Even if OMCs are not made to share any under-recovery, the continued pricing intervention would make it utterly difficult to divest government's stake in BPCL, Motilal Oswal said in its report
Blending crossed 8.93% on Feb 16; trade sources say to achieve the 10% mark, 4.37 bn litres of ethanol are required of which 4.20 bn litres have already been offered via tenders and finalised by OMC
'We expect the regional refining benchmark to average around $3-4/bbl over the next 12-18 months, balancing our expectations of demand recovery alongside incoming capacity additions,' says Moody's
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It will provide some relief to restaurants, eateries, tea stalls and others which constitute the largest user segment of the 19 kg cylinders
Adani Ports, Indian Hotels and Tech Mahindra are some of the prominent companies to announce results today.
Minimum wage mandate most contentious for retailers
Oil marketing companies on Thursday kept the prices of diesel and petrol unchanged across major Indian cities.
Move to curb ethanol's over-dependence on sugarcane, say OMCs
Oil marketing companies kept the prices of diesel and petrol unchanged across major Indian cities on Tuesday.
Oil marketing companies on Monday kept the prices of diesel and petrol unchanged across major Indian cities.
The national oil marketing companies have increased the price of commercial 19kg LPG cylinder by Rs 100.50, taking the new price to Rs 2,101 in Delhi
Prices of the petrol and diesel have been untouched post the revision of duties by the Centre and state governments in early November
Oil companies cautious over crude oil price fluctuations
Earnings from petroleum products lower than same months of last year
Sequentially, net profit was higher than Rs 5,941.37 crore earned in the April-June quarter
The company said that the service is meant for customers seeking diesel in quantities as low as 20 litres
In Mumbai, petrol and diesel prices per litre stand at Rs 113.12 and Rs 104.00 respectively
A major chunk of the auto fuel price in the country consists of state and central taxes
Now, the price of a non-subsidized 14.2 kg domestic cylinder in Delhi will be Rs 899.50, while the new rate of 5kg domestic cylinder stands at Rs 502