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May 13 (Reuters) - Oil India Ltd OILI.NS:

• OIL INDIA - RECOMMENDS FINAL DIVIDEND OF 1 RUPEE PER SHARE FOR FY2025-26

• OIL INDIA- JV BETWEEN UNIT, HINDUSTAN WASTE TREATMENT PRIVATE LTD FOR COMPRESSED BIOGAS PROJECTS

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** Shares of ONGC ONGC.NS and Oil India OILI.NS jump 3.9% and 5.6%, respectively

** CLSA says the government's move to cut royalties on crude oil and gas production is a "big positive" for upstream firms

** Says the surprise cut could lift fair value for ONGC by 7%-9% and for Oil India by 9%-11%

** "This surprise action to cut upstream tax instead of raising it should put fears of new windfall tax to rest," CLSA says

** CLSA estimates the changes imply a blended royalty cut of about 3 percentage points for ONGC; at $80/bbl oil, this could add roughly 20 rupees–24 rupees per share to fair value

** For OILI, the all-onshore production profile means a sharper impact, with potential fair value gains of 9%-11%, CLSA says

** Adds the policy shift signals the government's intent to support upstream investment and production, reducing fears of higher taxation

** Brokerage reiterates its "high-conviction outperform" rating on ONGC

** YTD, ONGC stock jumps ~22%, OILI up ~14%; energy index .NIFTYENR gains 13%

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Updates for market close

By Bharath Rajeswaran

April 28 (Reuters) - Indian shares declined on Tuesday, as higher crude prices hurt sentiment and banking stocks came under pressure after the Reserve Bank of India's final credit-loss guidelines.

Brent crude LCOc1 rose above $110 a barrel as efforts to end the Middle East war appeared to have stalled. O/R

Higher oil prices are a negative for India, the world's third-largest crude importer, due to heightened inflation risks and pressure on economic growth and corporate earnings.

The Nifty 50 .NSEI fell 0.4% to 23,995.70, while the BSE Sensex .BSESN shed 0.54% to 76,886.91.

Both benchmarks rose about 0.3% in the first hour, but reversed course ahead of the monthly derivatives expiry.

Ten of the 16 major sectors logged losses.

High-weight banks .NSEBANK, private banks .NIFPVTBNK and state-owned lenders .NIFTYPSU lost 1.5%, 1.2% and 2.2%, respectively, after the RBI's new rules.

"The market has taken cognisance of the fact that the upcoming expected credit-loss norms could erode profitability due to higher Stage 2 provisioning," said Saurabh Jain, assistant vice president of retail equities, SMC Global.

Under the norms, Stage 2 assets are loans that have seen a significant increase in credit risk but are not yet credit-impaired.

"PSU banks are likely to feel a sharper pinch than their private-sector peers."

Most private-sector banks already provision conservatively for overdue loans and maintain contingent buffers, while state-owned lenders typically do not.

The new norms could raise provisioning requirements more sharply for PSU banks.

Meanwhile, top carmaker Maruti Suzuki MRTI.NS fell 2.5% after posting a quarterly profit drop due to higher raw material costs. Auto index .NIFTYAUTO lost 1%.

Coal India COAL.NS climbed 3.2% after reporting a larger-than-expected quarterly profit.

ONGC ONGC.NS and Oil India OILI.NS added 5.4% and 4.5%, respectively, as higher crude prices boosted the earnings outlook for upstream companies.

On the flip side, the broader small-caps .NIFSMCP100 and mid-caps .NIFMDCP100 rose 0.4% and 0.3%, aided by upbeat earnings in key constituents.

(Reporting by Bharath Rajeswaran in Bengaluru; Editing by Sumana Nandy, Nivedita Bhattacharjee and Harikrishnan Nair)

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April 27 (Reuters) - Oil India Ltd OILI.NS:

• HYDROCARBON DISCOVERY IN OVERSEAS BLOCK IN LIBYA

• CO, WITH 25% INTEREST, IS PART OF CONSORTIUM ALONG WITH IOCL IN EXPLORATION OF AREA 95/96 BLOCK

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April 20 (Reuters) - Oil India Ltd OILI.NS:

• OIL INDIA - UNIT ENTERED MOU WITH NUMALIGARH REFINERY

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** India's upstream oil firms ONGC ONGC.NS and Oil India OILI.NS up 0.3% and 0.2% respectively

** Nifty oil and gas .NIFOILGAS up 1.1%, set for third weekly gain

** Ambit Capital cites government decision to hold off on windfall taxes a key positive for sector

** Revises crude oil realisation ceiling assumption to $80/barrel from $70, upgrades earnings per share by 13%-17% for both cos

** Adds, sustained policy push to increase acreage and accelerate deepwater, offshore exploration signals support

** Says, should expedite project timelines, reduce infrastructure bottlenecks, and enable upstream players to drive stronger production growth with better capital efficiency

** Indian exploration and production companies trade at a discount to global peers due to volatility in windfall taxes, historical production disappointments and capped gas realisations

** YTD, ONGC up 18%, while OILI up ~9%; Nifty Oil & Gas down 7%

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** Explorers Oil and Natural Gas Corp ONGC.NS, Oil India OILI.NS fall as much as 4.1% and 4.3%, respectively

** ONGC biggest loser on Nifty 50 index .NSEI, which is up 3.45%

** Oil prices slide below $100/barrel as a two-week Iran ceasefire sparks relief rally, fuelled by hopes that oil and gas flows through Strait of Hormuz could resume

** Easing oil prices negatively impact realisations, margins for upstream oil companies

** YTD, ONGC up ~17%, OILI up 8%

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March 30 (Reuters) - Oil India Ltd OILI.NS:

• OIL INDIA - SIGNS MOU WITH CSIR-IMMT FOR JOINT RESEARCH IN CRITICAL MINERALS

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March 9 (Reuters) - Indian refiners slumped on Monday as a widening U.S.-Israeli war with Iran pushed Brent crude to a nearly four-year high, threatening their near-term earnings and raising the risk of further government intervention.

State-run Indian Oil IOC.NS dipped 4.6%, Hindustan Petroleum HPCL.NS slid 4.9% and Bharat Petroleum BPCL.NS dropped 5.4%, with BPCL heading for its steepest fall since June 2024.

The rout dragged the Nifty oil and gas index .NIFOILGAS down 2.7% and the energy index .NIFTYENR 2.1% lower, while the benchmark Nifty 50 .NSEI slid 2.8%. The oil and gas index has fallen 6.6% since the U.S.-Israeli strike on Iran last week.

India's top refiner Reliance Industries RELI.NS was down 0.4% after slipping 2.5% earlier.

UBS said Indian oil marketing companies are exposed to the crude spike because their fuel sales far exceed their production - roughly double for IOC and BPCL, and even more for HPCL.

The brokerage downgraded IOC and BPCL to "neutral" and HPCL to "sell" from "buy".

It also reduced fiscal 2027 profit estimates by 19% for IOC, 15% for BPCL and 46% for HPCL.

RISKS OF PROLONGED CONFLICT

Oil prices surged about 26% to $119.5 per barrel - the highest since July 2022 - as some major producers cut supplies and fears ​of prolonged shipping disruptions gripped the market.

Iraq and Kuwait have begun reducing oil output, adding to earlier liquefied natural gas (LNG) cuts from Qatar as the war disrupted shipments out of the Middle East.

Citi on Monday warned refiners' earnings will hinge on how long the geopolitical shock persists, flagging risks from any potential closure of the Strait of Hormuz and shutdowns in Qatar's LNG output - each supplying roughly half of India's crude and LNG needs.

India, the world's second-biggest importer of LPG, consumed 33.15 million metric tons of the cooking gas last year, with imports meeting about two-thirds of demand. Middle Eastern suppliers account for 85%-90% of India's LPG inflows.

New Delhi on Friday invoked emergency powers directing refiners to maximise liquefied petroleum gas production to prevent a cooking-gas shortage following supply disruptions.

Prolonged turmoil could force additional government intervention, including export curbs, duties on refined products or direct budgetary support, Citi added.

Meanwhile, Indian companies raised LPG prices for the first time in about a year on Friday, tracking global benchmarks as the war crimps flows from the Middle East.

India imports more than 80% of its crude oil needs and is the world's third largest oil importer.

(Reporting by Kashish Tandon and Yagnoseni Das in Bengaluru; Editing by Sumana Nandy)

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** Indian upstream oil companies ONGC ONGC.NS, Oil India OILI.NS rise 3% and 2%, respectively

** ONGC, OILI lift Nifty oil and gas .NIFOILGAS up 2.17% on the day

** Oil prices rose on Thursday amid growing concern over the prolonged closure of the Strait of Hormuz

** Higher oil prices lead to higher realization and profitability for upstream oil companies

** YTD, ONGC up 19%, OILI rises ~18%

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** Indian upstream oil companies ONGC ONGC.NS, Oil India OILI.NS rise 2.1% and 2.9%, respectively

** Oil prices rose 4% on Wednesday as traders priced in potential supply disruptions amid concerns of U.S.-Iran conflict O/R

** Downstream firms like Indian Oil Corp IOC.NS, Hindustan Petroleum Corp HPCL.NS, BPCL BPCL.NS lose between 0.8% and 1.5%

** Higher oil prices weigh on margins of oil marketing cos

** YTD, ONGC rises ~12.3%, OILI gains ~10%

(Reporting by Brijesh Patel in Bengaluru)

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Feb 11 (Reuters) - Oil India Ltd OILI.NS Exec:

• TO OPERATE 9 MTPA NUMALIGARH REFINERY AT 50% CAPACITY IN MARCH QUARTER

• ON COURSE TO CROSS LAST YEAR'S RECORD ANNUAL PRODUCTION LEVELS

• HAS OPTION TO RAISE STAKE TO OVER 10% IN PLANNED REFINERY BY BPCL IN ANDHRA PRADESH

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Feb 10 (Reuters) - Oil India Ltd OILI.NS:

• DEC-QUARTER PROFIT 8.08 BILLION RUPEES

• DEC-QUARTER REVENUE FROM OPERATIONS 49.16 BILLION RUPEES

• SECOND INTERIM DIVIDEND OF 7 RUPEES PER SHARE

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** Shares of oil explorers Oil and Natural Gas Corp Ltd ONGC.NS and Oil India OILI.NS fall as much as 2.6% and 5.3%, respectively, tracking fall in oil prices O/R

** Downstream firms like Indian Oil Corp IOC.NS and Hindustan Petroleum Corp HPCL.NS, which benefit from lower oil prices, are up 0.4% and 2.2%, respectively.

** Nifty Energy .NIFTYENR index is up 0.2% vs Nifty 50 .NSEI up 0.3%

** Trump said over the weekend Iran was "seriously talking" with Washington, signalling de-escalation with an OPEC member after risks of a military strike drove prices to multi-month highs

(Reporting by Nandan Mandayam in Bengaluru)

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Jan 29 (Reuters) - Mozambique and TotalEnergies TTEF.PA will relaunch development of the French energy major's $20 billion liquefied natural gas plant on Thursday, nearly five years after it was put on hold following a deadly attack by Islamist militants.

Construction of the project was halted in 2021. But TotalEnergies, which has taken extra equity with its partners after some backers pulled out, said late last year it was ready to resume work at the site in the northern province of Cabo Delgado.

Mozambique's President Daniel Chapo and TotalEnergies CEO Patrick Pouyanne were due to attend a ceremony marking its relaunch, the government said.

"The resumption of the project ... represents a significant milestone for the national economy and reaffirms the confidence of international partners in the energy, institutional and human potential of Mozambique," a statement from Chapo's office said.

Total confirmed the government's announcement but declined to provide further details.

SECURITY HAS IMPROVED, BUT COSTS HAVE RISEN

Security has improved in Cabo Delgado, particularly with the special deployment of Rwandan soldiers around the Afungi construction site. The Islamist insurgency, though weakened, continues to simmer, however.

With capacity to produce 13 million metric tons of LNG annually, the project is expected to make Mozambique a major gas exporter, transforming the poor African nation's economy when it begins producing in 2029. But it has been dogged by security, finance and human rights issues that have spooked some investors.

In October, TotalEnergies wrote to Chapo estimating that the project's costs had risen by $4.5 billion in the years it had been on hold. It said the consortium wanted the development and production period extended by 10 years as partial compensation.

It is unclear whether these extra cost issues have been resolved after Chapo said Mozambique had "counter-arguments" to this amount.

TotalEnergies has a 26.5% stake in the Mozambique LNG consortium. Japan's Mitsui owns 20%, with ENH at 15%, and Bharat Petroleum, Oil India, and ONGC Videsh all on 10%. Thailand's PTTEP holds the remaining 8.5% stake.

(Reporting by Custodio Cossa and Wendell Roelf;
Additional reporting Sfundo Parakozov in Johannesburg and America Hernandez in Paris;
Editing by Alexander Winning and Joe Bavier)

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** Shares of Indian upstream oil companies ONGC ONGC.NS and Oil India OILI.NS rise 6.2% and 7.3%, respectively

** Oil prices rose 3% on Tuesday as winter storm disrupts U.S. crude output and exports O/R

** ONGC supported by JVs' shipbuilding contract with Samsung Heavy Industries for two Indian-flag ethane carriers

** Over 18 mln ONGC shares trade on the day, 2x the 30-day-avg vol; OILI trading volume around 10x 30-day-average

** ONGC up about 3% so far in Jan, while OILI gains around 6%

(Reporting by Surbhi Misra in Bengaluru)

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Jan 27 (Reuters) - Oil India Ltd OILI.NS:

• OIL INDIA CHAIR: INITIATED DISCUSSION WITH CANADA FOR STUDYING CRITICAL MINERAL RESOURCES

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Jan 23 (Reuters) -

• OIL INDIA TO SIGN MOU WITH TOTALENERGIES FOR LNG SOURCING - GOVERNMENT STATEMENT

• INDIA BPCL TO SIGN CRUDE IMPORT DEAL FOR BRAZIL OIL - GOVT STATEMENT

• BPCL TO BUY 12 MLN BARRELS BRAZILIAN CRUDE FROM PETROBRAS - GOVT STATEMENT

• INDIA NUMALIGARH REFINERY LTD TO COLLABORATE WITH TOTALENERGIES TO SET UP SAF PROJECT IN EASTERN INDIA - GOVT STATEMENT

• OIL INDIA TO SIGN MOU WITH TOTALENERGIES FOR LNG SOURCING - GOVT STATEMENT

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** India's upstream oil companies ONGC ONGC.NS and Oil India OILI.NS rise 1.8% and 3.6%, respectively

** Both stocks set for fourth consecutive session of gains, if current momentum holds

** Brent crude oil prices rise to seven-week high on Tuesday, before easing 0.2% on the day O/R

** Fears of disruption in Iranian oil supply boosts the commodity's prices

** Over 5 million OILI shares trade on the day, 2.5x of 30-day average volume; ONGC volumes also surpass 30-day average

** ONGC up 3.4% this year, while OILI up 10.2%

(Reporting by Vivek Kumar M)

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** Indian oil marketing cos BPCL BPCL.NS, HPCL HPCL.NS and IOC IOC.NS surge 32%, 21.1% and 22.1%, respectively, in 2025

** Stocks among top 10 gainers on 41-member Nifty Energy index .NIFTYENR, which is up 0.5% for the year

** Oil prices set to fall more than 15% in 2025 as supply outpaced demand in a year marked by wars, higher tariffs and OPEC+ output and sanctions on Russia, Iran and Venezuela

** Lower oil prices boost margins of OMCs, while weighing on upstream oil companies like ONGC ONGC.NS and Oil India OILI.NS

** ONGC and OILI down 0.4% and 1.2%, respectively, in 2025

** ONGC, IOC, OILI, BPCL and HPCL up 1.7%-5.5% on Wed

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Nov 14 (Reuters) - Indian explorer Oil India OILI.NS reported a 43% slump in second-quarter profit on Friday, as crude realisations, or the price at which it sells the product, declined, while higher expenses also weighed on margins.

The state-owned firm's standalone profit, which excludes earnings from joint ventures and overseas operations, fell to 10.44 billion rupees ($118.8 million) for the quarter ended September 30 from 18.34 billion rupees last year.

The company's crude oil price realisation slid 14% to $68.19 per barrel, from $79.33 per barrel a year ago.

While fuel demand in India, the world's third biggest oil importer and consumer, rose for two out of the three months in the July-September quarter, the company's revenue from operations fell 1.1% on-year to 54.57 billion rupees.

Prices of global brent crude oil LCOc1 were down 0.25% in the quarter.

The company's total expenses also jumped about 22% to 49.7 billion rupees, while operating margin for the quarter shrunk to 13.69% from 30.43% a year earlier.

Oil India's shares dropped 4.7% during the July-September quarter, while larger peer ONGC ONGC.NS fell nearly 2%.

($1 = 87.8950 Indian rupees)

(Reporting by Anuran Sadhu in Bengaluru; Editing by Eileen Soreng)

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Oct 28 (Reuters) - Oil India Ltd OILI.NS

• OIL INDIA CHAIR: CO SEEKING LEGAL OPINION ON STAKE IN SANCTIONED RUSSIAN OIL FIELDS

• OIL INDIA CHAIR: OIL INDIA'S $300 MILLION DIVIDEND FOR STAKE IN RUSSIAN FIELD STUCK IN BANKS IN RUSSIA

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Oct 13 (Reuters) - Oil India Ltd OILI.NS:

• OIL INDIA - CO AND NEEPCO SIGN 15-YEAR GAS SUPPLY AGREEMENT

• OIL INDIA - INKS GAS SALE AGREEMENT WITH NEEPCO FOR 1.4 MMSCMD SUPPLY

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** Shares of Oil India Ltd OILI.NS rise as much as 3.1% to 410.25 rupees

** Crude oil and natural gas producer reports occurrence of natural gas in Andaman shallow offshore block

** Adds, preliminary analysis has confirmed presence of natural gas

** More than 1.4 mln shares traded as of 10:52 a.m. IST, nearly their 30-day moving avg of over 1.8 mln shares

** Average rating on stock by 19 analysts is "buy"; median PT is 517.5 rupees - data compiled by LSEG

** OILI last up 1.9% vs 1% gain in Nifty energy index .NIFTYENR

** YTD, OILI down 4.8% vs 0.02% advance in subindex

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Sept 25 (Reuters) - Indian refiners' crude throughput declined 4.4% month-on-month in August to 5.27 million barrels per day (22.29 million metric tons), according to provisional government data released on Thursday.

Refinery throughput in July was at 5.51 million barrels per day (23.31 million metric tons).

On a year-on-year basis, refinery throughput rose 3% in August.

India's fuel consumption in August hit an 11-month low, slipping 3.8% month-on-month to 18.73 million metric tons, oil ministry data showed.

India is the world's third-biggest oil importer and consumer.

Meanwhile, Indian oil refiners are increasing gasoline and diesel exports to their highest levels in several years, driven by expanded crude processing capacity and increased domestic ethanol blending that has freed up fuel supplies for overseas markets, traders and analysts said.

This year, India's crude processing is expected to increase by 130,000 to 160,000 barrels per day to about 5.51 million bpd, with gasoline exports hitting a record high of around 400,000 bpd, according to consultancy Wood Mackenzie.

In July, European Union countries approved an 18th sanctions package against Russia over its war in Ukraine, with a lower price cap on Russian oil.

The rise in Indian exports is expected to help meet Europe's winter heating oil demand and support Indian refining margins, after refiners turned to discounted Russian crude.

REFINERY PRODUCTION IN TERMS OF CRUDE THROUGHPUT (in 1,000 tons):

Source: Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas

IOC: Indian Oil Corp IOC.NS

BPCL: Bharat Petroleum Corp Ltd BPCL.NS

HPCL: Hindustan Petroleum Corp Ltd HPCL.NS

CPCL: Chennai Petroleum Corp Ltd CHPC.NS

MRPL: Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd MRPL.NS

Reliance Industries Ltd RELI.NS

Please note that CPCL's CBR refinery is de-commissioned under shutdown due to limitation in meeting required product specifications with the existing configuration.

(Reporting by Noel John in Bengaluru; Editing by Sonia Cheema)

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** Shares of Hindustan Copper HCPR.NS jump 6.7% to 301.68 rupees

** Co signs pact with state run Oil India OILI.NS to explore critical minerals, including copper and associated minerals, on Friday

** OILI shares up 1.5%

** Also signs deed for 20 more year to reopen and expand Rakha copper mine in the eastern state of Jharkhand on Friday

** After a 20-year shutdown, co appointed South West Mining Limited to reopen and develop the copper mine in January

** More than 28.7 million shares traded, almost 5.5x times their 30-day avg

** YTD, HCPR up 22%

(Reporting by Urvi Dugar)

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Sept 19 (Reuters) - Oil India Ltd OILI.NS:

• CO AND RVUNL SIGN JVA FOR 1.2 GW RENEWABLE PROJECTS

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By Nidhi Verma

NEW DELHI, Sept 18 (Reuters) - India's state-run Oil India Ltd OILI.NS expects a $20-billion, TotalEnergies-operated Mozambique liquefied natural gas project in which it owns a stake to restart development by the end of this year, its chairman Ranjit Rath said on Thursday.

TotalEnergies TTEF.PA halted construction of the project and imposed force majeure in 2021 following a deadly attack on the site by Islamic State-linked insurgents.

"With improved security conditions, the project is expected to restart in the second half of 2025 and is well-positioned to meet the growing demand of the Indian gas market," Rath said at its annual shareholder meet.

TotalEnergies CEO Patrick Pouyanne said in June he expected development to resume "this summer".

TotalEnergies is the project operator with a 26.5% stake, followed by Mitsui & Co 8031.T with 20%, while Mozambique's state-owned ENH has 15%.

Indian state firms ONGC Videsh, Bharat PetroResources and Oil India together hold 30% in the project, with Thailand's PTTEP PTTEP.BK owning the remainder.

Explorer Oil India also holds a minority stake in the Vankorneft and Taas-Yuryakh projects in Russia.

Rath said Oil India has received dividends equivalent to 91% of its investment in the Russian projects.

"A highlight of the year was the robust dividend flow from Russian assets, amounting to $942 million, representing over 91% of our original investment in Vankorneft and Taas-Yuryakh, with full recovery expected in the coming year," he said.

(Reporting by Nidhi Verma; Editing by Joe Bavier)

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MUMBAI, Sept 17 (Reuters) - A unit of Oil India OILI.NS plans to raise 50 billion rupees ($569 million), which includes a greenshoe option of 40 billion rupees, through the sale of 10-year bonds, two merchant bankers said on Wednesday.

Numaligarh Refinery in the state of Assam has invited coupon and commitment for its debut bond issue on Monday, they said.

In August, Reuters had reported that the company is planning to raise funds through bond issue in September.

The company did not respond to an email seeking comment.

Here is the list of deals reported so far on September 17:

*Size includes base plus greenshoe for some issues

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** India's Nifty Oil & Gas .NIFOILGAS and Nifty Energy .NIFTYENR indexes are down 0.87%, while the broader NSE Nifty 50 index .NSE is up 0.15%

** India government raised tax rates on oil and gas exploration, production, and pipeline services from 12% to 18%

** Higher GST rate will make exploration and production projects — particularly coal-bed methane initiatives — less competitive, creating headwinds for efforts aimed at boosting domestic output and reducing import dependence, says Dhaval Popat, energy analyst at Choice Institutional Equities

** 11 of 15 stocks in Nifty Oil & Gas index, and 35 of 40 stocks in Nifty Energy index are trading lower

** India's top oil explorers, Oil India OILI.NS and ONGC ONGC.NS, which are constituents of both oil & gas and energy indexes, are down 2.1% and 1.2%, respectively

** YTD, Nifty Oil & Gas up 1.7%, Nifty Energy down 2.5%

(Reporting by Anuran Sadhu in Bengaluru)

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