Media reports indicate that the union finance ministry plans to cover half of a proposed Rs 40 billion fund for underwriting the import of crude oil from Iran. It may be recalled that the union oil ministry and local insurers decided to contribute Rs 10 billion each to the proposed fund
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MRPL wants to import oil from Iran again
Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals would take all necessary steps for recommencement of import or processing of Iranian crude oil in its refinery. This information was given by PP Upadhya, Managing Director of MRPL in a June 29 letter to Oil Secretary Vivek Rae, media reports suggest. The company stopped import of oil from Iran after local insurers said they could no longer cover plants that proc
Private refiners seek sovereign guarantee for oil import
Media reports indicate that the energy insurance pool of Rs 2,000 crore that was formed by the central government for refineries processing Iranian crude oil is not found sufficient by some private refineries. For example, Essar Oil, which has to import oil from Iran for processing it in its Gujarat refinery, is seeking
sovereign guarantee from the Indian government for the impo
GIC may run reinsurance fund
Media reports indicate that General Insurance Corporation of India would run a Rs 20 billion fund to support local insurers who cover refineries processing Iranian crude oil. The fund would get an annual contribution of up to Rs 20 billion from Indian insurers and the oil ministry.
The money will come from the premiums normally paid by insurers for reinsurance cover.

