According to source-based information, union power ministry opined that base price of domestic natural gas beyond $5 per mmBtu is unviable for power sector. The ministry is learnt to have said this in a note to the
Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), which would decide on whether to raise the price of domestically produced gas in line with the reco
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Power ministry expresses views on gas price hike
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BPCL to export naptha
Bharat Petroleum Corp (BPCL) intends to export 35,000 tonne of low aromatic naphtha for July 5-8 loading from Kochi. For this purpose, the state-run oil marketing company (OMC) has issued tender and invited bids from traders till June 11. Meanwhile, the firm is in the process of importing gasoline
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Oil ministry to demarcate coal bearing seams
The 15 coal bed methane (CBM) blocks, which are part of the 54 blocks that the government identified for auctioning to state-run and private companies, would be demarcated by the oil ministry and given to the coal ministry. It may be recalled that recently, the coal ministry asked the oil ministry to demarcate the coal bearing areas of these CBM mines, relinquish them and hand them
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Under-recovery on diesel sales rises
According to union oil ministry, the under-recovery incurred by oil marketing companies (OMCs) on sale of diesel at subsidised price for the second fortnight effective June 1 rose to Rs 4.87 per litre from Rs 3.73 per litre on May 16. However, under-recoveries towards PDS kerosene and domestic LPG declined to Rs 27.75 per litre (from Rs 27.93 per litre) and Rs 335.14 per cylinder (from Rs 378.38 per cylinder), respectively, the ministry said in a state
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Minister defends fuel price hike by OMCs
Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Veerappa Moily defended the hike in petrol and diesel prices by state-run oil marketing companies (OMCs) citing high under-recovery. It may be recalled that OMCs hiked the prices of petrol by 75 paise and diesel by 50 paise per litre while effecting a Rs 45 cut in LPG cylinder price
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GAIL India to operate LNG carriers
GAIL (India) plans to have seven or eight liquefied natural gas (LNG) in the next three to four years on a long-term charter or ownership basis in order to ferry the fuel to India from abroad. From 2017, the company plans to enter the LNG shipping business as it would enable the firm transport the fuel it agreed to buy from the USA
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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 may not agree to reduce import duty on coal
It seems the power ministry may not succeed in convincing the finance ministry to reduce import duty on all forms of coal used in power plants to mitigate the impact of rising cost of imported coal on power sector. Increase in the cost of imported coal has threatened the viability of several power generation projects in the
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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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Liberalisation of gas sector may incentivise production
Some industry observers suggest the government to liberalise natural gas sector in India in order to incentivise exploration and production by private companies. They point out that like in the US, if gas market is liberalised, it will help IndiaÂ’s economy in more ways than what can be predicted. Some industry observers argue that producers will be attracted to invest in gas exploration including shale gas.