ONGC gains on inking MOU with Vietnam based PVEP for oil exploration

29 Oct 2014 Evaluate

ONGC is currently trading at Rs. 394.85, up by 3.05 points or 0.78% from its previous closing of Rs. 391.80 on the BSE.

The scrip opened at Rs. 396.70 and has touched a high and low of Rs. 396.70 and Rs. 394.20 respectively. So far 30,000 shares were traded on the counter.

The BSE group 'A' stock of face value Rs. 5 has touched a 52 week high of Rs. 472.00 on 09-Jun-2014 and a 52 week low of Rs. 263.30 on 13-Nov-2013.

Last one week high and low of the scrip stood at Rs. 406.00 and Rs. 389.05 respectively. The current market cap of the company is Rs. 3,37,813.00 crore.

The promoters holding in the company stood at 68.94% while Institutions and Non-Institutions held 17.55% and 13.51% respectively.

Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Petrovietnam Exploration Production Corporation (PVEP, a wholly owned subsidiary of Vietnam Oil and Gas Group (Petrovietnam)), for mutual cooperation for exploration in the NELP Blocks of ONGC in Andaman and Cauvery Basins, subject to due diligence and negotiations on terms of participation.

Besides, ONGC’s overseas arm - ONGC Videsh (OVL) has also signed a Heads of Agreement (HOA) with PVEP for mutual cooperation for exploration in Blocks 102/10 & 106/10 of PVEP and Block 128 of ONGC Videsh in offshore Vietnam, subject to due diligence and negotiations on terms of participation.

OVL forayed into Vietnam as early as 1988, when it was awarded the exploration license for Block 06.1. Presently the Block is producing natural gas. The company also got exploration Blocks 127 and 128 in 2006. Block 127 was relinquished after completing the work programme. Block 128 is currently under exploration.

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