Nitin Gadkari, Union minister for roadways, Thursday said he would hold a meeting with oil marketing companies after the Delhi elections, where they would discuss ways and means to make retail ethanol prices reasonable.
The government has approved the revision of ethanol procurement price for Public Sector Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) for the Ethanol Supply Year (ESY) 2024-25 starting from November 1, 2024, to October 31, 2025, under the Ethanol Blended Petrol (EBP) Programme.
This surplus, though modest, is expected to exert downward pressure on oil prices, with Brent crude likely to average around USD 71 per barrel next year.
Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri met with HE Haitham Al-Ghais, Secretary General of Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) on Moday at the ADIPEC conference in Abu Dhabi to discuss India's partnership with OPEC.
The rate of the widely used 19 kg commercial LPG cylinder has been increased by Rs 62, bringing the price in Delhi to Rs 1,802. Earlier the cost of commercial cylinder in the national capital was Rs 1,740.
In a significant decision coinciding with the festival of Dhanteras, the Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) on Tuesday announced an increase the Dealer Commission payable to petrol pump dealers.
The oil marketing companies on Tuesday announced a hike in the prices of commercial LPG gas cylinders, effective from today (October 1st), according to the sources.
The decision was made during the company's Board meeting held on Monday, September 30th, following the government's decision not to allocate funds for capital support to oil marketing companies (OMCs) in the Union Budget for 2024-25.
India's oil marketing companies (OMCs) are expected to increase the country's crude oil refining capacity by 35-40 million tonnes (MT) by the end of fiscal 2030, the Crisil Ratings said.