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Hindustan Petroleum & Bharat Petroleum May Increase Rates By 28 And 26 Paise

PETROL will become costlier by 27 paise from Tuesday at over 18,600 retail outlets of Indian Oil Corp, making it the first state-run oil company to exercise the pricing freedom announced by the government on June 26.

Other public sector fuel retailers

KOCHI: The Bharat Petroleum Ltd, Kochi Refinery, in association with Kerala state Fire and Rescue Services, will conduct a two-day workshop for firemen on scientific methods to deal with hazardous chemical emergencies, which will be inaugurated by Home Minister Kodiyeri Balakrishnan at the BPCL Kochi Refinery Learning Centre on Saturday.

Mumbai: The oil spill in Mahul creek a couple of weeks ago has taken its toll. The city has lost a winged visitor. While the flamingo died on Tuesday, another bird is battling for life at the SPCA hospital, Parel.

BHUBANESWAR: Even as there is no respite from the towering inferno in Jaipur, a similar incident is waiting to happen in Sambalpur.

While the oil depot in Jaipur was on the outskirts of the city, in Sambalpur the depots are in the heart of the town. And in case, fire breaks out, the town will be razed.

Mumbai The Bombay High Court on Tuesday dismissed a petition filed by Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) at Mahul, challenging an SRA project near the refinery citing security reasons. The state government and the BMC had, however, informed the court that there is no security threat.

CMML, HLL Lifecare and FACT among other winners.

The winners of the award for excellence will get certificates and trophies and those ranked as the first three below them will get cash prices of Rs 1 lakh, Rs 50,000 and Rs 25,000, respectively.

It is a curious situation. On one hand, the government limits supply of gas

Ajay Modi / New Delhi April 13, 2009, 1:08 IST

The battle between private oil companies and government oil marketing companies (OMCs) over petroleum product pricing is set to intensify.

The Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL) has admitted the OMCs

Ajay Modi / New Delhi March 26, 2009, 0:53 IST

The prices of petrol and diesel have been reduced twice since Raghaw Sharan Pandey took over as secretary in the ministry of petroleum and natural gas. In conversation with Yeshi Seli, he points out that, ideally, the retail prices of petrol and diesel should be linked with the price of crude in the international market

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