Finance ministry blocks ONGC bid to buy Mangalore Refineries Vol 6, PW 18 (06 Nov 02) News in Brief Hopes for a quick conclusion of ONGC's plans to buy the Aditya Birla Group's stake in Mangalore Refineries have hit a roadblock. ... Buy this article forRs590 $9 For a 30-article or annual subscription rates click here RelatedOALP-1 winners to be announced within weeks (26 Jul 18) Imagine a day when MRPL might cease to exist (30 Nov 17) Hunt on for next MRPL managing director (21 Sep 17) Rajasthan tells Cairn it has no choice but to pay VAT (30 Jul 09) Mangala crude at basket price for state-owned refiners (13 Nov 08) Moving towards granting Cairn 'marketing freedom' (18 Oct 07) ONGC's bid for Mangalore Refineries goes to PIB (15 Jan 03) Finance ministry blocks ONGC bid to buy Mangalore Refineries (06 Nov 02) Oil India moves downstream with pipeline investment (14 Aug 02) MRPL bucks trend and opts for more Iran crude (27 Feb 02)