ONGC cautions against listing of Videsh arm\, cites Mozambique asset trouble

ONGC cautions against listing of Videsh arm, cites Mozambique asset trouble

The DIPAMhad been pushing for the listing of the ONGC arm to meet the divestment target of Rs 80,000 crore for the current financial year

Shine Jacob  |  New Delhi 

When the board of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) red-flagged the listing of ONGC Videsh (OVL) last month, a major roadblock it highlighted was the start of production in Mozambique. A final investment decision (FID) on the project is likely this quarter, a government official said.

Without giving any timeline, OVL Managing Director N K Verma said, “A decision on this is likely very soon. After the FID, the project will take at least 38-40 months to start production.” The Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (DIPAM) had been pushing for the ...

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First Published: Sun, January 06 2019. 21:54 IST