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Minister hopes to control fuel subsidy at Rs 800 bn

Minister hopes to control fuel subsidy at Rs 800 bn

Finance Minister P Chidambaram expressed confidence that the overall fuel subsidy burden during 2013-12 may not exceed Rs 80,000 crore. The finance ministry is relying on the partial de-regulation of diesel pricing, the cap on subsidised cooking gas (LPG) and export parity pricing to reduce its oil subsidy burden by at least 80 per cent. He said of the Rs 80,000 crore, government has Rs 2

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Ministry to pay Rs 450 bn compensation to OMCs

Ministry to pay Rs 450 bn compensation to OMCs

Union finance ministry agreed to pay Rs 45,000 crore to state-run oil marketing companies (OMCs) for incurring losses on sale of diesel, kerosene and cooking gas at below market price. The Rs 45,000 crore is in addition to the Rs 55,000 crore already paid to the OMCs as compensation for under-recoveries. Thus, for the financial year 2012-13 as a whole, the government will pay Rs 100,000 crore to stat

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Govt considers proposals of LPG distributors

Govt considers proposals of LPG distributors

Reports indicate that the government is considering the proposals of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) distributors seeking key changes on the proposed distribution policy. During a recent presentation to the union petroleum and natural gas ministry, the distributors called for raising the present ceiling for refill sales by 50 percent. The distributors argue that the existing ceiling on refills is ba

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Crude oil price of Indian basket falls marginally

Crude oil price of Indian basket falls marginally

The international crude oil price of Indian Basket as computed by the Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell (PPAC) recently declined to $107.19 per barrel (bbl)on March 11, 2013. This was lower than the price of $107.32 per bbl prevailing on the previous trading day of March 8, 2013. PPAC comes under the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas. In rupee terms, also the Indian Basket crude oil p

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Demand for auto gas rises in recent months

Demand for auto gas rises in recent months

Reports suggest that demand for auto gas or auto liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) has risen in the last few months. Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) say the upswing in auto LPG growth augurs well for both the consumers and oil companies. OMCs attribute the rise in demand for auto gas to the governmentÂ’s decision to cap the number of subsidised LPG cylinders per

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IGL provided 87,000 PNG connections in NCR

IGL provided 87,000 PNG connections in NCR

Media reports suggest that Indraprastha Gas (IGL) provided 87,000 piped natural gas (PNG) connections in the national capital region (NCR) during 2011-12. Of this, nearly 55,000 were in Delhi. It is the largest number of connections IGL provided in a year, reports quoted a spokesperson of the firm as saying. IGL, which distributes natural gas in the city, started operations in 1999 but has only around three lakh

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OMCs sell 2.8% more fuel products in December 2012

OMCs sell 2.8% more fuel products in December 2012

Data from the Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell of the oil ministry shows sale of fuel products grew 2.8 per cent to 13.41 million tonne in December from the year ago month. Of this, sale of diesel constituted 6.13 million tonne, which is 4.4 per cent higher than December 2011. Diesel consumption makes up over 40 per cent of local fuel sales. Sale of diesel in December improved over Nove

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Authorities to set up LPG outlets in rural areas

Authorities to set up LPG outlets in rural areas

A Pandian, who is the State-level Coordinator, Oil Industry, Kerala and Lakshadweep informed that by the end of the year, authorities would issue Letters of Intent for setting up rural LPG outlets. In order to promote penetration of LPG cover into “low potential or rural areas, government introduced the rural LPG outlet scheme, known as the Rajiv Gandhi Gramin LPG Vitaratk (RGGLV) in

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PPAC cuts growth forecast of fuel sales

PPAC cuts growth forecast of fuel sales

Data released by the Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell (PPAC) shows that fuel sales in the country may grow 5.2 percent in 2012-13, down from its earlier projection of 6.1 percent. In 2011-12, the sales grew 5 percent and the country consumed 148.13 million tonne of fuel, data show

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Cabinet panel to decide on proposal to raise LPG cap

Cabinet panel to decide on proposal to raise LPG cap

Media reports suggest that the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs would decide on the proposal of the oil ministry to raise the cap of the cap on supply of subsidised cooking gas (LPG) cylinders per household per year to nine. In September 2012, the government limited the subsi