Bulk diesel users across different states are crying fowl over the government's move to allow oil marketing companies (OMCs) to charge market prices for these consumers. In order to reduce the fuel subsidy burden, the central government recently allowed OMCs charge mark
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Rise in GRM helps Essar Oil post profit
Thanks to a rise in gross refining margins (GRM), Essar Oil announced a profit of Rs 32 crore during Oct-Dec 2012 compared to a loss of Rs 3,986 crore in the year-ago period. During Oct-Dec, the firm reported an almost four-fold rise in the GRM to $ 9.75 per barrel compared to $2.82 per barrel in the year ago quarter. The company achi
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IOC to commission Paradip project in 2013
Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) expects to commission its 15-million-tonne Paradip refinery project in the second half of 2013. Meanwhile, the company has installed the world's largest coke drum on November 15 at the Paradip refinery site. The drum weighs 630 million tonne (mn t) and is 45.52 metre in height and 10.67 meter diameter.
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Fall in refining margins may hurt oil firms
Many brokerages feel that the margins of Indian refiners may come under pressure because of a decline in the Singapore benchmark refining margin.If the margins remain at the current level in the remaining part of this quarter, margins of companies like Reliance Industries (RIL), Essar Oil and public sector firms like Bharat Petroleum (BPCL), Hindustan Petro
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Indian firms imported 85.9 mn t oil till Sep
Crude oil imported by Indian refining companies stood at 85.959 million tonne during the April-September 2012. It is learnt that Indian companies are reducing their import from Iran and are instead increasing their dependence on other countries like Iraq, Venezuela, Kuwait for sourcing crude
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NMCC asked to probe import from China
Following complaints from industry players, the Standard Board of Safeguards asked National Manufacturing Competitiveness Council (NMCC) to study the impact of import of raw materials for stainless steel products from China. NMCC is asked to study the impact of such imports on the competitiveness of the user industry of the product under consideration. The Board has also sought clarifi
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CNG prices to be dearer in Mumbai
Citing rise in input costs, Mahanagar Gas (MGL) said it would raise the price of compressed natural gas (CNG)
by about 2.57 per cent or Rs
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