarter of new petrol pumps, a coveted money-spinning business, for Other Backward Classes (OBC).
20 Jan, 2012, 03.11 AM IST
- PSU oil cos may've to quit retail
They may have to divest their company-owned-company-operated petrol pumps to individual applicants from special categories. Biz Week In Pic...
16 Aug, 2008, 08.00 PM IST
- Petrol dealers go on strike
Petrol station dealers across Maharashtra went on a day-long strike, protesting alleged harassment by an agency authorised to check fuel qu...
03 Sep, 2007, 12.40 PM IST
- CIC for inspection of IOC dealership records
CIC directs IOC to allow inspection of records relating to allotment of petrol pumps.
05 Jul, 2007, 03.59 PM IST
- India has record 31,650 petrol pumps
Energy-hungry India has a record 31,650 petrol pumps and 9270 LPG distribution agencies, Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas Di...
17 Aug, 2006, 04.10 PM IST
- Naik questions inclusion of pump in Centaur Hotel deal
Petroleum Minister Ram Naik has questioned the sale of Centaur Hotel, Mumbai to Batra Hospitality saying prior consent for including an IOC...
27 Oct, 2002, 05.30 PM IST