World class premium grade Octane 100 Petrol in the country
In a move that can be a potential game-changer in the petroleum fuel retail market in India, Indian Oil has launched world-class premium grade Petrol (Octane…
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Okinawa & CredR to launch exchange offer on two-wheelers
Electric two-wheeler maker Okinawa and CredR have partnered to launch exchange offer on any petrol-based two-wheeler for e-scooter.
Nagaland government hikes taxes on fuel
The Nagaland government has hiked tax on diesel, petrol and other motor spirit from Thursday Additional Chief Secretary and Finance Commissioner Sentiyanger Imchen said in a…
Cheap crude oil purchase saves India Rs 5,069 Cr
Taking advantage of the low crude oil prices in international market, India purchased 16.71 million barrels (mbbl) of crude in April – May, 2020 and filled…
Establishment of biofuel stations
The Government has notified the National Policy on Biofuels-2018 on 4th June 2018. This policy has laid out indicative targets of achieving 20% blending of ethanol…
MoPNG simplifies guidelines for grant of authorization for bulk and retail marketing of petrol and diesel
The Ministry of petroleum and Natural Gas vide Resolution dated 08.11.2019 has simplified the guidelines for grant of authorization for bulk and retail marketing of Motor…
Indian Oil refineries throughput crosses 80% as products demand increases
The crude oil throughput of Indian Oil refineries crossed 80%, with consumption of all petroleum products put together almost doubling in May '20 as compared to…
Reforms in exploration and licensing policy
Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas is working in collaboration with various Central Government Ministries to make efforts to achieve reduction in import dependency on oil.
National Policy on Bio-Fuel
The National Policy on Biofuels-2018 notified on 8.6.2018, inter-alia, allows production of ethanol from damaged food grains like wheat, broken rice etc. which are unfit for…