Oil Minister Veerappa Moily informed reporters that his ministry was yet to process and finalise its view on a proposal to raise fuel prices, on the lines of the recommendation of Kelkar committee. Raising diesel prices is essential in order to reduce the under-recovery of the three public sector oil mark
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Rising input cost prompts JSW to hike steel prices
Considering the increase in input cost, JSW Steel decided to hike steel prices by about 2 per cent. The company spokesperson is reported to have said that it has not hiked steel prices in the last three months whereas input costs and steel prices in international market have gone up significantly
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Deal on US fiscal cliff raises oil prices
Crude oil futures in the international market rose marginally in recent trade because traders expected the US economy to avert recession after the US government arrived at a deal on fiscal cliff. Recently, the Senate and the House of Representatives approved a deal preventing a raft of aust
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Gas output may decline in FY13
A recent report from the oil ministry shows that India's natural gas production may decline to around 104 mmscmd in 2012-13 from 114.90 mmscmd in the previous fiscal. The report attributes the possible decline in gas output mainly to the fall in KG-D6 output to 23 mmscmd from over 30 mmscmd last year. The report also expects a sharp rise in imports of lique
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Revival in demand enables steel firms to hike prices
Industry watchers feel that demand for steel has improved recently and this enabled steel makers to raise price of their products. It is learnt that there has been a five to seven per cent price hike in both flat and long steel products on a year-on-year basis. Rashtriya Ispat Nigam (RINL) increased rates by Rs 500 per tonne this month when it followed most of the
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State-owned OMCs asked not to invest on petrol pumps
According to a government order, which was approved by the Oil Minister M Veerappa Moily, henceforth state-owned oil marketing companies (OMCs) will not invest in opening of new retail outlets and the investment is to be made by prospective dealers only. The order further states that the state-owned OMCs can set up petrol pumps only when the dealer is willing bear the Rs 1-1.5 crore cost of a
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Multiple pricing discourages private investment
Experts argue that the multiplicity of price points in the natural gas and petroleum sector in the country discouraged private investment.Multiplicity of price points has created market distortions in sectors such as city gas distribution, as it led to considerable differences in prices for end-consumers. There are multiple price points, depending on the source and
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Rise in world oil prices dents margin of OMCs
Owing to the recent rise in the international petrol price and depreciation of rupee, the marketing margin of Oil marketing companies (OMCs) on every litre of petrol declined considerably. During the second fortnight of November, the average international price rose to $118.64 a barrel from $113.74 a barrel in the first fortnight. The dollar-rupee exchange has
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Steel price may move upward
Steel companies in India expect steel prices to rise in local market in line with global market because of spike in raw material cost. It may be mentioned that Indian steel prices are aligned to international prices. According to CS Verma, Chairman of Steel Authority of India (SAIL), benchmark global prices of hot rolled coils (HRC) have risen $10 per tonne in the last one month.
Raw material prices are also climbing. From recent lows, iron
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Steel price may move upward
Steel companies in India expect steel prices to rise in local market in line with global market because of spike in raw material cost. It may be mentioned that Indian steel prices are aligned to international prices. According to CS Verma, Chairman of Steel Authority of India (SAIL), benchmark global prices of hot rolled coils (HRC) have risen $10 per tonne in the last one month.
Raw material prices are also climbing. From recent lows, iron