{
  "id": 305042,
  "title": "E20 petrol ‘well within’ quality limits, oil companies dismiss contamination concerns after nationwide tests",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/08/e20-petrol-well-within-quality-limits-oil-companies-dismiss",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-08T11:04:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times",
    "slug": "hindustan-times",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/e20-ethanol-fuel-blending-centre-policy-petrol-diesel-hardeep-singh-puri-mileage-vehicle-manufacturing-companies-101786179237001.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The three major oil marketing companies in India, including IOC, BPCL, and HPCL, have dismissed concerns over E20 petrol contamination following nationwide tests. According to their test reports, fuel quality remained within prescribed limits across the entire supply chain, including refineries, distilleries, depots, terminals, and retail outlets. The oil companies implemented high-frequency monitoring at various stages of the supply chain to ensure compliance with the Centre's ethanol-blending policy. The tests revealed that chloride levels in most samples, including those from retail outlets, were well below the prescribed limits, with only two isolated instances of elevated chloride levels. Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Hardeep Singh Puri, backed the Centre's fuel-blending policy, accusing those attempting to create controversy around it.",
  "summary": "Nationwide testing of E20 discovered no evidence to support claims of high moisture or chloride contamination in ethanol, as per the companies' statement.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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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."
}