Bharat Petroleum Corporation
All hurdles cleared for BPCL’s Kochi refinery
21 Sep 2015
The Rs5,000-crore Kochi petrochemicals project, is part of the Rs1-lakh crore planned capex for the next five years, out of which Rs40,000 crore will be spent on refining capacity addition
ONGC, OIL and BPCL to invest $6 bn to develop Mozambique offshore gas field
14 Apr 2015
State-run oil companies ONGC, OIL and BPCL will invest $6 billion over the next four years in developing a Mozambique offshore gas field
ONGC, BPCL strike it rich in Mozambique
07 May 2014
Oil retailers deny making big profits; say only bailouts keep them afloat
04 Jun 2012
The oil marketing companies say it was only a subsidy compensation package of Rs1,38,500 crore that enabled them to declare nominal profits for the year
Bharat Petroleum Asia’s best-performing energy stock
18 May 2012
State-owned Bharat Petroleum has been rated as the best- performing energy stock in the Asia Pacific region this year, and its entry into exploration in Africa implies there’s more growth to come
BPCL reports Q2 net loss of over Rs3,229 crore
31 Oct 2011
BPCL to invest Rs1,900 cr in new LNG terminal in Mozambique
20 Sep 2011
BPCL, India’s third-largest refiner will invest Rs1,900 crore as part of its share for building a $4-billion liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in Mozambique
Government approves $7.2 billion RIL stake sale to BP
22 Jul 2011
The CCEA approval, however, covers only 21 blocks as the exploration status in the two remaining blocks are in dispute.
BPCL to hike refining capacity by 30 per cent
06 Jun 2011
BPCL, India’s third-largest refiner, plans to invest $4 billion to add 170,000 barrels per day (bpd) of refining capacity at its Kochi and Bina plants
BPCL's Bina refinery goes on stream
20 May 2011
Featured articles
Lighter than air, yet very, very powerful
By Kiron Kasbekar | 03 Jan 2024
In March 2013 Chinese scientists pulled off a remarkable feat. They created the world’s lightest aerogel. Tipping the scales at a mere 0.16 milligrams per cubic centimeter – that’s a sixth of the weight of air!
COP28 explained: A closer look at COP28's climate change solutions
By Aniket Gupta | 27 Dec 2023
The 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP28, took place from 30th November 2023, to 13th December 2023, at Expo City in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
What is a Ponzi scheme?
By Aniket Gupta | 06 Dec 2023
Ponzi schemes have long captivated the public imagination, drawing unsuspecting investors into a web of illusion and deception.
The Rise and Rise of HDFC Bank
03 Jul 2023
HDFC, which surged ahead of global majors like HSBC Holdings Plc and Citigroup Inc and left Indian peers like State Bank of India and ICICI Bank in market capitalisation, now ranks fourth largest among the world’s most valuable banks, after JPMorgan Chase & Co, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd and Bank of America Corp
India’s Millet Revolution To Enrich Global Food Basket
02 Apr 2023
Millets, a healthier and cheaper substitute to wheat and rice, are indigenous to many parts of the world, especially in the semiarid tropics of Asia and Africa, and offers a big scope for expanding production and consumption in the foodgrain deficient African continent
Market predator Hindenburg preys on Adani stock
06 Mar 2023
Almost a month after the damning report of short-seller Hindenburg Research on the Adani Group that claimed that the seven stocks within the group were about 85 per cent overvalued, one of the group's stocks, Adani Total Gas, closed at Rs835 on the BSE, down nearly 79 per cent from its 24 January level, almost close to reaching that valuation