Bharat Petroleum Corporation
Oil marketing companies to set up 7,432 EV charging stations
14 Dec 2023
The ministry of heavy industries has sanctioned Rs800 crore as capital subsidy to the three public sector oil marketing companies (OMCs) for setting up 7,432 electric vehicle charging stations under Phase II of the FAME scheme.
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.
RIL-bp starts production at third deepwater field in KG D6 block
10 Jul 2023
At its peak, the three fields in the KG D6 block will together produce around 30 million standard cubic metres of gas a day (1 billion cubic feet a day), amounting to a third of India’s current domestic gas production
Piramal Realty partners with Jio-bp for installation of EV charging stations across residential projects
04 Apr 2023
Jio-bp introduces E20 blended petrol
15 Feb 2023
BP to buy US biogas producer Archaea for $4.1 bn
28 Oct 2022
The addition of Archaea’s production and pipeline has the potential to take BP’s biogas supply volumes to around 70,000 boe/d globally by 2030
RIL and BP announce first gas from Asia’s deepest project
29 Dec 2020
This is the first in trio of ultra deep-water projects that will produce an estimated 30 mmscmd (1 bcf/d) of gas by 2023, the equivalent of 15 per cent of India’s current gas demand and about 25 per cent of domestic gas production
BPCL offers 2% shares to employees at one-third of market rate
07 Sep 2020
The PSU is offering two per cent of its shares through stock options to eligible employees out of the 'BPCL Trust for Investment in Shares' that the company holds
Reliance and BP announce fuel retail joint venture, Jio-BP
17 Dec 2019
As per the agreement, BP will invest Rs7,000 crore for a 49 per cent stake in the joint venture, which will assume ownership of RIL’s existing Indian fuel retail network and access its aviation fuel business to create 5,500 retail sites over five years
Govt may sell most of its stake in BPCL: report
07 Oct 2019
With an annual refining capacity of 34 million tonnes and about 25 per cent share of India's fuel market, BPCL is an attractive buy for companies like RIL-BP, Saudi Aramco, Total SA and several others looking to enter the world's fastest-growing fuel retail market
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
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
BPCL buys 21% stake in FINO PayTech for Rs251 cr
30 Jul 2016
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
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