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India in bind over Iran oil import as US seeks tighter sanctions to curtail its nuclear programme
05 Feb 2012;timesofindia.indiatimes.com:Rajat Pandit:MUNICH: India will have to walk a fine line between continuing to source oil imports from Iran and escalating pressure from the US and Europe to adhere to tighter sanctions against the Islamic republic designed to prevent it from weaponizing its nuclear programme. New Delhi may be staunchly opposed to Tehran acquiring nuclear weapons, but is caught in a bind since it cannot afford to substantially cut back energy imports from Iran, which as India's second largest supplier after Saudi Arabia meets 12% of its total oil requirements. Tighter Western sanctions will make it harder for India to pay for the oil it sources from Iran, especially since Washington has declared it will ban from the American market all financial institutions that transact petroleum business with Tehran's Central Bank from March 1 onwards. At the ongoing Munich Security Conference here, attended by about 70 countries but negligible Indian presence, several Western speakers talked about the more stringent sanctions in the pipeline against Iran, beyond the ongoing oil embargo, if it did not give up its nuclear weapons' programme. "We are focusing on a full range of embargoes and thinking about a deadline which starts in July," said German defence minister Thomas de Maiziere. US secretary of state Hillary Clinton, while calling for stepped-up American-European efforts to isolate tyrannies like the Assad regime in Syria, also welcomed the tough sanctions being placed against Iran, which "continues to defy its obligations", by the EU and others. For instance, all the 27 EU countries have banned import, purchase or transport of crude oil from Iran. Continuing pressure from the US and its Western allies has been closing options for India, one after the other, to pay for Iranian crude, which has led to a huge accumulation of dues. Iran, reportedly, has agreed to accept 45% of the payment from India in rupees through the Kolkata-based UCO Bank, which is not commercially exposed to the American financial system. But that, say analysts, will not be enough. With foreign secretary Ranjan Mathai slated to be in the US next week, India will have to hold extensive negotiations with the Obama administration to work out a way, possibly through an exemption package, to ensure Iran does not become a major irritant in their bilateral strategic partnership. Israel has been the most strident against Iran. Israeli deputy foreign minister Daniel Ayalon said at the conference that direct action was required against Iran since the international community did not have the "privilege to wait for the results of the sanctions". US defence secretary Leon Panetta, also attending the conference, has expressed fears of a possible Israeli military strike against Iran as early as April. Europe, however, is keen to avoid a military conflict. The EU is determined to prevent a nuclear-armed Iran, since that would "endanger the entire security architecture of the world", but through an expansion in sanctions, not armed intervention, said German foreign minister Guido Westerwelle. Western countries contend Iran is using its substantial oil revenues, with India, China, Japan and South Korea among its major clients, to fuel its uranium enrichment with the eventual aim of acquiring weapons-grade nuclear material. Iran has argued its nuclear programme is designed for peaceful purposes - ranging from power to medical research sectors.
Argentina to demand oil, gas fields run at full output
05 Feb 2012;timesofindia.indiatimes.com:BUENOS AIRES: Argentina will demand that oil companies in the country operate oil and gas fields at full output, state news agency Telam said on Saturday, a day after the government cut $461 million in annual tax breaks for big fuel firms amid wider austerity. President Cristina Fernandez' government blames private sector oil companies for the country's waning crude production. Latin America's No. 3 economy is increasingly dependent on energy imports to meet demand for natural gas and oil, which has surged since 2003, rebounding from a deep economic crisis. "They should reach full output at gas and oil fields," Telam cited Planning Minister Julio De Vido as saying. Argentina is preparing for a challenging year as Europe's debt crisis and the sluggish world economy bite into the finances of commodities-producing countries in South America. Friday's reduction in tax breaks affects companies such as Panamerican Energy, owned by BP and local firm Bridas; YPF, the local unit of Spain's Repsol ; China's Sinopec; and Brazil's Petrobras. Argentina is cutting some popular transportation and energy subsidies in a bid to shore up its financial position. The South American country has been shut out of the international capital markets since its 2001/02 debt default.
Maruti Suzuki to launch more diesel models, says customer preference shifting
03 Feb 2012;economictimes.indiatimes.com:MUMBAI: The country's largest car-maker Maruti Suzuki will launch more diesel models to maintain its market share, which has been under pressure for months now, a top company executive has said. "Our market share has slipped to 40 per cent in 2011. This was due to slowdown in the industry and lower sales of petrol models compared to diesel car production," Maruti Suzuki Managing Director and Chief Executive Shinzo Nakanishi said here. The company will now focus on producing more diesel models. The company will be able to produce 300,000 diesel engines a year through Suzuki Powertrain, a joint venture between Maruti and Suzuki Motor's Gurgaon unit. Maruti will also buy up to 100,000 diesel engines annually for three years from Fiat India under a pact between the Italian car-maker and Maruti's parent Suzuki Motor Corp. This is expected to help the company produce more diesel cars, Nakanishi said. Customer preference here is fast shifting to diesel cars as the fuel is cheaper than petrol. The shift has prompted auto-makers to introduce new diesel variants and increase production of existing variants. Players like Ford have also announced plans to invest on diesel engines. Maruti's Swift, Ritz, Swift DZire and SX4 models are sold with 1.3-litre diesel engines. Meanwhile, Maruti has witnessed a turnaround in monthly sales after seven consecutive months of decline with a 5.18 per cent spike in sales to 1,15,433 units in January. It sold 1,09,743 units in the same month last year. Last December, its sales had declined by 7.1 per cent to 92,161 units. "Following the turnaround in the auto industry, our first target will be to quickly cover growth of 10-11 per cent as we have had a negative growth of 17 per cent during the April-December, 2011, period," Nakanishi said. Commenting on the Gujarat plant, Nakanishi said, "We have entered into an agreement for land at Mehsana, in Gujarat. The Gujarat plant will commence production only after we reach full capacity at our Manesar plant (1.8 million).
Oil firms resume fuel supply to Air India after four hours
03 Feb 2012;business-standard.com:New Delhi: After stopping supplies to Air India for four hours, the public sector oil marketing companies (OMCs) resumed supply after the airline assured it would make payments on Friday. The non-supply led to a delay of 25 flights across six airports. “Our oil supplies were cut for over four hours (from 4pm to 8.30pm) and resumed after assurance of a payment by tomorrow. None of our flights were cancelled but 25 flights were delayed at the six airports,” said an Air India official, who did not want to be identified. Oil supplies were stopped at Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Trivandrum and Kochi airports. The OMCs confirmed the supplies had been resumed and said if the payment is not made tomorrow, the airline will be put on cash-and-carry. “If Air India does not pay us by tomorrow evening, we will put it back on cash-and-carry,” said an oil company official, who did not want to be identified. A Group of Ministers (GoM), formed to monitor the revival of AI, had given a three-month credit period to AI, a shift from the normal credit period of 15 days. This is not the first time OMCs have stopped aviation turbine fuel (ATF) supply to airlines. On two occasions earlier, the OMCs had stopped supplies to AI and Kingfisher Airlines, on account of non-payment of dues. Today, the companies — Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), Hindustan Petroleum Corporations (HPCL) and Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) — stopped supplies after the government carrier did not clear dues for the second fortnight of October, in the range of Rs 268 crore and due on January 22, 2012. As of November 30, total dues on account of ATF supplied to Air India by OMCs was Rs 4,200 crore. Of this, Rs 3,588 crore is the principal and Rs 582.33 crore is the interest. Air India, with losses of Rs 20,000 crore and debt of over Rs 43,000 crore, owes Rs 2,380.88 crore in principal amount to IOC, Rs 635.08 crore to BPCL and Rs 573.01 crore to HPCL. Besides, it owes an interest of Rs 423.43 crore to IOC, Rs 92.73 crore to BPCL and Rs 66.17 crore to HPCL. A GoM working on the revival of AI has also recommended an infusion of Rs 23,000 crore in the airline till 2020-21.
02 Feb 2012;business-standard.com:The domestic alcohol industry has raised concern over the fixed price of ethanol and demanded inclusion in the process of determining prices. So far, only the chemical industry, the second-biggest consumer, had been opposing the mandatory blending of ethanol with petrol, at a fixed price. The Confederation of Indian Alcoholic Beverage Companies (CIABC), which includes leading liquor players like United Sprits and Radico Khaitan, has made a case for the industry’s inclusion in the price determination of ethanol. Earlier this month, CIABC director-general Pramod Krishna met cabinet secretary Ajit Kumar Seth to highlight the body’s apprehensions. The alcohol industry, the biggest consumer of molasses, the primary raw material for ethanol, is seeing a 14 per cent rise in annual demand. The concern of the potable alcohol industry on the adverse effect of the ethanol blending programme (at five per cent with petrol) on ethanol availability at market-driven prices for raw material needs to the industry had not been considered, despite repeated representations to the Planning Commission and other government departments, Krishna had said. Any process of price fixation of ethanol which does not have representation of major consumers of ethanol or does not take their concern into consideration was arbitrary, he had said. The implementation of ethanol blending and non-supply of the entire contracted quantity of ethanol by the sugar industry to oil companies had led to artificial scarcity and had increased the prices of ethanol/ethyl alcohol. According to Krishna, prices of extra neutral alcohol have risen from Rs 26 a litre in September 2010 to the current Rs 36-37. The potable alcohol industry contributes Rs 48,000 crore annually to the state exchequer in form of taxes, duties and levies on products by the industry. Non-availability of the industry’s main raw material on account of a fixed price and supply contracts between ethanol producers and oil companies can affect alcohol production, and in turn, states’ revenues, Krishna said. According to CIABC, the reduced availability and sharp increase in ethanol prices would lead to a rise in production costs. The prices of Indian-made foreign liquor is regulated in states like Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan and Orissa, which together account for 60 per cent of sales. Therefore, any increase in raw material price cannot be passed on to end consumers in these states. Even in markets that have free pricing, the increase in the prices of the final products would have a cascading effect on taxes, making the products uncompetitive. The blending of ethanol at a proportion of five per cent with petrol began in 2007, but came to a halt in 2009, owing to low supply due to a fall in sugarcane output and default in supplies. It was reintroduced in November 2010. However, ethanol producers had defaulted on supply contracts and supplied only half the contracted quantity last year. Currently, supplies are being made at an ad-hoc price of Rs 27 a litre, as decided by a group of ministers. This price is due for revision, according to a quarterly petrol price linked formula suggested by the Saumitra Chaudhuri committee.
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