Hindustan Petroleum Corporation (HPCL) plans to source more crude oil from Iraq in order to compensate for the possible decline in its import from Iran. The company may have to reduce dependence on Iranian crude oil from June because it may not be able to renew insurance to process the crude thanks to the sanction from Western countries. Therefore, the public sector refiner may enter into a contract with Iraq to buy more oil from April 1, 2013. A top
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HPCL may source more oil from Iraq
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation (HPCL) plans to source more crude oil from Iraq in order to compensate for the possible decline in its import from Iran. The company may have to reduce dependence on Iranian crude oil from June because it may not be able to renew insurance to process the crude thanks to the sanction from Western countries. Therefore, the public sector refiner may enter into a contract with Iraq to buy more oil from April 1, 2013. A top
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Profit of HPCL falls despite rise in operating income
The total operating income of Hindustan Petroleum Corp (HPCL) rose 11 per cent during October-December 2012 period to Rs 53,424 crore. However, the profit of the state-run refiner declined sharply to Rs 147 crore, from Rs 2,725.18 crore in the year-ago period because of a spike in costs and lower com
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Profit of HPCL falls despite rise in operating income
The total operating income of Hindustan Petroleum Corp (HPCL) rose 11 per cent during October-December 2012 period to Rs 53,424 crore. However, the profit of the state-run refiner declined sharply to Rs 147 crore, from Rs 2,725.18 crore in the year-ago period because of a spike in costs and lower com
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OMCs unsure on cash transfer for cylinders
State-run Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) in Hyderabad and Ranga Reddy districts seem to have no clarity on how the cash transfer will take place for subsidized cylinders. Some industry sources feel that the finance ministry will transfer the amount to the respective oil companies who will then reimburse the amount in the individual bank acco
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OMCs unsure on cash transfer for cylinders
State-run Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) in Hyderabad and Ranga Reddy districts seem to have no clarity on how the cash transfer will take place for subsidized cylinders. Some industry sources feel that the finance ministry will transfer the amount to the respective oil companies who will then reimburse the amount in the individual bank acco
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Dual-pricing in diesel market creates leakages
Media reports suggest that the government's move to create dual-pricing system in the diesel market has created leakages with bulk buyers turning to retailers for taking advantage of lower prices. While oil marketing companies (OMCs) are allowed to charge market-determined price for bulk diesel buyers, they must charge a subsidised
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Dual-pricing in diesel market creates leakages
Media reports suggest that the government's move to create dual-pricing system in the diesel market has created leakages with bulk buyers turning to retailers for taking advantage of lower prices. While oil marketing companies (OMCs) are allowed to charge market-determined price for bulk diesel buyers, they must charge a subsidised
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Crude oil price rises in rupee terms
The depreciation of rupee against the US dollar caused the price of the Indian basked of crude oil to rise in rupee terms even though its price in dollar terms remained steady. The Indian rupee depreciated to Rs 53.68 per $ recently from Rs 53.57 per $ on Feb 8. Following this, the price of the Indian basket of crude oil i
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Crude oil price rises in rupee terms
The depreciation of rupee against the US dollar caused the price of the Indian basked of crude oil to rise in rupee terms even though its price in dollar terms remained steady. The Indian rupee depreciated to Rs 53.68 per $ recently from Rs 53.57 per $ on Feb 8. Following this, the price of the Indian basket of crude oil i