India steps up fuel-quality checks across 87,000+ pumps amid adulteration concerns
The petroleum ministry says oil marketing companies are conducting 8–12 daily water-ingress tests at more than 87,000 fuel outlets, alongside contaminant sampling, outlet suspensions and stricter ethanol-supply checks.
India’s petroleum ministry has increased fuel-quality checks at over 87,000 pumps amid adulteration concerns. OMCs are conducting water-ingress tests 8-12 times daily, testing for contaminants, suspending affected outlets, and tightening ethanol quality controls across the supply chain.
Why this matters
The push follows recent ministry signals that expanded outlet checks found two contamination cases and that E20 blending buffered Delhi petrol buyers from a near-₹30/litre crude-spike impact.
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