Moily rules out cap on gas price

July 12, 2013

Moily_rulesNew Delhi, Jul 12: Oil minister M Veerappa Moily on Thursday unequivocally ruled out any rethink — including putting a cap on price — in the government on the decision to usher in a new pricing regime that is expected to double the cost of domestic gas from April.

Moily said the new price arrived through the formula would apply uniformly to all gas producers, implying Reliance Industries (RIL) would not be asked to sell the unmet commitment — quantity of gas it promised but failed to deliver — at the present rate of $4.2 per unit.

"There is no thinking on part of the government for any review or reconsideration of the decision of the CCEA (Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs). Let me make it very clear: There is no confusion, there is no vagueness. And I don't think there is scope for any interpretation whatsoever," Moily told reporters.

The minister's statement came in the backdrop of the finance ministry sending six posers, based on media reports, regarding the CCEA's June 27 decision to approve the formula suggested by a panel under PM's Economic Advisory Council (PMEAC) chief C Rangarajan.

Two of the key issues were: Should there be a ceiling to prevent domestic gas prices from a runaway spike once the new pricing formula comes into effect?

Should RIL be asked to maintain the present rate for the unmet quantity of gas? Moily said the finance ministry did not raise these issues when the oil ministry had sought its views twice for incorporation into the Cabinet note.

"The office memorandum dated July 4 from the department of expenditure, ministry of finance... has enclosed two editorials of newspapers and illustrated some of the issues in these editorials. That cannot be taken as objective opinion of the ministry of finance. It cannot (also) be considered as query raised by the ministry of finance," Moily said.

The minister said the price of gas would be $6.8 per unit according to the formula and not $8.4.

What Moily left unsaid is that this would be the price if the formula was to be applied today. But when the formula is applied in April, the price would be around $8.4 per unit unless prices of liquid gas imports drop dramatically in-between.

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