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OMCs raise diesel price by 45 paise

OMCs raise diesel price by 45 paise

In an official statement, Indian Oil said state-run oil marketing companies (OMCs) raised the price of diesel by 45 paise excluding taxes with immediate effect. It may be noted that the government allowed these firms to revise diesel prices in small quantities periodically to reflect market realities

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Private OMCs want complete de-regulation of diesel pricing

Private OMCs want complete de-regulation of diesel pricing

Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) in the private sector have welcomed the decision of the government to allow state-run OMCs to revise diesel prices. However, they want complete de-regulation of diesel pricing in the country. They feel that the decision to allow state-run OMCs to revise diesel price is a token mea

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Authorities to set up LPG outlets in rural areas

Authorities to set up LPG outlets in rural areas

A Pandian, who is the State-level Coordinator, Oil Industry, Kerala and Lakshadweep informed that by the end of the year, authorities would issue Letters of Intent for setting up rural LPG outlets. In order to promote penetration of LPG cover into “low potential or rural areas, government introduced the rural LPG outlet scheme, known as the Rajiv Gandhi Gramin LPG Vitaratk (RGGLV) in

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OMCs raise petrol price

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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Govt plans to reintroduce import duty on oil

Govt plans to reintroduce import duty on oil

Union government plans to reintroduce import duty on crude oil in the forthcoming union budget in order to increase its tax collection and thereby reduce fiscal deficit. However, the adverse impact of such a move would be that it would raise the price of oil and could leave the government with a higher subsidy bill if pump prices are not r

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Oil firms reject proposal of state govt

Oil firms reject proposal of state govt

The request of the Jammu and Kashmir government to state-run oil marketing companies (OMCs) to open new gas agencies at 1,800 locations was rejected by these firms. Instead, OMCs identified only 102 locations for new gas agencies across the state. It is learnt that twice these companies rejected the state governmentÂ’s proposal

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IOC not in favour of govt proposal

IOC not in favour of govt proposal

State-run fuel retailer IndianOil Corporation (IOC) is not in favour of the government's suggestion to merge the pipelines and aviation assets of all the three public sector oil marketing companies (OMCs). IOC does not like the the government interfering in these matters since these are commercial decisions. A top o

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Shift to export parity pricing may hit OMCs

Shift to export parity pricing may hit OMCs

According to a latest report by Emkay Global Financial Services, the proposed move by finance ministry to calculate refinery gate price based on export parity pricing may adversely affect oil marketing companies (OMCs). Presently, refinery gate price, or the price at which products are transferred from refining to marketing, is calc

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Cabinet panel to decide on proposal to raise LPG cap

Cabinet panel to decide on proposal to raise LPG cap

Media reports suggest that the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs would decide on the proposal of the oil ministry to raise the cap of the cap on supply of subsidised cooking gas (LPG) cylinders per household per year to nine. In September 2012, the government limited the subsi

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Ministry proposes gradual hike in diesel prices

Ministry proposes gradual hike in diesel prices

In order to reduce the impact of fuel subsidy on government's fiscal deficit, the petroleum ministry proposed a gradual rise in diesel prices, by 1 per litre every month over a 10-month period. It is expected that the gradual rise may avoid controversy engendered by steep hikes in infrequent revisi