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Disinvestment secy expects Rs 270 bn from stake sale in FY13
Union Disinvestment Secretary Ravi Mathur informed reporters that the government may manage to mop up Rs 27,000 crore by offloading stakes in state-run firms in 2012-13. It may be recalled that the central government earlier set a target to raise Rs 30,000 crore through disinv
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
Ministry wants to cut subsidy bill by changing pricing formula
Union finance ministry wants the oil marketing companies (OMCs) to calculate under-recoveries from sale of fuel products based on export parity price rather than the presently followed import parity price. The ministry wants OMCs to discontinue import parity price because the 2.5 per cent customs duty was adding to the under-recoveries of the state-run oil marketing companies without contributing any revenue to th
Bulk users worried over sharp rise in diesel price
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
Govt gets request for payment of Rs 500 bn subsidy
Government received a written request from the state-run oil marketing companies (OMCs) to pay Rs 25,000 crore for the first six months and Rs 25,000 crore for the third quarter of 2012-13. The compensation is towards the under-recovery incurred by the OMCs during the year for selling petroleum products below cost. So far, the companies have
Minister hints at full de-regulation of diesel prices
Some media reports quoted Petroleum Minister Veerappa Moily as saying that the government would allow oil marketing companies (OMCs) to charge market price for all consumers in another 24 months. It may be noted that recently, government allowed these firms to charge market price for only bulk cons
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
Moodys’ expects credit metrics of OMCs to improve
In a recent research note, Moody's Investors Service said that it views the partial de-regulation of diesel prices as a positive step for BPCL and IOC towards recovering the Rs 9.6 per litre loss they incur on the sale of diesel. Moody's Investors Service, which is a division of ratings agency Moody's, expects the credit metrics of BPCL and IOC to improve as diesel prices
Govt may restart IOC stake sale
Reports suggest that the government may restart the process of divesting its stake in Indian Oil Corporation following the considerable rise in the share price of oil companies in recent trading sessions. In 2010, the government deferred its plan to offload 10 percent (of its 78.92 percent) stake in Indian Oil because of poor market condition