Refinery output of Indian Oil Corp (IOC) exceeded the target for 2012-13 and its 10 refineries operated at 100.7 per cent of their installed capacity, the firm said in a statement. The refineries processed a total of 54.6 million tonne (mn t) of crude oil compared to the target of 54.25 mn t. Despite planned maintenance shut downs, the company achi
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India’s natural gas import may rise
Reports indicate that India's dependence on import for natural gas may increase in the coming years because of the dwindling output from the Reliance Industries' KG D6 basin. Output at the KG-D6 basin declined to an all-time low of 17.3 million standard cubic meters per day (mmscmd) recently. Of this, about 15.2 mmscmd was suppl
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NMDC trims price of lumps for 5th time since Oct
Iron ore mining firm NMDC reduced price of higher grade iron ore (lumps) for the fifth time since last October. This time, the state-run miner cut the price of lumps (having iron content of 62 per cent or above) by about 7 per cent for April. However, the company has not changed the price of iron ore fines (lower grade) for the second month in succession
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VSP produces 3.81 mn t of hot metal
Visakhapatnam Steel Plant (VSP) produced 3.81 million tonne (mn t) of hot metal and 3.4 mn t of iron & steel in 2012-13. It is learnt that the company achieved a cumulative sales of Rs 13,650 crore in 2012-13 and its sales was the highest in the month of March 2013 at Rs 2,136 crore. Exports at Rs 601 crore registered a growth of 45 p
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Weak demand hits sales revenue of RINL
Owing to weak demand for steel during large part of 2012-13, Rashtriya Ispat Nigam (RINL) posted 5.8 per cent decline in sales revenue at Rs 13,650 crore during the year compared to Rs 14,450 crore in the previous year. But the firm managed to post 45 per cent growth in export revenue at Rs 601 crore and 15 per cent increase in rural sales during the previous fiscal year
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Govt resolves issues with RIL on CAG audit
Union Petroleum Secretary Vivek Rae informed reporters that the government resolved the audit issue pertaining to the operation of Reliance Industries (RIL)in the Krishna Godavari (KG) D6 basin. Speaking at the sidelines of a CII Annual General Meeting (AGM), Rae said RIL agreed to a Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) audit on its operation in KG-D6 fi
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Odisha govt may set up panel for e-auction
Media reports indicate that Odisha government
plans to set up a special committee under the steel and mines department to take care of e-auction of iron ore. It is learnt that the proposed committee would carry out the task in association with MSTC. The online auction conducting agency, MSTC is ready with all nece
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NINL commissions steel billet plant
Neelachal Ispat Nigam (NINL) commissioned its Rs 1,650 crore billet-making facility at Kalinganagar in Odisha. The company set up the facility to manufacture billet, which is a value added product compared to pig iron and which gives better sales realisations. NINL, whose main activity is manufacturing of pig iron, said
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Experts want govt to allow pvt participation in coal sector
In order to increase coal production in the country, experts suggest government to end the monopoly of Coal India (CIL) and its subsidiaries in the sector. They suggest the government to amend laws to allow more private participation in the space. They want the government to allow foreign and local mining comp
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Govt may auction 68 blocks under NELP X
Media reports indicate that around 68 oil and gas blocks may be auctioned by the government during the the 10th round of New Exploration Licensing Policy (NELP) in 2013-14. Union petroleum ministry and the Directorate General of Hydrocarbons (DGH) are in the process of securing various clearances for offering the