| The automobile fuel policy, under the apex court's directions, makes it mandatory for oil marketing and automobile companies to effect changes in the fuel quality and vehicles in phases. |
| Officials told Business Standard the government would seek a review of the order since oil companies were not in a position to supply Bharat Stage II fuel in the entire country. The review will seek a revised schedule for meeting the deadline in seven states. The schedule is likely to be staggered from June 1, 2005, to September 1, 2005. |
| Officials said public sector refiners were ready to supply the specified fuel but a private refiner had expressed its inability to supply the required quantity because of technical problems at its plant. |
| Indian Oil Corporation had even floated global tenders for buying cleaner fuel in order to meet the shortfall, which is estimated in the range of 15-20 per cent, but executives said the company was finding it difficult to get the specified fuel though it had made some purchases in the spot market. |
| The apex court has ordered that only Euro III compliant petrol and diesel and compliant four-wheeler vehicles should be sold in 11 cities from April 1. The order also specifies that Bharat Stage II compliant fuel should be sold in other cities of the country by the deadline. |
| The Euro III standard means fuel suppliers will need to cut the maximum sulphur content of diesel to 350 parts per million (ppm) or 0.035 per cent and of petrol to 150 parts or 0.015 per cent. |
| The Bharat Stage II standard specifies a maximum sulphur content of 0.05 per cent for both diesel and petrol. |
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