Hindustan Petroleum Corporation
Metropolitan LPG cylinder prices surge by Rs 100 for 19-Kg commercial cylinders – stay updated on current rates
01 Nov 2023
Indian state-backed oil marketing companies, or OMCs, have increased the price of their 19-kg commercial liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinders by about Rs 100.
HPCL refuses to recognise ONGC as promoter
10 Aug 2018
Petroleum minister Dharmendra Pradhan today clarified that ONGC with 51.11-per cent stake in the refiner is the new promoter of HPCL, after the company’s CMD Mukesh Kumar Surana refused to recognise the majority shareholder as HPCL’s promoter
Saudi Aramco signs MoU for 50:50 mega refinery JV in Ratnagiri
11 Apr 2018
Saudi Aaramco along with a strategic partner and an Indian consortium comprising Indian Oil, Bharat Petroleum and Hindustan Petroleum will invest an estimated Rs3,00,000 crore to build the 1.2-million bpd Ratnagiri Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd
ONGC to borrow Rs35,000 crore to finance government’s HPCL divestment
22 Jan 2018
In the first-ever debt programme, ONGC board has approved raising of the company’s borrowing limit from Rs25,000 crore to Rs35,000 crore, chairman and managing director Shashi Shanker has said
ONGC gets cabinet nod for acquiring 51% govt stake In HPCL
19 Jul 2017
The government is expected to rake in more than Rs29,000 crore from the stake sale, which will help it meet part of the divestment target for the fiscal
Oil PSUs sign pact for 60 million tonne west coast refinery
15 Jun 2017
The three OMCs - IOC, BPCL, HPCL- together have a refining capacity of 139 million tonnes, which will reach 200 million tonnes with the setting up of the $30 million West Coast refinery
ONGC to merge HPCL to create an integrated oil giant: report
27 Feb 2017
The merger is aimed at creating a company with operations in the entire spectrum of energy from exploration to refining and retail
IOC-BPCL-HPCL combine to set up Rs30-bn refinery in Maharashtra
04 Jul 2016
The 60-million tonnes per annum refinery and a mega petrochemical complex will beat Reliance Industries as the largest single refinery in India
HPCL to invest over Rs25,000 cr, raise refining capacity to 500,000 bpd: report
20 Apr 2016
HPCL will also be upgrading its petrol and diesel production units to meet fuel norms for Bharat VI norms compliant vehicles by the end of the decade
Nishi Vasudeva takes over as CMD of Hindustan Petroleum
01 Mar 2014
Nishi Vasudeva today took charge as chairman and managing director of Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd, becoming the first woman to head a public sector Navratna
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