Govt expected to sell 10% stake in IOC this fiscal


Posted January 19, 2015 by jaidixit

In proportion to sources, the plan to advertise 24.27 crore equity shares in IOC was mooted subsequent to big-ticket disinvestment in ONGC acquired wedged in subsidy woes

 
The management is likely to advertise 10% of its bet in Indian Oil Corp, the nation’s largest company, this economic to raise approximately Rs 8,150 crore.
The Department of Disinvestment (DoD) has dispersed a draft message for the deliberation of the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) for auction of 10% out of managements 68.57% bet in IOC, sources privy to the growth held.
It sought comments on the proposal as of Petroleum office and Departments of disbursement, Public ventures and Economic businesses. Comments of the Law Ministry as well as Ministry of Corporate Affairs also were sought.
Sources supposed the plan to advertise 24.27 crore equity allocates in IOC was mooted subsequent to big-ticket disinvestment in Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) acquired wedged in subsidy woes.



Finance Minister Arun Jaitley had conferred probable disinvestment candidates in oil field, but ONGC, with Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan by January 8.
Administration was to advertise 5% of its stake in the country’s leading oil and gas producer ONGC to elevate Rs 17,000-18,000 crore.



Though, the double impact of tumbling worldwide oil costs and the increasing financial support burden has left the ONGC stock battered. It has slipped as of Rs 472 in June previous year to Rs 343.85 (at shut of souk today). At present cost, the administration will obtain no above Rs 15,000 crore.
In 2014-15, the administration has sold 5% bet in steel major SAIL to gather Rs 1,700 crore. It is racing beside time to meet its disinvestment aim of Rs 43,425 crore for this economic. Blue-chip corporations similar to ONGC, NHPC as well as Coal India had been wrinkled up for disinvestment.



Sources held disinvestment in ONGC as well can happen presented the management is capable to revise the subsidy sharing method.
The Oil Ministry desires the payment by ONGC as well as other upstream manufacturers like OIL for subsidizing LPG and kerosene to be condensed to the amount of the constitutional oil cuss they disburse to the management.
In proportion to a new subsidy sharing procedure, the payment is to be condensed to the amount of Rs 4,500 per tonne oil development cess they disburse to the management. The cuss in present economic will total Rs 10,500 crore.



ONGC as well as OIL have by now salaried Rs 31,926 crore in fuel financial support in the first half and if the ministry’s offer is received, their disbursement in remainder of the present fiscal will be down with Rs 8,000 crore.
Upstream producers similar to ONGC met almost half of the income loss, or under-recoveries that fuel retailers acquired on selling cooking fuel as well as diesel until lately at administration controlled rates.



This dole, which was in the figure of profound concessions on oil ONGC sold to refineries, had strained its stability sheet as its perfect realization cut down below the economic price of oil.
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Last Updated January 19, 2015