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BPCL will source crude purely on techno-commercial merit amid geopolitical flux, with talks on Saudi investment in its Andhra refinery, says CMD Sanjay Khanna

The Andhra Pradesh government has exempted stamp duty and registration fees amounting to over Rs 20 crore in favour of BPCL to facilitate the setting up of a greenfield refinery and petrochemical complex near Ramayapatnam Port in Nellore district. G Sai Prasad, special chief secretary (FAC), Revenue (Registration. II) Department said the exemption pertains to the transfer of over 600 acres of land in Chevuru village, Gudluru mandal of Nellore district from Andhra Pradesh Maritime Board (APMB) to Andhra Pradesh Industrial Infrastructure Corporation (APIIC) and in turn from APIIC to BPCL. "Government after careful examination of the matter, has decided to exempt the stamp duty for an amount of Rs 17.6 crore and registration fee (including transfer duty) for an amount of Rs 2.7 crore for transfer of land to an extent of 600.4 acres, out of 6,000 acres from APMB to APIIC and in turn from APIIC to BPCL," said Prasad in a government order (GO) on Monday. More than a year ago, the Andhra .

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The refiner is now able to process heavy Venezuelan crude at its Kochi and Bina refineries, following upgrades that have enhanced the complexity of its refining system

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Major buyers including Gail India Ltd. and Bharat Petroleum Corp. have been pushing for lower prices and more flexible long-term contracts, leaving discussions with LNG producers stalled

Domestic refiners are scouting for additional crude supplies from traditional sources while also exploring new geographies

BPCL reported a sharp rise in profit in Q3FY26 as revenue grew 7.1 per cent year on year to ₹1.36 trillion, while the board approved an interim dividend of ₹10 per share

Indian refiners are redrafting their oil import strategies, buying more oil from ​Middle Eastern, African and South American countries to make up for a reduction in Russian oil supplies

HPCL has retreated sharply from its all-time high, and also underperformed its peers BPCL and IOC in the month of January thus far. Tech chart shows the stock is trading at the 200-DMA on Friday.

Q3FY26 company results: Firms including IndusInd Bank, Adani Green Energy, Godrej Consumer Products, India Cements, and JSW Energy are also to release their October-December earnings reports today

Indian Oil and a BPCL arm have reported a new oil find in Abu Dhabi through their joint venture. The discovery follows an earlier find in 2024, the company said

From a technical standpoint, the Nifty has once again approached the upper end of its prevailing consolidation range near 26,200

State-run BPCL is setting up a greenfield refinery and petrochemicals project near Ramayapatnam port in Nellore district to meet rising domestic demand and boost petrochemical exports

L&T has bagged a BPCL contract for hydrocarbon onshore work, including EPC of a large polyethylene unit under the Bina refinery and petrochemicals expansion

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India's top refiner, IOC, has also bought some cargoes of Russian oil for January loading, they said

Given their outsized contribution to air pollution & net-zero targets, state-run oil firms must accelerate cuts in greenhouse gas emissions. The country's hobbling renewable projects may delay plans

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