TCG is in talks with ONGC and its unit HPCL for the planned project estimated at more than $10 billion in Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu, the people said, asking not to be identified as the discussions are private.
"Three PSU oil companies have together issued a joint advertisement for dealership after a gap of around four years. Expansion of the petrol pump network is required to meet growing fuel needs and for the convenience of customers," Indian Oil Executive Director (Gujarat), S S Lamba said Sunday.
Merging all the oil companies into one entity looks difficult even though it has financial benefits, says HPCL‘s Chairman and Managing Director, MK Surana, commenting on the Finance Minister Arun Jaitley‘s Budget proposal to merge state oil firms to create an oil behemoth
Mehraboon Irani is bearish on oil PSUs due to inefficieny of government to take any bold steps since last one one-and-half months and therefore, he is negative on Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) after the company‘s net profit slumped 34 percent.
HPCl, BPCL and IOC lost around Rs 22,000 crore last month due to the rupee depreciating against the dollar
The price of non-subsidised cooking gas (LPG) was today reduced by Rs 3 per cylinder in line with fall in international rates.
State-owned oil firms today stopped jet fuel supplies to cash-strapped Air India for non- payment of dues but resumed it immediately thereafter, as officials of the Civil Aviation and Petroleum ministries put their heads together to resolve the issue.
Explaining the precarious financial health of India's flag carrier, the government today said Air India earns Rs 36 crore a day from its operations while it spends about Rs 57 crore.