New Delhi, Nov. 13 -- Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) on Friday clarified that all 893 E20 petrol samples tested across 27 states and Union Territories were found to be within the prescribed ethanol content range of 19-21 per cent, amid reports and social media posts raising concerns over the ethanol content in E20 petrol.

According to a statement issued by the company, the quality monitoring exercise was undertaken by Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) in coordination with the Centre for High Technology (CHT), with 280 samples tested by BPCL.

The clarification followed reports and social media discussions regarding a photograph shared during BPCL's consumer awareness initiative in Karnataka, which showed an ethanol separation t...