Oil Marketing Companies

Higher crude prices, a weaker rupee, elevated insurance costs and delayed fuel price hikes are expected to weigh on the June-quarter earnings of state-run oil marketing companies

Petrol and diesel sales by India's three state-run fuel retailers rose sharply in the first half of July, helped by below-normal monsoon rainfall that boosted fuel demand from farmers and motorists, preliminary sales data showed on Thursday. Petrol sales by Indian Oil Corp (IOC), Bharat Petroleum Corp Ltd (BPCL) and Hindustan Petroleum Corp Ltd (HPCL) climbed 22.9 per cent to 1.63 million tonnes during July 1-15, compared with 1.33 million tonnes in the corresponding period a year earlier. The volume was also 26.7 per cent higher than 1.29 million tonnes sold during the first half of July 2024 and 38.6 per cent above the level recorded in the same period of 2023. Compared with the first half of June, however, petrol sales fell 4.4 per cent from 1.71 million tonnes. Diesel sales, a key indicator of economic activity in India, rose 20.9 per cent year-on-year to 3.46 million tonnes in the first fortnight of July from 2.87 million tonnes a year earlier. The volume was 18.4 per cent hig

Nomura said that elevated crude oil prices are negative for OMCs' marketing margins and CGDs' input costs, while positive for upstream realisations in the near term.

The rupee slipped to a three-week low as dollar buying by oil firms and NDF demand offset support from lower crude oil prices

Analysts and the government differ on fuel under-recoveries as crude prices ease, highlighting contrasting views on OMC margins and India's fuel pricing formula

High crude oil prices pushed state-run oil retailers into massive under-recoveries despite fuel price hikes, while LPG sales continued to remain loss-making, Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said

Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said rising crude prices during the West Asia conflict led to ₹74,781 crore in losses for state-run OMCs till June 30

Every time India has faced a major crisis - whether devastating floods, a once-in-a-century pandemic or the latest conflict in West Asia that threatened global oil supplies - it has been the country's state-run oil companies that have quietly kept fuel flowing. For decades, India's public sector oil marketing companies (OMCs) have often been criticised for low returns, government intervention in fuel pricing and bloated operations. They have twice been put on the block for privatisation, with plans to sell Bharat Petroleum Corp Ltd (BPCL) and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL) gathering momentum in 2002 before being halted by a Supreme Court ruling and again in 2020, before the process was abandoned after failing to attract enough bids. Yet every national emergency has reinforced why governments have been reluctant to loosen their grip on companies that control the country's energy lifeline, analysts and industry officials said. When unprecedented floods submerged Chennai in

Higher global LPG prices and limited pass-through to household consumers have resulted in Rs 22,000 crore of under-recoveries for oil marketing companies since March

Among sectors, Bernstein expects oil marketing companies (OMCs) will likely stand to benefit from reduced crude oil prices that dropped around 4 per cent on Monday to $83 a barrel (bbl)

Oil marketing companies will begin selling flex fuel at select outlets in NCR and the Mumbai-Pune-Nagpur corridor before expanding nationwide

The government has asked state-run oil marketing companies to maintain at least 30 days of LPG reserves as supplies from West Asia remain constrained

State-run OMCs are currently absorbing losses of around Rs 550 crore per day on sale of petrol, diesel and domestic LPG

Hitesh Tailor, technical research analyst at Choice Broking highlights that HPCL, BPCL and Gail India have bounced back after taking support around their respective 200-week EMAs.

Petrol and diesel prices were raised by Rs 2.61-2.71 per litre on Monday, marking the fourth increase in less than two weeks, as state-owned firms continued to pass on rising international prices to consumers. With the latest revision, cumulative increases in petrol and diesel prices are almost Rs 7.5 per litre since fuel rate revision resumed on May 15 after a prolonged freeze. Petrol price was increased by Rs 2.61 a litre to Rs 102.12 per litre in Delhi from Rs 99.51. Diesel rates have been increased by Rs 2.71 to Rs 95.20 per litre from Rs 92.49, industry sources said. The hikes come amid elevated global crude oil prices and a weakening rupee, which have increased pressure on oil marketing companies' import costs.

Oil marketing companies have raised fuel prices again amid elevated crude prices, while under-recoveries narrow as West Asia tensions keep energy costs high

Experts warn elevated crude prices, weak rupee and persistent under-recoveries could force tougher policy choices if the West Asia crisis drags on

State-run oil major says recent increase in retail fuel prices has eased pressure amid soaring crude prices and mounting under-recoveries

Petrol now costs ₹98.64 a litre in the national capital, from earlier ₹97.77 a litre and diesel is priced higher at ₹91.58 per litre

Petrol now costs ₹97.77 per litre in Delhi, up from ₹94.77 a litre earlier, while diesel prices have been raised to ₹90.67 per litre