NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's Nayara Energy, part owned by Russian oil major RosneftMM>, posted a record quarterly profit in April-June as its margins improved due to higher intake of discounted Russian oil and fuel exports.
The push by Reliance and Nayara to scoop up Russian Urals from the market propelled Russia to become India's second biggest oil supplier last month
Nayara's shareholders include Russian energy major Rosneft and a consortium led by Trafigura and UCP
"With the war, the chances of a Western company buying a stake in Nayara looks difficult. They may have to look for Indian equity partners," said a banker.
Lower rating by Care follows concerns over Rosneft's support to the Indian company after Russia invaded Ukraine and western countries imposed sanctions on the Russian entities
Nayara has not been sanctioned as part of the international response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, but Russian energy giant Rosneft, which owns 49% of the Indian refiner, has been.
HDFC Bank and international banks such as Citibank, JP Morgan, Deutsche Bank and Japan's Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group have stopped opening and confirming Letters of Credit, say sources
Indian private refiner Nayara Energy, part-owned by Russia's Rosneft, has purchased Russian oil after a Urals a year, buying about 1.8 million barrels of Urals from trader Trafigura
Industry sources were of the view that sanctions may have some impact on the long-term operations and also the investment ability of the company in India
India's Nayara Energy hopes to operate its 400,000 barrels per day (bpd) refinery in western India at close to 100% capacity in 2021 as fuel demand is picking up, Chief Executive Alois Virag said
Ties up Rs 4,016 crore term loan from SBI-led consortium
Proceeds of the issue will be utilised for refinancing of existing debt, routine capex and general corporate purpose
Satellite services provider Hughes Communications India on Wednesday announced it has won a contract from oil retailer Nayara Energy to manage a satellite network solution across 3,500 retail outlets.
Company aims to have 7,400 petrol pumps by 2024-end
Diesel demand growth is likely to return to pre-COVID-19 levels by the end of 2021 or early 2022, said Ashutosh Deshpande at the Platts APPEC 2020 virtual conference
Global oil majors are looking at expanding foothold in the vast Indian market, where local refiners are investing billions of dollars to boost their petrochemical capacities
India accounted for about a third of Venezuela's oil shipments in January
The United States in January prohibited US-dollar transactions for oil sales from Venezuela's PDVSA or its units
The refinery has annual crude oil throughput of 20 million tonnes, importing it from various regions
Nayara is hopeful that the first round of successful fundraising will pave the way for more interest cost reduction