Late start of season hits incomes while OMCs to take action for not delivering ethanol as committed
Among other sectors staring at a negative impact from higher crude oil prices are tyres and cement
Reducing sugar surplus, rising ethanol procurement, and potential for exports bode well
Saudi Aramco said it would sell 1.5 percent of the company in a blockbuster initial public offering worth between $24 billion and $25.6 billion
Over the past 10 years (since 2009) only a handful of leading oil & gas exploration companies have delivered stellar gains
Ethanol is disrupting the traditional sugarcane value chain and could be a viable option to hedge the sugar sector from seasonal fluctuations and export market shocks
Transparent pricing regime should be the next step
"The 0.75 per cent cashback on fuel transactions will be discontinued with effect from October 1," read a message from State Bank of India to its customers
Declining crude oil prices, improving GRMs, and firm marketing margins make them attractive after sharp correction
The airports where the fuel supply was stopped by the state-owned OMCs at around 4 pm are Cochin, Visakhapatnam, Mohali, Ranchi, Pune and Mohali
Soft refining margins, higher working capital, subsidy sharing and capex are key risks
The debt for all three OMCs bloated by Rs 5,000 crore to 10,000 crore each in the March quarter
Singh added the winners of the current round of bidding will be finalised by March 3
The recent weakness in refining margins is also concerning and may pose a downside risk to our FY2020 estimates for OMCs
Oil companies plan to use chatbots, automated messaging services providers, companies to connect with customers on a large scale
While lower crude oil prices are good for margins, lesser profitability on refining, policy uncertainty add to concerns
'The Re 1 absorption by OMCs in their pricing was a one-time thing,'the official said
As far as disinvestment is concerned, he has set an ambitious target of Rs 800 billion for the current financial year
Despite sharp profit revisions, a weak rupee, higher crude oil prices and the government's stance could lead to further downsides
Rs 35 billion profit hit in Q3 for OMCs, higher under-recovery burden seen to hit upstream too