With the domestic natural gas price dipping by 51 per cent in 24 months to $2.5 per million British thermal units (mBtu), downstream companies Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) and Oil India (OIL) are batting for a floor price of at least $4.2 a unit.

At the current price, they say, there will be no margins for producers. According to ONGC, at the current volume, the per dollar decrease in price will have an impact of Rs 4,200 crore on its gross revenue. OIL’s loss on revenue is Rs 350 crore.

New Delhi, Oct. 2: The government is weighing the option of going ahead with a 5 per cent stake sale in state-owned ONGC in the current fiscal to meet its divestment target, despite differences between ministries.

While the finance ministry is pushing the proposal as the exploration company does not have to bear any subsidy burden now, the oil ministry feels the sale may not get the right valuation because of a slump in global crude prices.

The government will seek compensation from the Mukesh Ambani-promoted Reliance Industries (RIL) for producing natural gas that migrated from an adjoining block of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation.

Besides, the petroleum ministry will conduct an internal inquiry into any lapses by the state-owned company.

New Delhi, Sept. 28: Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) has sought a review of the natural gas pricing formula as the prices are likely to go down to about $2.5 per million British thermal unit (mBtu) from October, hitting the revenues of the state-run explorer.

According to oil ministry estimates, prices can drop to $2.25-$2.50 per mBtu from $3.06 on gross calorific value (GCV) basis because of a slump in global prices.

NEW DELHI: The Board of ONGC is split on the issue of claiming compensation for Rs 11,000 crore worth of natural gas spewing from its KG basin block into adjoining fields of Reliance Industries.

Justice A P Shah Committee on the issue of gas migrating from idling ONGC blocks to RIL producing gas fields, last month opined that the compensation for "unjust enrichment" by the Mukesh Ambani-run firm should go to the government and not the state-owned firm.

NEW DELHI: The Tax Department has slapped a service tax demand of over Rs 6,100 crore on the overseas arm of state-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC), a move that may potentially render its investments in oil and gas fields abroad infructuous.

ONGC Videsh Ltd (OVL) has stakes in 37 oil and gas projects in 17 countries around the world. These stakes are held through subsidiaries, branches and joint ventures. For operations of these projects, those units and joint ventures would raise a demand for money on the parent, OVL, which would transmit the investments.

Mumbai: State-run Hindustan Petroleum Corp. Ltd (HPCL), one of the promoters of Mangalore Refineries and Petrochemicals Ltd (MRPL), wants Oil and Natural Gas Corp. Ltd (ONGC) to divest a part of its stake in the refinery so that it can meet minimum public shareholding norms, said two HPCL officials aware of the development.

At the end of June, HPCL held a 16.95% stake in MRPL, and ONGC, the other promoter, owned 71.6%. The public shareholding in MRPL was 11.42%, less than half the 25% prescribed by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi).

Public-sector explorer ONGC will claim compensation for natural gas worth Rs 11,000 crore being taken out by Reliance Industries (RIL) from its block in the Krishna Godavari (KG) Basin. The move is seen in the light of a report by a one-member panel of former chief justice of Delhi High court A P Shah, which said, “Government of India, and not ONGC, is entitled to claim restitution from RIL.”

State-run Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) has posted a 21.1 per cent decline in net profit for the June quarter to Rs 4,233 crore against Rs 5,368 crore in the year-ago period, owing to a drop in production.

Gross revenue also dipped 21.4 per cent to Rs 17,784 crore against Rs 22,628 crore during the period of the previous year. Due to a dip in international prices, no discount was given by the company to oil marketing companies for the quarter, while it was Rs 1,096 crore during the same period a year ago.

A P Shah committee, which was looking into the dispute over transportation of natural gas from ONGCKG base’s blocks in KG basin to the neighbouring fields of Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL), is set to submit its final report on Wednesday.

“The report will be submitted to the concerned joint secretary (exploration), Amar Nath, by 2 p.m. on Wednesday. The ministry will examine the recommendations of the panel and will take a decision later,” said a petroleum ministry official.

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