The Parliamentary standing committee on petroleum and natural gas suggested the formation of a joint venture firm by all the state-run refiners who import crude oil from abroad. The proposed joint venture firm, that would be promoted by all the interested state-run refiners, must be entrusted with the work of importing of crude oil requi
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OMCs fail to avoid demurrage cost
A Parliamentary Standing committee strongly felt that the huge demurrage cost of about Rs 665 crore incurred by state-run oil marketing companies (OMCs) between 2009 and 2012 was avoidable and not due to uncontrollable factors. Owing to their failure to have requisite infrastructure, the three OMCs – IOC, HPC and BPCL – paid Rs 665 crore in this period to domestic ports, the com
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NMPT to construct 2 storage facilities
At a cost of Rs 9 crore, the New Mangalore Port Trust (NMPT) has taken up the construction of two additional storage sheds in the port premises. According to a media statement issued by the port, these sheds could store up to 22,000 tonne of bulk cargoes such as maize, wheat and fertiliser and they would be set up in a built-up area of 7,000 sq metre. The sheds will be read
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Coal stock rises across several ports
Data from Interocean Group shows that coal stock across several ports in the country grew 5.8 percent to about 10.8 million (mn t) as of May 3 compared to 10.27 mn t in the previous week. The stock includes both thermal and coking coal. Of the 10.8 mn t, coking coal comprised 2.30 mn t, up from about 2.24 mn t a week ago. The company collected data from 16 ports across the country
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Govt takes steps to boost coal output
The union government has envisaged that one of the ways forward to reduce the dependence on imports is to devise a Public Private Partnership (PPP) policy framework with CIL as one of the partners in order to increase the production of coal for supply to power producers and other consumers. Accordingly the Ministry of Coal has set up a Committee to devise a PPP Policy framework with CIL as one of the partners in order to increase production of coal
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India plans to import tariffs on steel products
In order to safeguard the interests of local producers from huge imports, primarily from China and Italy, India plans to impose tariffs on some iron and steel pipes, tubes and profiles. This information is said to be sourced from a filing of India in the World Trade Organization. According to the guidelines of WTO, member countries can impose such tariffs on a temporary basis if they can sho
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Petronet holds talks on Rs 6 bn LNG terminal project
Petronet LNG is said to be holding early stage discussion with the Andaman and Nicobar administration for setting up its first liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal outside mainland India. The proposed mini-LNG terminal, which may cost about Rs 600 crore, may have an initial capacity of slightly over 0.5 million tonnes (mn t) and this would prim
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MRPL diversifies source of oil import
Global oil firm BP is learnt to have sold 650,000 barrel of Nigerian Okoro crude oil to MRPL for June 1-15 via a tender at a premium of about $5.60 a barrel to dated Brent. MRPL has also reportedly bought 650,000 barrels of Gabon's Rabi light sweet crude oil in a previous tender from Shell for May lifting at a premium of about $3.30 a barre
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United LNG seeks govt nod for gas supply to Petronet
Houston-based United LNG will supply 4 million metric ton a year of liquefied natural gas to Petronet LNG for 20 years after the US Department of Energy gives its approval. While both, Petronet and United LNG, signed a preliminary agreement for the supply of LNG, the final agree
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India bought 7.2% of total oil import from Iran
India imported 7.2 per cent of its total oil import in 2012-13 from the sanction-hit Iran, down from, down from 10.5 per cent in the previous fiscal. Of the 182.5 million tonne of crude oil imported in 2012-13, supply from Iran accounted for about 13.3 million tonne. In 2011-12, India imported 18.1 million tonne from the country. These were behind 32.5 million tonne from Saud