Reliance Industries' higher cost efficiencies and diversified business model will prove helpful
The country's petroleum product consumption fell 17.79 per cent to 16.08 million tonnes in March as diesel, petrol and ATF demand fell
The excess production is a major issue as mills had planned to expand ethanol production
The govt raised excise duty on both petrol and diesel by Rs 3 per litre
The escalating coronavirus fear and price war between oil producing countries led to a sharp 23% one-day fall in crude oil prices on Monday
IOC and BPCL to also gain from lower working capital requirement and firm marketing margins, but weak GRMs may limit the upside
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