Indian Oil, BPCL shares gain after RBI steps, HPCL falls

Last Updated: Thursday, August 29, 2013, 14:05

Shares of Indian Oil and Bharat Petroleum gained Thursday after the Reserve Bank opened a special window to help meet the foreign-exchange requirements of state-owned oil refining companies.

RBI opens special window for forex purchase by oil companies

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 28, 2013, 22:42

RBI on Wednesday opened a special window to help the three state-owned oil marketing companies needing about USD 8.5 billion every month meet their daily foreign exchange requirement in a bid to check the rupee's free fall.

Vizag HPCL refinery fire: Death toll goes up to 14

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 28, 2013, 20:46

The death toll in the massive fire at state-run Hindustan Petroleum refinery-cum-petrochemical complex here has risen to 14 with three more workers succumbing to burn injuries at a hospital here on Wednesday, an official said.

Vizag HPCL refinery fire: Death toll goes up to 14

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 28, 2013, 15:48

Yesterday, two more private workers had succumbed to burn injuries at a hospital.

HPCL fire: Toll up to 11; full production to begin in 10 days

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 27, 2013, 22:05

The death toll in Friday`s fire accident at the Hindustan Petroleum complex here has mounted to 11 with two more private workers succumbing to their burns at a hospital, a top executive said.

Vizag HPCL refinery fire: Death toll climbs to nine

Last Updated: Monday, August 26, 2013, 17:36

The death toll in the massive fire at state-run Hindustan Petroleum (HPCL) refinery-cum-petrochemical complex here has risen to nine with one more worker succumbing to burn injuries on Monday, a PSU official said.

Vizag HPCL refinery fire: Death toll climbs to 9

Last Updated: Monday, August 26, 2013, 17:28

The death toll in the massive fire at state-run Hindustan Petroleum (HPCL) refinery-cum-petrochemical complex here has risen to nine with one more worker succumbing to burn injuries on Monday, a PSU official said.

HPCL refinery fire: Chandrababu demands high-level probe

Last Updated: Saturday, August 24, 2013, 23:46

TDP president N Chandrababu Naidu on Saturday demanded a high-level probe into the fire at state-run Hindustan Petroleum (HPCL) refinery complex here in which eight persons were killed.

Death toll in fire at HPCL Vizag's refinery rises to four

Last Updated: Saturday, August 24, 2013, 13:38

The death toll in the major fire that broke a day ago in the Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL) refinery in Andhra Pradesh's coastal city of Visakhapatnam rose to four, police said Saturday.

HPCL refinery fire: Toll rises to 6; loss pegged at Rs 15 crore

Last Updated: Friday, August 23, 2013, 23:41

Four to five workers are still reported to be missing, said another official of the government-run company.

Massive fire at HPCL refinery in Visakhapatnam; 2 killed, 37 injured

Last Updated: Friday, August 23, 2013, 18:22

A massive fire broke out at the Hindustan Petroleum refinery in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, on Friday.

Nishi Vasudeva selected to head HPCL

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 21, 2013, 18:57

Nishi Vasudeva, 57, is currently Director (Marketing) in HPCL and will take over as the Chairman and Managing Director of the company when incumbent Subir Roy Choudhury retires on attaining superannuation age on February 28 next year.