ONGC gross revenue for the period under review was seen 43% up at Rs 272.13 bn, as against Rs 190.73 bn
Officials said ONGC of the view that its investment in Pawan Hans is no longer strategic as it charter hires helicopters to ferry staff to its oil and gas locations
For the 51% stake on offer, the government had earlier set a reserve price of about Rs 3 bn
ONGC is looking at trimming down the structure by merging some of the subsidiaries
Takeover of HPCL and record dividend payout scoop out a staggering $4.15 bn from its cash reserves
There is considerable political pressure on the government as a result of these higher prices at the pump, which are partly caused by fuel taxes
MRPL has time till August 21 to meet minimum public shareholding norms; merger process could take much longer
'Natural gas is no more a profitable business because cost of production is very significantly higher than current gas prices,' say ONGC official
The plan to place a part of the oil price burden on ONGC has been doing the rounds for some time
The oil major's total expense for the quarter declined by 6% to Rs 19.46 billion
Net realisation for the quarter stood at $66.71 a barrel, compared to $54.91 during the fourth quarter of 2016-17
ONGC's investors saw their holding values lag the broader markets during 2014-2016 as global crude oil prices fell.
Output from the Deendayal natural gas block off India's east coast will reach as high as a million standard cubic metres per day by January 2019
The stock dipped 5% to Rs 166, extending its previous day's nearly 5% fall on BSE, trading at its lowest level since September 26, 2017.
ONGC produced 23.484 bn cubic meters of gas in 2017-18 as against 22.088 bn cubic meters in 2016-17, which is the highest gas output by ONGC in five years
GAIL had in 2008 picked up 19% stake in ONGC Petro-additions Ltd (Opal)
However, ONGC's resistance to the inclusion of Bassein, India's largest gas field, remains a hurdle
The government last September proposed selling a 60 percent stake in ONGC's producing fields to foreign companies to ramp up domestic oil and gas output
The stock was trading 2% higher at Rs 191, extending its Tuesday's 1.1% gain on the BSE, after the company announced that its board will meet on February 27 to consider the second interim dividend.
The stock was up 3% at Rs 195 on BSE in early morning trade after reported a strong operating performance led by higher gas volume and oil realization for the quarter ended December 2017.