Analysts feel that the recent cut in iron ore price by NMDC may not benefit steelmakers in a big way because the former reduced the price of only iron ore lump. The prices for the majority of product mix (iron ore fines contributing to 75 per cent of total output) remains unchanged at Rs 2,610 a tonne. Therefore, the reduction in iron ore lump prices by NMDC may not bene
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RIL produces 22.04 mmscmd gas from KG-D6
A report from the Directorate General of Hydrocarbon (DGH) shows that natural gas output from Reliance Industries' KG-D6 field stood at 22.04 million standard cubic meters per day in the week ended December 30, 2012. The output belongs to Dhirubhai-1 and 3 gas fields and MA oil and gas field in the KG-DWN-98/3 or KG-D6 bloc
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OMCs raise petrol price
State-run Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) hiked the price of petrol by about 35 paise per litre noting the rise in raw material cost. Reports suggest that, the price of petrol would cost Rs 67.56 per litre in Delhi following the price hike. Prices vary from city to city due to differential local sales tax or VAT rates
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Steel firms may face ore shortage
Ratings agency India Ratings warned that domestic steel makers may continue to face inadequate availability of domestic iron ore in the short-to-medium term and may have to import for meeting their requirements. The agency feels that the domestic iron ore mining industry is undergoing a difficult phase given regulatory inter
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Investment in infra holds key for steel demand
Experts and industry bodies feel that steel demand may not pick up in the country unless the government realises its targeted investment of $1 trillion in infrastructure sector during 2012-17 (12th five-year plan). In order to attain this target, government must address regulatory hurdles, delays in project execution, amo
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Weakness in rupee may hit margins of steel firms
Credit ratings agency India Ratings expects the margins of firms producing flat steel through the blast furnace route to come under pressure if the rupee depreciates further against dollar. Therefore, the agency expects profit margin of these producers to remain under pressure in 2013, even after effec
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Experts call for early solution on KG D6 issues
Industry experts suggest that the government, Reliance Industries and BP Plc work towards an early resolution of the issues holding up investments in Krishna-Godavari (KG)-D6 basin. They feel that improvement in production of natural gas from the basin is essential to meet the ever rising demand for the fuel in
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Panel suggests production-linked deals
In order to overcome problems associated with the cost-recovery contracts in oil and gas exploration sector, a high level panel recommended the government to adopt production-linked contracts wherein companies would be chosen based on the amount of output they are willing to share with the government. The committee, under the PM's Economic Advisory Council ( PMEAC) Chairman C Rangarajan, proposed a mod
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Revival in demand enables steel firms to hike prices
Industry watchers feel that demand for steel has improved recently and this enabled steel makers to raise price of their products. It is learnt that there has been a five to seven per cent price hike in both flat and long steel products on a year-on-year basis. Rashtriya Ispat Nigam (RINL) increased rates by Rs 500 per tonne this month when it followed most of the
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Gross NPAs of state-run banks rise
Minister of State for Finance Namo Narain Meena informed Lok Sabha that the gross non-performing assets (NPAs) of public sector banks have increased from 2.28 per cent in March 2010 to 4.01 per cent in September 2012. During the same period, the gross NPA (as a percentage of gross advances) of SBI Group, rose from 2.82 per cent in March 2010 to 5.16 per cent in September 2012,