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ONGC gets Rajesh Kumar Srivastava as third interim chairman in a row

India's top oil and gas producer ONGC on Wednesday got a record third interim chairman in Rajesh Kumar Srivastava as the government has not made a full-time appointment yet. Srivastava, who is the senior-most director on the ONGC board, has been given additional charge of chairman and managing director after current acting head Alka Mittal superannuated. An oil ministry order said Srivastava, who is Director (Exploration) of ONGC, has been entrusted with an additional charge of chairman and managing director "for a period of 4 months with effect from September 1, 2022, to December 31, 2022 (i.e the date of his superannuation) or till the appointment of a regular incumbent to the post, or until further orders, whichever is the earliest." Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) is without a regular chairman and managing director since April 2021. Subhash Kumar, the then senior-most director on the company board and the director for finance, was named officiating head after Shashi Shank

Despite windfall tax, ONGC, Oil India's earnings look positive for FY23

With diverse revenue streams RIL is less impacted, while oil marketing companies have seen earnings downgrades amidst volatility in oil prices

Sensex tanks 709 pts from day's high, ends 311 pts down; Nifty holds 17,500

F&O Expiry: 25 of the 30 Sensex constituents and 34 of the 50 Nifty constituents ended in the negative territory including Adani Ports, Bajaj Finance, IndusInd Bank, Infosys, TCS, Axis Bank, and HDFC

Stocks to watch: TCS, Wipro, Future Ent, IDBI Bank, Adani Green, ONGC, NHPC

Stocks to watch today: Canara Bank plans to raise up to Rs 3,500 crore through tier II bonds; TCS clarified that it would pay 100 per cent of variable payout in the June quarter of FY23.

ONGC relaunches tender to sell gas from KG fields at $15/unit

Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) has relaunched a tender to sell gas from its KG fields at a higher price of USD 15 per mmBtu as it looks to capitalise on a global surge in energy prices. The firm sought bids for the sale of 0.75 million standard cubic meters per day of gas for one year from the KG-DWN-98/2 (KG-D5) fields in the Bay of Bengal, according to the tender document. The firm asked users to quote a premium they are willing to pay over and above the reserve gas price of 14 per cent of Brent crude oil price plus USD 1 per million British thermal unit. The reserve price at the current ruling Brent oil price of USD 101 per barrel comes to more than USD 15 per mmBtu. The applicable sale price shall be lower than the gas price bid or the government-dictated ceiling rate for gas produced from deepsea fields, it said. The government fixes the price of domestically produced natural gas twice a year - the rate for gas from deepsea fields for six months beginning April 1 is U

India's crude oil production falls 3.8% to 2.45 MT in July: Govt data

India's crude oil production fell 3.8 per cent in July on lower output from fields operated by state-owned ONGC and private sector firms, government data released on Tuesday showed. Production of crude oil, which is refined to produce fuels such as petrol and diesel, fell to 2.45 million tonnes in July from 2.54 million tonnes a year back. The output was lower than the monthly target of 2.59 million tonnes, the data released by the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas showed. Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) produced 1.7 per cent less oil at 1.63 million tonnes on lower output from western offshore. Fields operated by private firms saw a 12.34 per cent decline in production. But the oil production during the first four months of the current fiscal that began on April 1 was only marginally lower at 9.91 million tonnes as opposed to 9.96 million tonnes during April-July 2021. Oil Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on August 4 tweeted that the declining trend in crude oil production

ONGC prepares for 3rd interim chairman in a row; 9 shortlisted for top job

State-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) is preparing for a record third interim chairman as no full-time head of India's most profitable company has yet been selected in 17 months since the post fell vacant, sources said. ONGC is without a regular chairman and managing director since April 2021. Subhash Kumar, the senior-most director on the company board and the director for finance, was named officiating head after Shashi Shanker superannuated on March 31, 2021. And when Kumar retired on December 31, 2021, Alka Mittal, Director for Human Resources, was given an additional charge. Mittal will superannuate at month-end and unless she is given an extension, the next senior-most director, Rajesh Kumar Srivastava, Director (Exploration), is likely to be named as interim head, two officials with knowledge of the matter said. The third interim chairman - a record for ONGC - is being talked about as the government is yet to even identify a full-time head. A search-cum-selectio

RIL eyes new high; ONGC, HPCL can gain up to 8% amid windfall tax revision

The government on Thursday raised the windfall tax on exports of diesel to Rs 7 per litre and reintroduced the tax on jet fuel exports of Rs 2 per litre.

Stocks to Watch: GAIL, Sona BLW, ONGC, Natco Pharma, RIL, Airtel, Vodafone

Stocks to Watch: Blackstone Inc. is seeking to raise as much as Rs 3,180 crore ($400 million) through the sale of shares in Indian automotive component maker Sona Comstar

ONGC inks agreement with ExxonMobil for deepwater exploration in India

The collaboration areas focus on the Krishna Godavari and Cauvery Basins in the eastern offshore and the Kutch-Mumbai region in the western offshore

Stocks to Watch: LIC, ONGC, Max Health, Hero Moto, Zee Entertainment, M&M

State-owned insurance behemoth Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) reported a net profit of Rs 682.88 crore in the April-June quarter (Q1) of FY23, driven by its non-par business.

ONGC's net profit surges 3x to Rs 15,206 crore in June quarter

Revenue from operations increased to Rs 42,320.72 crore in the first quarter of the current financial year from Rs 23,021.64 crore in the year-ago period.

Sensex ends choppy day 130pts up ahead of inflation data; Nifty below 17700

CLOSING BELL: Among sectors, the Nifty IT and Pharma indices fell 1.15 per cent each, while the Nifty Oil and Gas index rose over 2 per cent

SC issues notices to Centre, ONGC over Vedanta's appeal on Barmer oil field

The Supreme Court sought a response from the Centre on an appeal of Vedanta Ltd against a Delhi High Court verdict related to a PSC of Vedanta and the ONGC to produce oil from the Barmer oil field

Stocks to watch: Bata India, Page Inds, NMDC, Apollo Hospitals, Oil India

Stocks to watch today: LIC, ONGC, HAL will report their June quarter results (Q1FY23) on Friday, August 12; NMDC hikes prices of lump iron ore by Rs 200 a tonne and fines by Rs 100 a tone.

Windfall tax: Frequent changes create uncertainty for Indian oil producers

Experts say move is justified but government should clarify how proceeds will be utilised

Stocks to Watch: ONGC, Reliance, Zomato, Adani Wilmar, IndiGo,Vodafone Idea

Stocks to Watch today: Uber has decided to put its entire 7.8 per cent stake in Zomato on the block, according to sources.

Jindal Power exits race to buy JBF Petro; RIL, others in contention

L N Mittal-backed HPCL-Mittal Energy and govt-owned companies remain in contention for the bankrupt firm

Why has the govt slashed windfall tax on fuel exports and crude output?

The govt slashed the windfall tax on domestically-produced crude oil three weeks after imposing it. What may have prompted the govt to do this turnabout, and who all will benefit from it?

Oil stocks surge as govt cuts windfall tax on fuel exports, RIL up 4%

Petrol and diesel prices are down by $40-50 per barrel from month-ago levels