Oil Ministry rejects RIL’s request of KG-D6 gas price hike before April 2014

12 Oct 2012 Evaluate

Oil ministry has rejected Reliance Industries (RIL)’s request for revising price of gas from the company's Andhra offshore field before the due date of April 1, 2014, as this would push up the government's subsidy burden by $6.3 billion.

RIL, citing rising operational costs and market conditions, has suggested a price of $14.2-$14.5 per unit, up from $4.2 per unit. The company has further argued that the price suggested by it is the same as that of gas being imported in ships by Petronet LNG or piped supplies being proposed from Turkmenistan.

However, the reports suggest that, the hike would fetch the company additional $4.1 billion revenue. While, at current production level of 25 mcmd (million cubic metre per day), the government would get only $0.5 billion more in the time left till a revision is due, while besides the impact on subsidy, higher RIL gas price would also impact power and CNG tariffs.

The ministry's disagreement to a revision before schedule has been a known fact and not a bolt out of the blue. It rejected the idea the very first time RIL raised the issue in January. Further, RIL in June and then again on September 6 reiterated its demand to peg the price at par with the rate India is paying for import of liquefied natural gas (LNG) and gas imports from Turkmenistan, from April 1, 2014 when the current five-year period of $4.2 per mmBtu price expires.

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