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The seemingly arbitrary 14.2 kg weight of Indian LPG cylinders stems from decades of engineering and safety considerations. This weight was determined to be manageable for handling, sufficient for household needs for about a month, and crucially, allows for safe expansion of LPG under pressure, accommodating temperature-related fluctuations in its chemical composition.

State-run Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd has entered into a brand agreement with US major Chevron to manufacture and market the latter’s Caltex brand of premium and proprietary lubricants in India.

NEW DELHI: He got his hands oily for the first time as a 22-year-old trainee at Burmah-Shell. Nearly 31 years later, on Tuesday, Sarthak Behuria took over the reins of IndianOil.

The govt is keen to lure MNCs in the domestic fuel retailing to boost competition and shake up a sector that’s long been dominated by state-run firms, sources said. India is considering a plan to sell its second-largest state refiner and fuel retailer to a global oil company as it explores options to give up its controlling stake in Bharat Petroleum Corp (BPCL).

Rare ledgers and records dating back to the pre-independence years are on display for public viewing at a Heritage gallery set up in the State Bank of India’s Town Hall branch in the city.

It was 1956 and the cost of a Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) refill was nearly Rs 19 for a 15kg cylinder. This was an exorbitant price, back in the day, for Punekars who used coal-fired stoves to cook.

One of the oldest fuel stations in India, and possibly the first kerbside refuelling facilities in Kolkata, Jatadhari Daw & Grandsons on CR Avenue near Girish Park has witnessed the rise and rise of petrol and diesel prices like no other place in the city.

NEW DELHI: Government has asked the Supreme Court not to stay the privatisation of oil PSUs HPCL and BPCL as it would lead to irreparable economic loss for the country.

NEW DELHI: The Congress will oppose the sale of public sector oil companies in the winter session of the Parliament in mid-November. Senior Congress leader Pranab Mukherjee told Times News Network, ‘‘Of course, we will oppose it in Parliament.’’

Oil minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Monday said state-run ONGC is free to sell its majority holding in oil refiner and fuel retailer Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd, practically confirming the market view that the acquisition neither created synergy nor yielded any benefit for the flagship explorer.

The appointment of ex-IAS officer and World Bank expert Parameswaran Iyer as secretary in the ministry of drinking water and sanitation, which pilots the Swachh Bharat Mission, may be seen as unconventional but lateral entry of private-sector technocrats has for long been the norm in key government positions requiring a certain skill.

NEW DELHI: Caught between two conflicting views on disinvestment of oil PSUs, BPCL and HPCL, the Prime Minister has authorised Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani to talk to various ministers on the issue and see if a via media can be found by Friday.

One of the glamorous teams of Mumbai's maidan cricket, Parsi Cyclists plan to celebrate their centenary in unique way on October 10.

At first glance, 81-year-old Jagadheesh could pass off as just another senior citizen battling loneliness at a private home for the elderly in the city. But a few minutes of conversation will convince one there is more than what meets the eye.