Even though state-run oil marketing companies (OMCs) announced profit during the quarter ending December 31, 2012, they posted losses on a nine-month period between Apr-Dec 2012. This is because the government did not make timely payment of subsidy amount to these firms (in the Apr-Jun 201
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Dual-pricing in diesel market creates leakages
Media reports suggest that the government's move to create dual-pricing system in the diesel market has created leakages with bulk buyers turning to retailers for taking advantage of lower prices. While oil marketing companies (OMCs) are allowed to charge market-determined price for bulk diesel buyers, they must charge a subsidised
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Dual-pricing in diesel market creates leakages
Media reports suggest that the government's move to create dual-pricing system in the diesel market has created leakages with bulk buyers turning to retailers for taking advantage of lower prices. While oil marketing companies (OMCs) are allowed to charge market-determined price for bulk diesel buyers, they must charge a subsidised
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Private firms eye bulk diesel sale market
Media reports suggest that private fuel retailers like Essar Oil, Reliance Industries (RIL) would attempt to grab the share of the bulk diesel customer market after the government de-regulated pricing in the segment. The government allowed oil marketing companies (OMCs) to charge market price for bulk customers of diesel, that include railways, industrial users and State Trans
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OMCs deny cartelisation in oil industry
State-run Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) deny the allegation that they form cartel while changing petrol or diesel prices. Competition Commission of India (CCI) is studying the allegation and is expected to come out with its obse
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OMCs seek norms for bulk diesel users
Reports indicate that oil marketing companies (OMCs) want the government to introduce regulation that would prevent stop bulk diesel users from securing the fuel from retail outlets. Bulk quantities of diesel are sold directly from the depots of OMCs. OMCs want to prevent bulk users of diesel from buying the fuel from retail outlets because the gove
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Private OMCs want complete de-regulation of diesel pricing
Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) in the private sector have welcomed the decision of the government to allow state-run OMCs to revise diesel prices. However, they want complete de-regulation of diesel pricing in the country. They feel that the decision to allow state-run OMCs to revise diesel price is a token mea
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RBS in talks with YES Bank to sell retail assets
Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) is in the early stage of discussion with private sector lender YES Bank to sell its India retail assets. The India retail and commercial operations accounted for less than 0.5 per cent of RBS' non-core asse
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Bank of Baroda expects 20% credit growth
P Srinivas, Executive Director of Bank of Baroda is hopeful that the bank would be able to close the year with a credit growth of 19-20 per cent driven by a good show by the retail segments. While the firm expects moderation in growth in its corporate loan book, its retail loan segment would grow faster in 2012-13, he said. On capital infusion, he said government has not informed the bank about the quantum of infusion for the bank
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Refining capacity of BPCL may rise
Reports indicate that the refining capacity of downstream oil company Bharat Petroleum Corporation (BPCL) may rise to 40 mn t by 2015. Recently, the company commissioned a six-mn t refinery in Bina, Madhya Pradesh, while gradually increasing the capacity of its Mumbai facility to 12 mn t. The company is in the process of raising the capacity of its K