You have to be patient, ONGC FPO may hit only in FY12

You have to be patient, ONGC FPO may hit only in FY12
Published on Thu, Mar 10, 2011 at 11:40 | Updated at Thu, Mar 10, 2011 at 16:15 | Source : CNBC-TV18
The much-awaited follow-on-offer (FPO) of state-run explorer ONGC may be in another logjam. In an interview to CNBC-TV18, AK Hazarika, Chairman of the company said that the FPO is unlikely to be launched in the first week of April.
However, Hazarika is expecting the FPO to be launched in the first quarter of FY12. The government is planning to raise Rs 14,000 crore through the FPO. Reports suggest that rising crude prices and a faltering stock market may be the reason for the FPO’s delay.
Hazarika added that the PSU has shared Rs 12,000 crore as subsidy burden in the nine months of FY11. Going forward, ONGC is expecting 81% of upstream share to be borne by the company. “We hope the upstream share will remain constant at one-third of the total and net realisations to be constant at about USD55-56/bbl,” he elaborated.
On the Cairn-Vedanta deal which is likely to taken up by the cabinet next week, Hazarika said that royalty is cost recoverable as per production sharing contract (PSC) provisions.
Meanwhile, BNP Paribas has cut its target price on ONGC to Rs 335 from Rs 360, mainly due to the decline in its valuation for the company's overseas arm ONGC Videsh (OVL).
The brokerage reiterated its "buy" rating on the stock. "The sharp decline in reserves at OVL makes us cautious about its production potential and growth sustenance," analysts Amit Shah and Sriram Ramesh said in a note.
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Published on Thu, Mar 10, 2011 at 11:40 | Updated at Thu, Mar 10, 2011 at 16:15 | Source : CNBC-TV18
The much-awaited follow-on-offer (FPO) of state-run explorer ONGC may be in another logjam. In an interview to CNBC-TV18, AK Hazarika, Chairman of the company said that the FPO is unlikely to be launched in the first week of April.
However, Hazarika is expecting the FPO to be launched in the first quarter of FY12. The government is planning to raise Rs 14,000 crore through the FPO. Reports suggest that rising crude prices and a faltering stock market may be the reason for the FPO’s delay.
Hazarika added that the PSU has shared Rs 12,000 crore as subsidy burden in the nine months of FY11. Going forward, ONGC is expecting 81% of upstream share to be borne by the company. “We hope the upstream share will remain constant at one-third of the total and net realisations to be constant at about USD55-56/bbl,” he elaborated.
On the Cairn-Vedanta deal which is likely to taken up by the cabinet next week, Hazarika said that royalty is cost recoverable as per production sharing contract (PSC) provisions.
Meanwhile, BNP Paribas has cut its target price on ONGC to Rs 335 from Rs 360, mainly due to the decline in its valuation for the company's overseas arm ONGC Videsh (OVL).
The brokerage reiterated its "buy" rating on the stock. "The sharp decline in reserves at OVL makes us cautious about its production potential and growth sustenance," analysts Amit Shah and Sriram Ramesh said in a note.
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