
Losses of state-run OMCs to ease amid lower crude oil prices: Moody's
India's windfall tax on exports of locally-produced oil has helped reduce the state-owned refining and marketing companies' marketing losses, says Moody's.
India's windfall tax on exports of locally-produced oil has helped reduce the state-owned refining and marketing companies' marketing losses, says Moody's.
OMCs such as IOCL, BPCL, and HPCL are likely to swing back to the black, thanks to sharp narrowing of marketing losses on retail fuels and steady GRMs.
The board of HPCL has given the approval to raise up to ₹10,000 cr via debt market to fund its oil refining and fuel marketing operations.
State-run oil marketing companies have booked a combined loss of ₹27,276 crore in the first six months of the ongoing financial year, says Union minister Hardeep Puri.
HPCL posted a back-to-back quarterly loss amid continued decline in margins due to a freeze on retail prices of petrol and diesel.
Shares of ONGC, HPCL, and IOC rose up to 1%, while Adani Total Gas, Reliance Industries, and BPCL fell up to 1% on the BSE.
The recent fall in international crude and product prices has helped state-owned OMCs to narrow their marketing losses.
HPCL, BPCL, IOC reported a combined loss of ₹18,480 crore in the June quarter due to a decline in the margin on petrol, diesel, and domestic LPG in the backdrop of rise in international crude prices
Adani Total Gas declined 4%, followed by Reliance Industries, HPCL, GAIL, and IGL, which dropped up to 2%
ICICI Securities has downgraded state-owned oil retailer HPCL to “REDUCE” from “ADD”, BPCL to “ADD” (from “BUY”), while it retained “BUY” call on IOCL.