Union Petroleum ministry has circulated a note to the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) seeking hike in the price of natural gas produced by both private and state-run companies. The ministry's proposal, if accepted by the CCEA, may benefit firms like ONGC, OIL, Reliance Industries (RIL), Cairn India who are selling the fuel at a pre-determined price
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Oil ministry to send proposal on gas pricing to cabinet
Union petroleum Minister Veerappa Moily informed that he would send the final proposal on the pricing of natural gas to the cabinet committee on economic affairs (CCEA) soon. Industry players are keenly awaiting the government's decision on natural gas pricing as it would have a bearing on their financials. Natural gas producers like Reliance Industries (RIL) are seeking hike in the price of do
Consumers prefer local gas due to high cost of imported gas
Even as several power and fertiliser plants are suffering from insufficient availability of natural gas, they are averse to buy imported gas because of its unacceptably high price. Natural gas-based power producers want a larger share of the domestically-produced cheaper gas, which is priced between $4.2 (RIL's D6 gas) and $5.73 per unit, which is far less than the price of imported gas in the s
Pricing formula of Kelkar panel, Rangarajan panel may be similar
Media reports indicate that the Vijay Kelkar committee, appointed to suggest pricing of natural gas, may offer a band of prices besides the formula arrived the committee under C Rangarajan, the Chairman of the Prime Minister's Economic Advisory Council. Reports also suggest that the price band may not differ substantially from the basic formula arrived at by the
Pricing formula of Kelkar panel, Rangarajan panel may be similar
Media reports indicate that the Vijay Kelkar committee, appointed to suggest pricing of natural gas, may offer a band of prices besides the formula arrived the committee under C Rangarajan, the Chairman of the Prime Minister's Economic Advisory Council. Reports also suggest that the price band may not differ substantially from the basic formula arrived at by the
Govt departments divided on gas pricing formula
Different departments of the government has different view on the proposed pricing formula for domestically produced natural gas. Earlier, a panel led by C Rangarajan, the Chairman of the prime minister's economic advisory council, recommended that gas prices in India should be calculated on the basis of international benchmarks in Japa
Gas price pooling may benefit power plants
According to industry sources, the cost of electricity would be less than Rs 6 a kWh if the price of imported natural gas is pooled with that of the domestic one. Further, gas price pooling would enable power companies to run their units at 50 per cent plant load factor, sources informed. Sources feel that the gas price pooling mechanism for power sector, if implemented, would result in a price of les
Major ports see 3.09% fall in cargo traffic
During Apr-Dec 2012, major ports witnessed a 3.09 per cent decline in cargo traffic because of fall in throughput of finished fertiliser and iron ore. While the iron-ore traffic at major ports declined by half, handling of finished fertiliser slumped 33 per cent during Apr-Dec 2012. Iron ore handling by ports declined mainly because of the ban on ore exports from Karnataka. The drop in hand