In a report, Goldman Sachs said the government would stand to gain Rs 14,900 crore by way of royalties and taxes from the incremental gas price accruing to state-owned producers ONGC and Oil India in 2014-15 fiscal. The report said, "We note about 65 percent of incremental gas revenue from a price hike would flow back to the central and state governments as royalties, VAT,
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OIL produced 3.7 mn t of crude oil in FY13
State-run oil and gas explorer Oil India (OIL) could produce only 3.701 million tonne of crude oil during 2012-13 compared to 3.884 million tonne in 2011-12 because of hostile work environment in Assam. The company was targeted to explore 3.95 million tonne in 2012-13, but it could not and the figure was this year's target. OIL posted a gross income of Rs 11,456.32 crore
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OIL plans Rs 120 bn investment in North East till FY17
Sunil Kumar Srivastava, Chairman and MD of Oil India (OIL) informed reporters that the firm earmarked Rs 12,000 crore investment for its projects in North East out of the Rs 19,000 crore capital expenditure planned in the 12th Five-Year Plan. The company planned to invest Rs 19,000 crore on expansion of exploration work and diversification of business during 2012-
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OVL, OIL enter into pact for Mozambique asset
Through a communication to stock exchange, Oil & Natural Gas Corporation informed that its overseas subsidiary OVL and Oil India (OIL) entered into a definitive agreement to acquire interest in the Rovuma Area 1 Offshore Block in Mozambique
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Oil India to borrow to fund acquisition
TK Ananth Kumar, Director (Finance) of Oil India informed that the firm would borrow from the overseas market to fund its acquisition of the Mozambique gas project. He said the firm is considering to raise 80 per cent to 90 per cent of its share of $1 billion (in the acquisition).
In other words, the firm may raise a maximum of $900 million from overseas markets
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OIL, OVL to buy stake in Mozambique gas field for $2.47 bn
In Mozambique, Indian State exploration firms ONGC and Oil India (OIL) have signed a $2.48-billion deal to acquire 10 per cent stake from Videocon in a giant gas project in the African country. The acquisition deal may help ship an estimated 6 million tonne a year of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to India. ONGC Videsh (OVL), the overseas arm of the State explorer, said the deal marks its entry into a world-class project with significant upside potential, and would help it achieve long-term product
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OIL to set up subsidiary for foreign operations
In the next few months, state-run energy explorer Oil India (OIL) may set up a foreign arm for exploration and acquisition of hydrocarbon assets abroad, thereby becoming the third state-run oil company to have a dedicated subsidiary for foreign operations. OIL now has presence in countries like Sudan, Libya, Venezuela, Egypt, Timor Leste, Yemen, Nigeria, Iran, the US and Gabon. In Gabon and Libya, it is the main operator of its blocks
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APL in the process of delisting its shares
Loss-making Assam Petrochemicals (APL) is in the process of de-listing the company from the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) amidst the proposal of Oil India to buy stake in the firm. State-run OIL is in talks with Assam government, which is holding 88.2 per cent stake in APL, for buying 49 per cent equity in the company. Domestic institutions and others hold the remaining stake in
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OIL hopes to form overseas arm by year end
By the end of 2013, public sector oil and gas exploration company Oil India (OIL) plans to form an overseas subsidiary for operating its foreign assets. It is learnt that OIL wants to set up an overseas subsidiary on the lines of ONGC Videsh (OVL), which is the foreign unit of state-run energy explorer ONGC
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OVL JV to acquire 10% stake in Mozambique field
A joint venture company of ONGC Videsh (OVL) and Oil India (OIL) decided to acquire 10 percent stake of Videocon Mauritius Energy in Videocon Mozambique Rovuma 1 gas field for $2.475 billion. In the newly incorporated joint venture company, OVL holds 60 percent stake, while OIL has the remaining 40 percent