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Private fuel retailers prefer export over local sales
Media reports indicate that private fuel retailers like Essar Oil, Reliance Industries (RIL) prefer to export diesel instead of selling them in the domestic market despite the government partially de-regulating the pricing regime. This is because these firms fear that the government may again impose price control on diesel during election perio
Oil marketers to buy ethanol from sugar mills
Oil marketing companies (OMCs) plan to procure ethanol from sugar mills in order to blend it with petrol and in this regard they invited bids for 105 crore litre of ethanol from domestic and global suppliers in the sugar year ending October 2013. Of the 55 crore litre offered by Indian sugar mills, 11 crore litre is finalized as this volume was offered at the lowest
Traders body seeks clarity on bulk consumers
Ajay Bansal, General Secretary of the Federation of All India Petroleum Traders (FAIPT) said the body requested oil marketing companies (OMCs) to define who are the bulk consumers of diesel. The federation asked OMCs to issue clear written instruction supported by the government notification defining who are bulk consumers
OMCs to discuss plans to increase LPG distributors
M Nene, Director (Marketing) of Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) informed that oil marketing companies (OMCs) would discuss with the union oil ministry their plans to raise the number of LPG distributors. OMCs feel the need to increase the number of distributors across the country, going by the 2011 census. Indian Oil Corporation alone has 6,000 distributors as of now and the firm plans to raise it to 7,000
OMCs ask Kerala govt to forgo sales tax
State-run oil marketing companies (OMCs)
Indian Oil Corporation and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation argued that Kerala government must forgo the sales tax of Rs 12 imposed on a litre of diesel. The oil companies argued this in response to a petition filed by the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) in the state High Court against these comp
Private refiners warn that they may export fuel
Private sector oil refining companies warned that they would export their diesel and Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) instead of selling them to the local state-run oil marketing companies (OMCs). The warning comes in response to the finance ministry's proposal to calculate domestic fuel price based on Export Parity Price (EPP) instead of the curr
OMCs post losses during Apr-Dec 2012 period
Even though state-run oil marketing companies (OMCs) announced profit during the quarter ending December 31, 2012, they posted losses on a nine-month period between Apr-Dec 2012. This is because the government did not make timely payment of subsidy amount to these firms (in the Apr-Jun 201
OMCs post losses during Apr-Dec 2012 period
Even though state-run oil marketing companies (OMCs) announced profit during the quarter ending December 31, 2012, they posted losses on a nine-month period between Apr-Dec 2012. This is because the government did not make timely payment of subsidy amount to these firms (in the Apr-Jun 201
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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