Currently, BPCL has more than 8.4 crore domestic LPG customers, including 2.1 crore Ujjwala customers.
Combined net debt stood at Rs 6.83 trillion at the end of March 2021
State-owned Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) has bagged as many as 80 national and international patents in the past two decades, and approvals for 53 more filings are pending, for various innovations including the world's cheapest and the fastest crude oil assaying tool BP Marrk. Its research and development (R&D) centre, located at a 68-acre sprawling campus at Greater Noida in Uttar Pradesh, has won 18 patents in the past 12 months alone. BPCL has an annual budget of Rs 80-100 crore for R&D. "Over the past two decades, we have won as many as 80 patents, and 53 more are pending for approvals. Between July last year and now, we have secured 18 patents," Arun Kumar Singh, director (refineries and marketing) at BPCL, told PTI on Sunday. One of the most notable patented innovations of the centre is BPMarrk, which is an intelligent tool for advanced assaying of crude oil that characterises and evaluates the crude at a fraction of the time taken by traditional assaying ...
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) has started doorstep delivery of diesel in Haryana for customers seeking fuel as low as 20 litres
Cabinet approval would facilitate privatisation of India's second biggest oil refiner Bharat Petroleum Corp Ltd.
If the cabinet clears the proposal, overseas funds would no longer need government approval to purchase a 100 per cent stake in state-run refiners cleared in-principle for disinvestment
Likely approval of 100% FDI and further progress on disinvestment are potential triggers
This is an enabling provision required for privatisation of BPCL
The tweak might allow overseas investors to pick up a majority stake in India's second biggest oil refiner Bharat Petroleum Corp Ltd
BPCL holds 12.5 per cent of the shareholding in India's largest liquefied natural gas importer, Petronet, and a 22.5 per cent stake in city gas retailer, IGL
India is the world's third largest oil consumer and importer
The progress on divestment and response by potential bidders will be the key monitorable for the stock price performance, ICICI Securities said
BPCL's board has approved a final dividend of Rs 58 per share, which includes a one-time special dividend of Rs 35 per equity share
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) on Wednesday declared a record Rs 12,581 crore dividend, more than half of which will go to the government, ahead of the privatisation of the company.
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Revenue from operations rose 21% to Rs 98,756 cr
HDFC has said it will raise up to Rs 7,000 crore by issuing bonds on private placement basis
BPCL is a promoter of 2 companies and since there is a change in ownership of the promoter firm, an open offer is triggered under Sebi (Substantial Acquisition of Shares and Takeovers) Regulations
Worst outbreak of pandemic in India disrupted the timetable of scheduled activities, but the process may get back on track from Sept, say sources with direct knowledge of govt's privatisation plan
Several states across India are under lockdown as the coronavirus crisis showed scant sign of easing, with a seven-day average of new cases at a record high