Reliance Industries and Aramco, which were viewed as the leaders, were, in any case, not among those that had submitted interests.
The public authority said on Monday that few nearby and unfamiliar speculators had communicated revenue in purchasing its 52.98% stake in fuel retailer Bharat Petroleum Corp. Ltd (BPCL).
Reliance Industries Ltd and Saudi Arabian state oil bunch Aramco, which were viewed as the leaders, were, nonetheless, not among those that had submitted interests.
India had expanded the cutoff time for primer articulation of interest (EoI) multiple times this year and shut this on Monday.
“For vital disinvestment of BPCL, numerous outflows of premium have been gotten by the exchange consultant,” Tuhin Kanta Pandey, secretary, division of speculation and public resource the board, tweeted on Monday without giving subtleties of the bidders.
The exchange will move to the second stage after examination by the exchange counsellor, he said.
“Three-four articulations of interest (EoIs) have been gotten, which are being examined. These elements will be then approached to submit last offers,” said an authority mindful of the turn of events.
The privatization of BPCL is essential for meeting the record focus of ₹2.1 trillion of disinvestment continues that Union money serves Nirmala Sitharaman set in the financial plan for 2020-21.
The passing bidders in the primary EoI stage will be approached to make a money related offer in the second round.
The passing bidder will get a controlling stake in BPCL and admittance to the 25.77% piece of the overall industry in India’s fuel retailing section alongside 15.3% of India’s complete refining limit.
BPCL works four processing plants in Mumbai (Maharashtra), Kochi (Kerala), Bina (Madhya Pradesh), and Numaligarh (Assam), with a consolidated limit of 38.3 million tons for each annum.
Till last October, Saudi Aramco, Rosneft, Kuwait Petroleum, ExxonMobil, Shell, Total SA, and Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. were said to have held discussions with the public authority on resource deals.
Notwithstanding, the Covid flare-up and its effect on raw petroleum costs and fuel request have hit the productivity of organizations, driving them to slice capital consumption.
Aramco on 3 November announced a 44.6% drop in second from last quarter net benefit, marked by lower unrefined petroleum costs as Coronavirus hit interest.
“BPCL is a promising resource yet Coronavirus has totally changed the circumstance. In the event that marquee speculators were keen on offering for BPCL till March 2020, the numbers have dwindled totally,” said a venture financier. It is not yet clear the number of these EoIs convert to offers, the financier said.