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Fine slapped on IOC, ONGC, GAIL for failure to meet listing regulations

Stock exchanges have slapped fines on state-owned oil and gas firms including IOC, ONGC and GAIL for their failure to meet listing requirements of having a requisite number of independent directors and women directors. In separate filings, the companies detailed the fines imposed by the BSE and NSE but were quick to point out that appointment of directors was done by the government and they had no role in it. Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) was slapped a Rs 3.36 lakh fine, while Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) was asked to pay Rs 5.36 lakh fine. Gas utility GAIL was slapped Rs 2.71 lakh fine, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL) Rs 3.59 lakh, Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) Rs 3.6 lakh, Oil India Ltd Rs 5.37 lakh and a fine of Rs 5.37 lakh was imposed on Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd (MRPL). Except for IOC which was slapped with the fine for not having the required one woman director on the board, all the companies were fined for violating the norm of

Indian Oil plans to become '360-degree energy' company, to invest Rs 4 trn

India's top fuel retailer Indian Oil Corporation will invest over Rs 4 lakh crore in this decade to expand oil refining and petrochemical business as well as in energy transition projects as part of a plan to become a '360-degree energy company', its chairman Shrikant Madhav Vaidya said on Friday. IndianOil will invest Rs 1 lakh crore in expanding capacity to refine and turn crude oil into fuel and a staggering Rs 2.4 lakh crore in projects that will help it achieve net-zero carbon emissions from its operations. Another Rs 60,000 crore is planned to be invested in setting up a giant petrochemical complex at Paradip in Odisha. These investments will help the company continue to meet the rising energy needs of a fast-expanding economy while also treading on the path of the energy transition, he told company shareholders at the annual general meeting. Vaidya said the past year witnessed waves of volatility that rocked the global energy dynamics but IOC kept its promise of fuelling the

Indian Oil to raise Rs 22,000 crore via rights issue of equity shares

IOCL is expected to report operationally strong June quarter results due to a sharp recovery in marketing margins

Bharat Petroleum Corporation to raise Rs 18,000 cr via rights issue

State-owned Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) on Wednesday said it will raise up to Rs 18,000 crore through an issue of equity shares on a rights basis to fund its net zero carbon emission projects. The government, which is the majority owner of the company, is likely to subscribe to the rights issue and infuse equity in the company. This as per the Budget announcement will provide Rs 35,000 crore of capital support to state-run fuel retailers -- BPCL, Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL) -- to support their energy transition and net zero initiatives. IOC and HPCL are likely to come up with similar schemes to get government capital. In a stock exchange filing, BPCL said its board at a meeting held on Wednesday "approved the proposal for raising capital up to an amount not exceeding Rs 18,000 crore. This capital will be raised by way of issue of equity shares on rights issue basis to eligible equity shareholders of the corporation as on t

OMCs extend gains on improved operational performance; IOC hits 52-wk high

In the past six months, IOCL (up 28%), HPCL (up 22%) and BPCL (up 19%) have outperformed the benchmark S&P BSE Sensex index

As CNG and EVs expand in cities, fuel retailers look at the rural market

In the last three financial years, 88 per cent of the 16,190 new fuel pumps set up by Indian Oil, Hindustan Petroleum, and Bharat Petroleum were located in rural areas and highways

Indian Oil keen for developing Haldia refinery into petrochemicals complex

Oil marketing PSU Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) is keen to develop its existing refinery in West Bengal Haldia into a petrochemicals complex for sustaining operations profitably, a company official said on Wednesday. Running a standalone refinery is not sustainable in terms of profitability for which it has to be supplemented by a petrochemicals complex, he said. "We want to set up a petrochemicals complex contiguous to the Haldia refinery whose current capacity is 8.5 million tonnes per annum (mtpa)", the company official said. IOC has sought land from Haldia Fertiliser Corporation (HFC), whose factory is lying defunct, for developing the petrochemicals complex, he said. "We have sought 175 acres of land from HFC. It is near the refinery and it has been given on lease by Haldia Dock Complex (HDC) to the ministry of chemicals and fertilisers ministry. We are seeking the land for the petrochemicals project", the IOC official said. Drawing an analogy, the official said the Paradip ..

Sensex trims losses, ends 176 pts lower led by IT, metals; Banks shine

CLOSING BELL: The key benchmark indices ended lower for the seventh straight trading day. The Sensex has shed 2,032 points, while the Nifty 50 has declined 643 points in this period.

Indian Oil to sign MoU with LanzaJet for sustainable aviation fuel

Indian Oil Corp will sign a memorandum of understanding with sustainable fuel tech provider LanzaJet to produce sustainable aviation fuel at its Panipat refinery, its chairman told Reuters

Here's why Vinay Rajani recommends to buy SBI Life, Indian Oil

On the broader market outlook, the technical & derivative analyst from HDFC Securities expects the near term trend on the Nifty to remain bearish as long as the index stays below 18,141.

Indian Oil selects Jio's managed network services for its petrol pumps

Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), the nation's largest oil firm, has selected Reliance Jio's managed network services to connect a fifth of its petrol pump network. Jio will connect 7,200 IOC sites with SD-WAN managed service solution, zero-touch provisioning and 24x7 real-time monitoring, the firm said in a statement Thursday. "Jio wins IOC order for providing SD-WAN solution that will power IOC's retail automation and critical business processes, such as payment processing, daily price updates, remote desktop protocol (RDP) software and network monitoring with enterprise-grade connectivity, Quality of Service (QOS) and 24x7 support across 28 states and 8 union territories," it said in a statement. JioBusiness, the enterprise arm of Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd will be deploying and managing SD-WAN (Software Defined Wide Area Network) for IOC across its 7,200 retail outlets for a period of 5 years. Speaking on the win, Prateek Pashine, Head Enterprise, Reliance Jio said, "We look forward

India's crude import basket at 10-month low but pump prices to remain high

Fear of worsening economic slowdown in China has dealt the latest blow to global crude oil, with daily prices falling to their lowest since January 4, 2022

IOC reports Rs 272 cr loss in Q2 on account of selling petrol at low cost

State-owned Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) on Saturday reported a net loss of Rs 272.35 crore for July-September - the second straight quarter of loss arising from selling petrol, diesel and cooking gas LPG at rates below cost. The net loss of Rs 272.35 crore compared to a profit of Rs 6,360.05 crore in July-September 2021, according to a company's filing with the stock exchanges. IOC as well as other state-owned fuel retailers had booked heavy losses in the first quarter of the current fiscal as they did not revise petrol, diesel and cooking gas LPG prices in line with the cost to help the government contain runaway inflation. In April-June (the first quarter of 2022-23 fiscal), IOC booked a net loss of Rs 1,992.53 crore. For the first half of the current fiscal, the company has now accumulated a Rs 2,264.88 crore net loss against a profit of Rs 12,301.42 crore in the year-ago period. The revenue from operations soared to Rs 2.28 lakh crore in July-September from Rs 1.69 lakh crore

Here's why Mehul Kothari recommends buying Gland Pharma, Indian Oil

According to the technical analyst from Anand Rathi, Gland Pharma can rally to Rs 2,350, while IOC can spurt to Rs 83.

Govt's ethanol blending programme faces supply and pricing problem

The government's ambitious aim to double the blending target could face challenges from two of the three sources: Grain-based and biomass-based

Govt okays Rs 22,000 crore one-time grant for OMCs to battle losses

This will help them tide over continuing losses in providing domestic liquified petroleum gas

Petrol, diesel prices may not fall despite 30% dip in global crude price

In a bid to recover past losses the state-run oil companies may not immediately lift the six-month-long freeze on daily pricing of automobile fuel rates despite a nearly 30% decline in prices

Indian Oil Corporation sets up new unit for treasury operations

India's top refiner Indian Oil Corp has set up a subsidiary to pool the funds of its overseas units in order to meet capital and trade finance needs, it said in a statement on Thursday

Centre launches indigenously-developed aviation fuel AVGAS 100 LL

Puri said that the launch is important to serve the needs of a thriving aviation industry with increase in footfall at airports, rise in number of aircraft and for pilot training in future

Thyssenkrupp arm bags $75 mn EPC order from IOC's Baroda refinery

Thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions India on Thursday said it has bagged a USD 75-million EPC contract from oil major Indian Oil Corporation to construct a catalytic dewaxing unit (CDWU) at its Baroda refinery in Gujarat. The proposed CDW unit will have an annual capacity of a 270-kilo tonne, a statement from the German company said. The CDW is an important unit in the production of lube base oils, which has its applications in the manufacture of lubricants. Thyssenkrupp said it will execute this project on an LSTK basis and the engineering of the unit will be based on the package received from Chevron Lummus Global, Rajesh Kamath, CEO & MD of Thyssenkrupp India's chemical plant business, said. In the past, Thyssenkrupp has executed multiple refineries and petrochemical projects for IOC. Currently, it is also implementing IOC' n-butanol project on an EPC basis. Thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions India is a leading EPC and engineering consultancy offering solutions across ...