India's top explorer Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) is keen to acquire the government's stake in oil refiner Hindustan Petroleum Corporation (HPCL), the country's oil minister said on Wednesday.
"ONGC has shown interest," Dharmendra Pradhan told reporters in New Delhi.
"In my view, HPCL's independent identity and brand will be protected in the process," HPCL Chairman Mukesh Kumar Surana said, indicating the refiner could become a subsidiary of ONGC.
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