Premature sharing of E20 test image triggers confusion, BPCL clarifies

Bengaluru, Nov 13 (UNI) A photograph shared before the completion of an ethanol separation test triggered questions over the quality of E20 petrol in Karnataka, prompting Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) to clarify that the image showed only an intermediate stage of the testing process. The clarification assumes significance amid growing public scrutiny of ethanol-blended petrol, with BPCL acknowledging that the photograph was inadvertently captured and circulated before the ethanol-water and petrol layers had separated completely. Explaining the circumstances, BPCL said its officers had been conducting demonstrations of the E20 petrol testing procedure at various Energy Stations across Karnataka as…