The cracker project will have a capacity of 1.5 million tons and will be built in next four to five years, says IOC Chairman
Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) posted a record net profit of Rs 39,619 crore (USD 4.7 billion) on a revenue of Rs 8.66 lakh crore (USD 104.6 billion) in the 2023-24 (April 2023 to March 2024) fiscal.
A fall in Brent crude prices bodes well for oil marketing companies as it lowers their input costs, giving them more headroom to keep competitive prices, which eventually aids their margins.
As several bigger projects face delays, policymakers are promoting small-scale nuclear technology with a capacity of up to 300 megawatts, which is quicker to build and easier to adjust to the requirements of the grid.
Indian state refiners decided against lifting Russia’s light sweet Sokol grade oil during joint negotiations with Rosneft due to payment problems
On February 21, IOCL cancelled tenders for its inaugural green hydrogen plant to be set up in Panipat, Haryana, according to a corrigendum seen by Moneycontrol.
The deal was signed during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) last week, IOC said in a statement
ADNOC LNG would supply up to 1.2 million metric tonnes per year (tpy) of LNG to IOC for 14 years, Indian Oil Corp said, adding that India's trade treaty with UAE will enable it to import LNG without paying a 2.5% import tax.
The company is looking at an investment of about 23 billion rupees ($280.1 million), S.M. Vaidya said on the sidelines of an industry event in New Delhi.
"To attain sustainability, bio-based feedstocks such as bio-naphtha and bio-ethanol are being envisaged as the natural transition for the petrochemical industry," the company's Chairman Shrikant Madhav Vaidya said at Asia Petrochemical Industry Conference, without providing a timeline.
The company has a tie up with LanzaTech for converting waste gas to ethanol, and U.S.-based LanzaJet will be helping in upgrading ethanol to jet fuel.
YES Securities is bullish on Indian Oil Corp has recommended buy rating on the stock with a target price of Rs 120 in its research report dated February 01, 2023.
The naphtha cracker at IOC's Panipat plant annually consumes about 2.3 million tonnes of naphtha and produces 857,000 tonnes of ethylene.
The country's top refiner will shut the naphtha cracker at its Panipat plant from Monday for a revamp aimed at raising its ethylene production capacity, the sources familiar with the plan said.
India's top refiner informed market participants that Das, Eugene Island, Thunder Horse and Urals crude were no longer on the list of grades under its latest tender, which closes on Tuesday, the sources said.
Billionaire Gautam Adani's APSEZ in a stock exchange filing on Tuesday said it has signed an agreement with IOC for the augmentation of crude oil volumes at Mundra Port.
India is the world’s third biggest oil importer and relies on foreign suppliers to meet more than 80 percent of its demand.
IOC said it will supply gasoil, gasoline and jet fuel to Sri Lanka over the next 4-5 months.
Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd will replace Indian Oil Corporation Ltd in Nifty50.
Edelweiss expects an inflow of $175 million in the stock after inclusion in the benchmark index while IOC could see around $100 million outflow
As the country grapples with record-high fuel prices, he said joint procurement will bring better bargaining power and help cut the import bill.
Speaking at India Energy Forum by CERAWeek, he said petrol and cooking gas LPG demand is already above pe-COVID levels and diesel – the most consumed fuel in the country – is inching back to normalcy.
Addressing the company's annual meeting of shareholders, IOC Chairman Shrikant Madhav Vaidya said petrol demand is already back at pre-COVID levels and diesel - the most used fuel in the country - should return to normal levels by Diwali.
'The refining industry has been modernized and upgraded continuously with the indigenous and imported technologies for refining cost reduction' and product upgrading, Teli said.
A second wave of virus infections have forced several states to impose stricter restrictions to limit the movement of people, impacting industrial activities and fuel consumption.