Indian Oil Corp seeks petrol after BPCL’s post-hiatus purchase

Indian Oil Corp is seeking gasoline, a tender document showed, making it the second refiner from the country looking to plug a gap caused by low crude runs to curb inflating supplies of diesel and jet fuel, industry sources said.

IOC, which does not typically comment on its spot deals, is looking to import 30,000 tonnes of gasoline for October 10-11 arrival at Chennai and Kochi through a tender closing on September 29.

This comes after Bharat Petroleum Corp Ltd bought gasoline from an oil major last week for October 7-11 arrival at Kandla, its first purchase this year.

India went on a buying spree in 2019 as refineries upgraded to produce cleaner fuels, causing the country’s monthly gasoline imports to hit an all-time high of about 4,10,000 tonnes in September last year, official data showed.