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Sunday, November 3, 2024
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Topic: Bharat Petroleum

Lower oil prices lead to 4x profits for oil firms, bonanza for govt, but no relief for aam aadmi

Petrol & diesel prices have barely changed since June 2022, even though oil prices have fallen 28% since then. This has boosted profitability of OMCs and dividend payouts to govt.

Bharat Petroleum gets Madhya Pradesh govt nod for refinery expansion

Bharat Petroleum will invest 430 billion rupees to 500 billion rupees for the two projects, adding that the petrochemical project would start production by fiscal year 2027-28.

Who in India is profiting from Russian oil? Not the common people but private companies

India has paid Russia nearly $20 billion for oil in just seven months, more than what it paid in the last ten years combined. It has only reaped higher profits of a few Indian companies.

India stalls privatisation of state-owned Bharat Petroleum as bidders exit

There was only one potential buyer left in the fray for purchasing the government’s 53% holding in the company. India didn’t want to proceed with a single bidder, official said.

Freezing petrol, diesel prices for polls in 5 states cost fuel retailers over Rs 17,000 crore

Indian Oil, Bharat Petroleum and Hindustan Petroleum bore revenue loss as rates were held back between November and the first three weeks of March, Moody’s Investors Service noted.

Diesel sales back at pre-pandemic levels as festive season drives up demand

Sales in October by three biggest fuel retailers were 1.3% higher than the same month in 2019. Sales of most other key fuels were also above pre-pandemic levels

BPCL privatisation process slows down due to pandemic, focus on LIC IPO

The government’s 53% stake in BPCL is valued at about Rs 522 billion. While discussions have slowed down, the divestment plan isn’t formally stalled.

Privatisation gets mega push in Budget 2021, most ambitious plan since Vajpayee era

Only four sectors will be classified as strategic, CPSEs in other sectors will be privatised. Two banks and one general insurance firm will also be privatised in FY22.

Modi govt still hopes global giants will join race to buy Bharat Petroleum

The planned sale of the Narendra Modi government’s 53% stake in Bharat Petroleum will be India’s first big-ticket transaction in over a decade.

Bharat Petroleum seeking bids from global LPG suppliers again to cut Middle East dependence

The latest tender is aimed at getting better prices for supplies compared with those from the Middle East and to diversify sources of LPG.

On Camera

As a Hindu Canadian, I am deeply hurt by cancellation of Diwali. My community is now sidelined

Canada faces serious foreign interference issues, but these challenges must not be weaponized to unfairly target friendly and important allies like India.

Watch CutTheClutter: Flattening INR-USD rate, and debate on pros and cons of a ‘strong’ rupee

In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.

Indian firms sanctioned by US didn’t violate laws, says MEA. Hyderabad firm that supplied to Army on list

Among 19 Indian firms sanctioned by US Treasury Dept was Lokesh Machines Ltd accused of coordinating with 'Russian defence procurement agent to import Italy-origin CNC machines'.

Xi wanted to teach India about imbalance of power. We should take a budgetary lesson from it

While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.