The continuing depreciation of rupee and the rise in global crude oil price may prompt state-run oil marketing companies (OMCs) to raise diesel and petrol price, reports indicate. While the global crude price rose to 108.5 per barrel recently, the Indian rupee rose up to 62 a dollar in recent session. In rupee terms, the crude price increased to Rs 6,68
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State-run oil firms pay Rs 150 bn as subsidy for June quarter
The three state-run oil companies have paid Rs 15,000 crore as subsidy to public sector oil marketing companies (OMCs) for the Apr-Jun 2013 quarter. Of the Rs 15,000 crore, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) paid around Rs 12,300 crore, Oil India Rs 2,000 crore, and GAIL Rs 700 crore. It may be recalled that of the total under-recovery incurred by state-run OMCs, 40 percent is shared by the gov
Natural gas price hike to make CNG, urea costly
CNG (compressed natural gas) price would rise Rs 8.2 to 11.72 per kg in Delhi and Mumbai once the revised natural gas price comes into effect from April 2014, Minister of state for petroleum Panabaaka Lakshmi informed Parliament. CNG costs Rs 41.90 per kg in Delhi, and Rs 35.95/kg in Mumbai. The CNG price would rise by this amount assuming that the city gas distribution entity is operating entirely on dom
Capacity utilisation in stainless steel sector declines
NC Mathur, President of the Indian Stainless Steel Development Association (ISSDA) informed that capacity utilisation by domestic stainless steelmakers declined because of poor demand, cheap imports and high raw material price. According to Mathur, domestic players reduced operating capacity by 20 percentage points so far this year. Thus, these players are operating at 45-50 per cen
OMCs raise petrol, diesel prices
Public sector oil marketing companies (OMCs) hiked petrol prices by 70 paise per litre and diesel by 50 paise considering the increase in the international crude oil prices. But pump prices will vary from city to city depending on state and local taxes. Oil firms pointed out that the international price of petrol rose from $117.19 per barrel to $120.05 per barrel. The rupee-dollar exchange rate however, has marginally appr
Govt wants to reduce oil import bill
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has reportedly directed Petroleum Minister M Veerappa Moily to take steps for reducing crude oil import bill by $25 billion. Prime Minister wants to reduce import bill of crude oil given that the price of the fuel rose to around $105.61 a barrel after declining in
Ministry examines proposal on pricing of KG D6 gas
Union petroleum ministry is examining the proposal of the Finance Ministry to ask Reliance Industries (RIL) to sell natural gas at lower rates ($4.2 a unit) for the supplies it still owes. In a recent letter to the petroleum ministry, the finance ministry suggested that the government must subject gas producers to closer regulation, especially on the
Govt to benefit from natural gas price hike
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,
GAIL may import LNG at a landed cost of $10.5 per unit
According to sources from union oil ministry, the landed cost of the liquefied natural gas (LNG) to be sourced by the state-owned gas utility GAIL India from the US would be around $10.5 per mmBtu, based on the current Henry Hub price. Gas at US Henry, LA is currently traded at around $3.78 er mmBtu. In December 2011, GAIL entered into a pact with Houston-based Cheniere's Sabine Pass LNG terminal in w
Minister asks firms to invest in oil and gas sector
The Petroleum Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas M Veerappa Moily has emphasised the need for greater investment in the oil and gas sector. He said this while addressing an Assocham Seminar on Indian Economy in the context of global energy scenario. The minister said the government was committed to deal with the energy security issues. It is in this context that the gas pricing formula was recently revised based on th