{
  "id": 19644417,
  "title": "BPCL’s bid to counter Karnataka’s E20 claims backfires as test images invite scrutiny; OMC deletes X post",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/bpcls-bid-to-counter-karnatakas-e20-claims-backfires-as-test-images",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-11-12T11:17:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Live Mint",
    "slug": "live-mint",
    "url": "https://www.livemint.com/news/india/bpcls-bid-to-counter-karnataka-s-e20-claims-backfires-as-test-images-invite-scrutiny-omc-deletes-x-post-11794480836652.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) faced criticism after deleting a post meant to prove compliance with India's E20 petrol standard. The image accompanying the post was questioned, with users claiming it showed ethanol concentration around 33%, not the prescribed 20%. BPCL had shared the post to counter claims of petrol containing ethanol above the limit at certain stations. However, the post was deleted after social media users disputed the interpretation of the test results. The controversy stems from a dispute between the Karnataka government and oil marketing companies over the ethanol content in petrol sold in the state. The government alleged that samples from several districts contained ethanol concentrations above the prescribed limit, while oil companies rejected the allegations, stating their E20 petrol complied with the Bureau of Indian Standards specification.",
  "summary": "Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) has deleted a social media post about E20 petrol after users questioned an alleged ethanol reading of around 33% in the accompanying test image.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}