The investment will expand the company's core operations in oil refining and fuel marketing, along with ventures in petrochemicals, natural gas, and renewable energy
Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) has signed a landmark agreement to supply sustainable aviation fuel to Air India, representing a significant step towards a greener and cleaner aviation in India. IOC plans to begin production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from used cooking oil starting December this year at its Panipat refinery, according to Chairman Arvinder Singh Sahney. The facility is expected to produce 35,000 tonne of green fuel annually, using waste cooking oil sourced from hotel and restaurant chains such as ITC and Haldiram's. SAF is an alternative fuel made from non-petroleum feedstocks that reduces emissions from air transportation. It can be blended up to 50 per cent in conventional aviation turbine fuel (ATF or jet fuel), depending on availability. India has mandated 1 per cent SAF blending in jet fuel sold to international airlines from 2027. IOC on Tuesday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) which "outlines the shared commitment of both parties to promote the
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Cooking oil is often discarded after being used for frying at home or in restaurants. However, a refinery of IndianOil has now won a certification to use the same oil to produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), the company chairman Arvinder Singh Sahney said. SAF is an alternative fuel made from non-petroleum feedstocks that reduces emissions from air transportation. It can be blended up to 50 per cent in conventional aviation turbine fuel (ATF or jet fuel), depending on availability. India has mandated 1 per cent SAF blending in jet fuel sold to international airlines from 2027. IndianOil's Panipat refinery in Haryana has won the International Civil Aviation Organization's (ICAO) ISCC CORSIA certification (International Sustainability and Carbon Certification - ISCC - developed under the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA) to produce SAF from used cooking oil, he said. "We are the only company in the country to get this certification," he ...
This is a flagship initiative being launched by the Government of India under the aegis of the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (MoPNG)
Indian Oil's Q1 FY26 profit rose to ₹5,689 cr from ₹2,643 cr on higher refining and marketing margins, despite inventory losses, with revenue up 1.2% to ₹2.19 trillion
Oil major's revenue from operations in Q1 FY26 stood at ₹2.2 trillion, marginally higher by 0.9 per cent from ₹2.1 trillion in Q1 FY25
In its latest tender, IOC bought 2 million barrels of US Mars crude, 2 million barrels of Brazilian grades and another 1 million barrels of Libyan crude
The Nifty Oil & Gas index is seen testing the 200-DMA support on charts; break below the same could weigh on the sentiment at Reliance, ONGC and Oil marketing companies counters.
Oil & Gas stocks declined in trade after US President Donald Trump threatened to raise tariffs in Indian imports over the purchase of a "massive" amount of Russian crude oil
Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries, India's largest company by market capitalisation, dropped 2 per cent, contributing significantly to the sector's weakness
As a strategy, they have moved utilities sector to equal weight. Financials, Telecom, small discretionary, remain their overweight sectors.
So far this calendar year, the BSE oil and gas index has delivered gains of nearly 8 per cent.
The fund raising comes as the government plans to increase the share of natural gas in the energy mix to 15 per cent by 2030, from 6 per cent at present