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Oil marketing companies reject Karnataka govt's claim of 31 pc ethanol in petrol

IOCL, BPCL, and HPCL say the state's Oct 2026 tests did not follow prescribed sampling and testing procedures, asserting that E20 petrol supplied in Karnataka meets BIS standards

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Oil marketing companies are disputing the Karnataka government's claim that petrol contains 31% ethanol.
The dispute is centered around the E20 fuel blend, which is supposed to contain 20% ethanol.
News outlets are framing this as a disagreement over fuel composition findings.

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