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Ethanol blending: OMCs raise questions on Karnataka’s testing methodology

IOCL, BPCL and HPCL acknowledged Karnataka’s government press release alleging petrol at some outlets contains 26–31% ethanol

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5 outlets · 5 articles
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Reporting countries
India
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India
Economy & energy · intensity 0.0 · tone 0.00
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Covered mainly by the Sino-Russian & BRICS sphere (60%); silent in Western, Global South.

Western 0%Sino-Russian & BRICS 60%Arab-Muslim world 40%Global South 0%

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  • Confirmed by 5 outlets in 2 countries.
  • Ignored by Western, Global South.
  • Propagation: first reported by Hindu BusinessLine (India), . No word-for-word republication detected.

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Event sources

  1. Ethanol blending: OMCs raise questions on Karnataka’s testing methodology
    Hindu BusinessLineIndeIndia → IndiaEnglish
  2. Oil cos challenge Karnataka's claim of excess ethanol in petrol, question testing methodology
    cnbctv18.comBDBangladesh → IndiaHindi
  3. Karnataka's '30% ethanol' claim stirs row as OMCs junk 'test'
    Times of IndiaIndeIndia → IndiaEnglish
  4. E20 Petrol Row: IOC, BPCL, HPCL Reject Karnataka's '30% Ethanol' Claim, Question Testing Method
    newsable.asianetnews.comBDBangladesh → IndiaEnglish
  5. OMCs refute Karnataka’s E20 report, seeks additional details about procedure
    The HinduIndeIndia → IndiaEnglish