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India — Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas & Bharat Petroleum

15 shared events · Importance 3 · Last updated Aug 21, 2026

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India — Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas: Issued the official reassurance and coordinated nationwide testing, reinforcing its regulatory role and consumer protection stance.
Bharat Petroleum: Bharat Petroleum participated in the joint testing and assurance, reinforcing its commitment to fuel quality and mitigating any negative sentiment from contamination claims.
Aug 04, 2026 · 56 articles
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India — Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas: The Ministry leads the Mass–energy equivalence platform and launched the Mass–energy equivalence Ignite accelerator, demonstrating its commitment to fostering energy innovation and supporting deep-tech startups.
Bharat Petroleum: BPCL's involvement as a sponsoring company offers startups access to its R&D centers and pilot opportunities.
Aug 20, 2026 · 12 articles
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India — Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas: The India — Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas issued and subsequently withdrew the 'Motor Spirit and High Speed Diesel (Temporary Regulation of Supply through Retail Outlets) Order, 2026', which regulated fuel sales to commercial entities.
Bharat Petroleum: Bharat Petroleum Ltd, as an oil marketing company, will be impacted by the new regulations as they will need to enforce the restrictions and may see shifts in demand patterns from bulk buyers.
Jun 11, 2026 · 101 articles
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India — Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas: The India — Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, through its Joint Secretary, provided information on the losses incurred by state-run oil firms due to fuel sales.
Bharat Petroleum: Bharat Petroleum, a state-owned fuel retailer, has increased petrol and diesel prices, leading to higher profits but also facing criticism for contributing to inflation.
May 19, 2026 · 125 articles
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India — Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas: The India — Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas announced that Indian refiners have purchased Iranian oil and that there are no payment hurdles for these imports.
Bharat Petroleum: Bharat Petroleum uses Sikka for crude deliveries, a port where one of the Iranian oil tankers anchored, suggesting it could be a potential buyer.
Apr 04, 2026 · 34 articles
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India — Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas: The India — Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas is responsible for constituting the search-cum-selection committee that will ultimately choose the next chairman of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation, bypassing the standard India — Public Enterprises Selection Board process.
Bharat Petroleum: Arun Kumar previously retired as chairman and managing director of Bharat Petroleum before being appointed to Oil and Natural Gas Corporation, providing context to his prior experience.
Jul 05, 2026 · 6 articles
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India — Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas: The India — Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas rescinded restrictions on fuel sales to commercial buyers, indicating an improved domestic supply situation.
Bharat Petroleum: As a state-run oil marketing company, it is involved in domestic fuel pricing and supply, but no direct action in this event.
Jun 30, 2026 · 25 articles
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Mar 26, 2026 · 46 articles
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Apr 05, 2026 · 9 articles
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Mar 24, 2026 · 6 articles
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Mar 25, 2026 · 8 articles
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Mar 10, 2026 · 26 articles
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Mar 17, 2026 · 6 articles
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Mar 09, 2026 · 12 articles
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Apr 09, 2026 · 18 articles
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