Bharat Petroleum Corporation

BPCL has acquired Videocon's remaining stake in IBV Brasil Petroleo, taking full ownership of the Brazilian venture as it looks to expand overseas energy assets

The state-run oil marketer will acquire Videocon Energy Brazil's stake in IBV Brazil Petroleo, making the upstream company a wholly owned subsidiary of its overseas arm

State-run Bharat Petroleum Corporation on Monday said it will acquire a 40 per cent equity stake in Tiki Tar and Shell India for Rs 85 crore in cash, as it seeks to expand its presence in India's fast-growing value-added bitumen market. The acquisition, which has received approval from the Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (DIPAM), is expected to be completed within 90 days, Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) said in a regulatory filing. The transaction is not a related-party deal. Incorporated in October 2019, Tiki Tar and Shell India Pvt Ltd (TTSIPL) manufactures and markets bitumen and bituminous products used in highways and airport runways. Its portfolio includes VG Grade Bitumen, Polymer Modified Bitumen (PMB), Crumb Rubber Modified Bitumen (CRMB), and emulsions. The company also exports to Nepal, Bhutan and Bangladesh. BPCL said the investment aligns with its strategy to tap growing demand for value-added bitumen driven by India's infrastructure ...

The management said the company continues to maintain a robust order book of ₹1,940 crore, providing strong revenue visibility and a healthy project pipeline across key segments.

BPCL shares gained after Q4FY26 results, but brokerages remain cautious due to crude prices, LPG under-recoveries and weaker FY27 earnings outlook

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State-run oil major says recent increase in retail fuel prices has eased pressure amid soaring crude prices and mounting under-recoveries

Rajesh Bhosale, technical analyst at Angel One highlights that BPCL and IOC have consistently faced resistance around their respective 50-day EMAs on the charts in recent past.

Public sector OMCs, including Indian Oil, BPCL, and HPCL, have been incurring losses of about ₹20 per litre on petrol and nearly ₹100 per litre on diesel due to elevated global crude prices

Market analysts attributed the sharp spike in crude oil prices to supply disruptions amid concerns that output from key West Asia producing regions may remain constrained for longer

Emkay Global has cut ratings on OMC stocks as rising crude and windfall tax may hit margins. The brokerage sees up to 60% decline in FY27 earnings for HPCL, BPCL, IOCL

BPCL says investment in Brazil's SEAP-I project will provide access to equity crude, helping strengthen India's energy security and diversify supply sources

Khanna, currently director (refineries), brings over three decades of experience in refinery operations and technical services to lead BPCL till 2029

Of these, seven such individuals from MP's Indore are accused of cheating the company of approximately ₹5.72 crore

Deven Choksey believes the excise cut may bring some respite to OMCs amid high energy prices, while create a ₹1.5 trillion dent to the exchequer per year.

The government has reduced the excise duties on petrol and diesel by ₹10 per litre each, bringing them down to ₹3 per litre of petrol and zero per litre of diesel

Bharat Petroleum Global Energy Services (Singapore) Pte is expected to start operations in April with a staff of four

Indian refiners, hit hard by a declining rupee, are facing revenue losses from retail sales as cracks for gasoline and gasoil surged to multi-year ‌highs

S&P Global Ratings on Wednesday said profit margins of oil marketing companies like IOC, BPCL and HPCL, could suffer as they are likely to keep retail prices of petrol and diesel unchanged to curb inflationary pressures. Oil prices have risen since the start of the US-Iran war with crude rising to over USD 100 per barrel earlier this week as the Strait of Hormuz, which handles about a fifth of the global crude oil and liquified natural gas (LNG) flows, remained effectively closed. Crude prices have fallen to USD 88 a barrel on Wednesday. S&P Global Ratings have recently revised its 2026 average price assumption for Brent crude oil prices by USD 5 to USD 65. The US-based rating agency said India will remain dependent on maritime routes to fulfil its crude needs, but there is some scope for diversification as the country has a history of buying oil from outside Asia, such as from Russia and South America. Purchases from Russia currently stand at 1.1 million bpd, while that from .

UBS' Global Oil team has also raised their near-term oil price forecasts, Q1-26E to $71/bbl (around $80/bbl for March), and the average for 2026 to $72/bbl