RIL moves SC against govt over KG-D6 block cost recovery case; seeks arbitrator

18 Apr 2012 Evaluate

After being denied justice from Government, Mukesh Ambani owned Reliance Industries (RIL), has urged for the appointment of arbitrator from Supreme Court on account of its ongoing dispute with the government over cost recovery at its offshore D6 gas field.  The petition has been filed by RIL and Canadian firm Niko, which is RIL’s partner in the Krishna-Godavari basin.

India's most valuable listed company has seen declining output at its key D6 field. However, company's minority partner Niko Resources, recently in a statement said it expects a drop in reserves at Dhirubhai-1 and 3 (D1 & D3), the largest of the 18 gas finds in KG-D6 block. The current output of the offshore is less than half of the peak 80 mmcmd that RIL had projected as fewer wells were drilled than planned and seven wells ceased to produce due to the entry of sand or water.

Reliance earlier had also notified Petroleum Ministry seeking arbitration based on the claim that the government is not allowing it to recover expenses incurred in the KG D6 block. The government has approved only $1.5 billion for the KG D6 capital expenditure plan. However, government then had asked RIL to withdraw its notice.

Moreover, Oil-to-yarn and retail conglomerate is expected to post a year-on-year (y-o-y) decline in profit for the second quarter in a row as margins in its core businesses of refining and petrochemicals continue to be under pressure. A consensus of estimates pegs consolidated net profit of the group at Rs 4,434.5 crore, down 17.5% from the year earlier, despite revenue seen 26.3% higher at Rs. 91,813.35 crore.

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