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Center-Right Owned by Adani Group (AMG Media)Oil Companies Reject Karnataka Minister's '30% Ethanol' Charge Over E20 Petrol, Question Testing Method
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The three public sector OMCs (IOCL, BPCL, HPCL) said they have taken note of a press release from the Department of Food, Civil Supplies and reaffirmed E20 fuel quality standards, while questioning the testing methodology used by Karnataka government, which claimed that petrol at some outlets contains 26–31% ethanol. Earlier lab tests reportedly showed ethanol blend in E20 petrol as high as 31% in Karnataka.
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The state government has asked the Union government to explain the ethanol concentrations found in the samples.
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Announcing test results in Bengaluru, Karnataka's Consumer Affairs Minister Rizwan Arshad said the department had collected 63 petrol samples from across the state, and these showed up to 31.2 per cent ethanol as opposed to the declared 20 per cent.
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RSS excerpt
Indian Oil, Bharat Petroleum, and Hindustan Petroleum said the claims, as reported, were "not supported by testing conducted in accordance with the prescribed statutory and technical procedures".
