The petroleum ministry is considering issuing a notice to Reliance Industries (RIL) for allegedly violating the production sharing contract (PSC) governing supply and production of gas from the KG Basin. The government may even cancel the contract as it claims that the “secret family agreement” to divide the gas was signed without informing the government.
The family agreement in question refers to a memorandum of understanding (MoU) drawn up in 2005, which forms the basis for the division of RIL and parts of which refer to gas supply by RIL to Reliance Natural Resources (RNRL).
The operator (RIL) has divided almost the entire gas from KG-D6 between the two Ambani brothers in a 60:40 ratio, as per the family MoU. This is unacceptable and action will be taken against the operator after taking legal opinion. RIL is the operator of the block, with a 90% stake, while the balance 10% interest is held by Canadian firm Niko.
The move comes even as another official stakeholder, the ministry of power, is contemplating joining the legal battle between RIL and RNRL as it feels the private MoU between the Ambani brothers has put a question mark on gas supplies to the fuel-starved power plants in the country.
crackcrackCompany Name | CMP |
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Reliance Industries | 1251.10 |
Indian Oil Corp. | 131.25 |
BPCL | 286.85 |
HPCL | 362.05 |
MRPL | 138.65 |
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