Indian refiners have also raised imports of Russian crude sold at discounts after Western nations imposed a raft of sanctions against Moscow for its invasion of Ukraine
Gross refining margins fell to $7.86 per barrel even as market sales rose
The state-owned firm's standalone net profit fell 71% to 30.15 billion rupees (around $360 million) for the three months ended June 30
Oil & Gas stocks outlook: Indraprastha Gas and Mahanagar Gas are awaiting a breakout from a narrow trading band, show technical charts.
At 11:50 am; with Rs 1.33 trillion market cap, RVNL was trading 4.5% higher at Rs 638.25 on the BSE, while, BPCL and PNB's market cap stood at nearly Rs 1.32 trillion, data shows.
Andhra Pradesh Industries Minister TG Bharat on Wednesday said Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) is ready to invest Rs 1 lakh crore in the state, which could include the setting up of an oil refinery. The Industries Minister accompanied a BPCL delegation led by its chairman and managing director G Krishna Kumar to meet Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu at the Secretariat in Amaravati on Wednesday. According to Bharat, BPCL officials told Naidu that the company is ready to invest massively in the state and discussed primarily about setting up an oil refinery. "BPCL is ready to invest Rs 1 lakh crore in the state. Initially, it will invest between Rs 50,000 crore and Rs 75,000 crore," said Bharat in an official press release. Later, the oil marketing major is keen to raise its investments to Rs 1 lakh crore, he said, adding that BPCL is looking at three places to zero in on the probable location to set up the oil refinery. After 90 days, the minister noted that BPCL delegatio
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BPCL also plans to expand the Bina refinery's capacity from the current 7.8 MTPA to 11 MTPA by mid-2027
Bankers sentiments differ on loans sought by state-backed oil giant BPCL and telecom major Vodafone Idea, which cumulatively amount to Rs 55,000 crore