State-run Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) in Hyderabad and Ranga Reddy districts seem to have no clarity on how the cash transfer will take place for subsidized cylinders. Some industry sources feel that the finance ministry will transfer the amount to the respective oil companies who will then reimburse the amount in the individual bank acco
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OMCs unsure on cash transfer for cylinders
State-run Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) in Hyderabad and Ranga Reddy districts seem to have no clarity on how the cash transfer will take place for subsidized cylinders. Some industry sources feel that the finance ministry will transfer the amount to the respective oil companies who will then reimburse the amount in the individual bank acco
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Dual-pricing in diesel market creates leakages
Media reports suggest that the government's move to create dual-pricing system in the diesel market has created leakages with bulk buyers turning to retailers for taking advantage of lower prices. While oil marketing companies (OMCs) are allowed to charge market-determined price for bulk diesel buyers, they must charge a subsidised
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Dual-pricing in diesel market creates leakages
Media reports suggest that the government's move to create dual-pricing system in the diesel market has created leakages with bulk buyers turning to retailers for taking advantage of lower prices. While oil marketing companies (OMCs) are allowed to charge market-determined price for bulk diesel buyers, they must charge a subsidised
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Govt to remove diesel under-pricing by mid-2015
The present under pricing of diesel will be removed progressively by mid-2015," Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia said in his address at India Energy Congress recently. Recently, oil marketing companies (OMCs) were allowed to charge market price for bulk diesel consumers. Also, for retail users of diesel, the gove
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Ministry agrees to release Rs 250 bn to state-run OMCs
Government agreed to release Rs 25,000 crore as compensation to state-run oil marketing companies - Indian Oil, Bharat Petroleum and Hindustan Petroleum-for selling diesel, cooking gas (LPG) and kerosene at subsidised prices. The finance ministry gave a comfort letter to the OMCs intimating its plan to release the amount. How
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Petrofed warns against shifting to export parity pricing
The Petroleum Federation of India (Petrofed), an apex body of entities in hydrocarbon sector, warned the union finance ministry against its proposed norm for calculation of under-recoveries of state-run oil marketing companies (OMCs). Recently, the finance ministry proposed that the export parity price should be considered for calculating under-recoveries of OMCs instead of the present trade parit
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Minister to decide on extending deadline for subsidy scheme
Andhra Pradesh Civil Supplies Minister D Sridhar Babu informed that the Union Oil and Gas Minister Veerappa Moily may take a decision on the extension of the deadline for beginning Adhaar-linked subsidy transfer scheme for LPG cylinders. It may be recalled that oil marketing companies (OMCs) set February 15 as the deadline for providing LPG cylinders on s
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Disinvestment secy expects Rs 270 bn from stake sale in FY13
Union Disinvestment Secretary Ravi Mathur informed reporters that the government may manage to mop up Rs 27,000 crore by offloading stakes in state-run firms in 2012-13. It may be recalled that the central government earlier set a target to raise Rs 30,000 crore through disinv
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Private firms eye bulk diesel sale market
Media reports suggest that private fuel retailers like Essar Oil, Reliance Industries (RIL) would attempt to grab the share of the bulk diesel customer market after the government de-regulated pricing in the segment. The government allowed oil marketing companies (OMCs) to charge market price for bulk customers of diesel, that include railways, industrial users and State Trans