HPCL surges on getting nod for JV firm for setting up Rs 37,000 crore Barmer refinery

26 Apr 2013 Evaluate

Hindustan Petroleum Corporation is currently trading at Rs 315.05, up by 5.00 points or 1.61% from its previous closing of Rs 310.05 on the BSE.

The scrip opened at Rs 309.80 and has touched a high and low of Rs 315.90 and Rs 309.80 respectively. So far 19031 shares were traded on the counter.

The BSE group 'A' stock of face value Rs 10 has touched a 52 week high of Rs 381.40 on 18-Jan-2013 and a 52 week low of Rs 275.30 on 26-Nov-2012.

Last one week high and low of the scrip stood at Rs 321.25 and Rs 307.00 respectively. The current market cap of the company is Rs 10614.27 crore.

The promoters holding in the company stood at 51.11% while Institutions and Non-Institutions held 33.81% and 15.08% respectively.

State-owned Hindustan Petroleum (HPCL) has received its board approval for incorporation of a joint venture (JV) company to set up Rs 37,320-crore oil refinery and petrochemical complex in Rajasthan. It is planning to hold 74% stake in the 9 million tonne a year refinery with Government of Rajasthan taking 26%. The unit is planned to go on stream in four years.

The refinery will run on crude oil from neighbouring oilfields of Cairn India. A part of the crude oil requirement at the proposed refinery will come from the Barmer oilfields of Cairn and the rest will be imported. Other than taking 26% stake, the state government has given in-principle approval for providing an interest free loan of Rs 3,736 crore per annum for 15 years from the date of commercial production.

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