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Companies including Indian Oil Corp., Bharat Petroleum Corp. and Hindustan Petroleum Corp. plan to skip spot purchases of the crude in the upcoming buying cycle, until there's clear government guidance

India's State Refiners Pause Russia Oil Buys As US Adds Pressure

NDTV Profit | 07 Aug 2025

Oil and Gas

SECTOR | 05 Aug 2025

Refiners up operational flexibility as US threatens to pile up more tariffs

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Complete disengagement from Russia not operationally possible in 6-12 months. Measured intake is the way ahead for diversification of crude oil supplies.

Oil and Gas

SECTOR | 05 Aug 2025

MDAVF backs Atom Alloys' explosion-resistant fuel technology

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Atom Alloys has developed a patented, sensor-less material system that prevents explosions in fuel storage across LPG tanks, diesel tankers, petrol reservoirs, and renewable fuel containers

Oil and Gas

SECTOR | 05 Aug 2025

E20 Petrol does not cause drastic drop in fuel efficiency, even improves engine performance: Petroleum Ministry

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Petroleum ministry clarified that while ethanol has lower energy density than petrol, the impact on fuel efficiency is only marginal

Oil and Gas

SECTOR | 04 Aug 2025

Manthan Oil & Gas Northvolt When giga...

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Prabhudas Lilladhar

Northvolt - When giga ambitions faced failure of gigantic proportions The most ambitious project of the West to challenge the dragon's dominance in battery manufacturing, turned out to be a damp squib with the company Northvolt filing for bankruptcy protection in the US in Nov'24, followed by in Sweden in Mar'25. A decade of advancements in Li-ion, Na-ion and Li-metal batteries led by Tesla veterans, funded of ~USD15bn, an order book of +USD50bn, and backed by the likes of Volkswagen, BMW, Goldman Sachs and Baillie Gifford, went up in smoke. As several Indian companies are focusing on new energy, it is important to look at the challenges that lie ahead. Some Indian companies like RIL have demonstrated phenomenal execution capabilities even with unrelated diversifications like in telecom and retail in the past. However, the know-how built by Chinese, Japanese and South Korean companies over...