Media reports indicate that some state-run oil marketing companies (OMCs) agreed to sell aviation turbine fuel (ATF) to the loss-making Air India at a concessional rate at the behest of the government. It is learnt that Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) agreed to sell fuel to Air India at a discount of 8 per cent. Some reports indicate that Air India will be charged Rs 5,300 lowe
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Govt asks IOC to sell ATF at discount to Air India
Media reports indicate that some state-run oil marketing companies (OMCs) agreed to sell aviation turbine fuel (ATF) to the loss-making Air India at a concessional rate at the behest of the government. It is learnt that Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) agreed to sell fuel to Air India at a discount of 8 per cent. Some reports indicate that Air India will be charged Rs 5,300 lowe
Govt asks IOC to sell ATF at discount to Air India
Media reports indicate that some state-run oil marketing companies (OMCs) agreed to sell aviation turbine fuel (ATF) to the loss-making Air India at a concessional rate at the behest of the government. It is learnt that Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) agreed to sell fuel to Air India at a discount of 8 per cent. Some reports indicate that Air India will be charged Rs 5,300 lowe
Private fuel retailers prefer export over local sales
Media reports indicate that private fuel retailers like Essar Oil, Reliance Industries (RIL) prefer to export diesel instead of selling them in the domestic market despite the government partially de-regulating the pricing regime. This is because these firms fear that the government may again impose price control on diesel during election perio
MRPL diversifies source of oil import
Global oil firm BP is learnt to have sold 650,000 barrel of Nigerian Okoro crude oil to MRPL for June 1-15 via a tender at a premium of about $5.60 a barrel to dated Brent. MRPL has also reportedly bought 650,000 barrels of Gabon's Rabi light sweet crude oil in a previous tender from Shell for May lifting at a premium of about $3.30 a barre
Crude oil futures rise in recent sessions
Crude oil futures rose in recent trading sessions in the international market led by optimistic unemployment data from the US. According to data released by the US Labor Department, unemployment in the country declined to 7.5 percent in April 2012 from 7.6 percent in the previous month. This is said to be the lowest unem
State-run OMCs witness decline in under-recovery
State-run oil marketing companies (OMCs) witnessed a sharp fall in the under-recovery on sale of diesel in the first fortnight of May to Rs 3.80 per litre from Rs 6.42 per litre during the second fortnight of April. Similarly, these companies witnessed decline in under-recoveries on account of kerosene for public distribution system (PDS) for the month of May 2013 to Rs 27.93 per litre
EGoM to meet soon to discuss panel recommendation
The Empowered Group of Ministers (EGoM) which is looking into the issue of natural gas pricing and allocation may meet soon to consider the recommendation of Rangarajan Committee on the issue. It may be noted that the finance, power and fertiliser ministries as well as gas producers are opposed to th
Private refiners seek sovereign guarantee for oil import
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sovereign guarantee from the Indian government for the impo
RINL urges AP govt to seek ministry nod for mine allotment
Andhra Pradesh government received a request from AP Choudhary, Chairman and Managing Director of Rashtriya Ispat Nigam (RINL) to seek the approval of the union ministry of mines for allocating Bayyaram iron ore mines at Khammam district. The company is learnt to have agreed to invest Rs 42,400 crore in the state and the state government agreed to facilitate allotment of iron ore mines to RINL on pr

