Sanctions-hit Nayara may have to tap PSUs with $1-2 per barrel discount

Mumbai: Nayara Energy may have to offer a $1-2 per barrel discount to India’s state-run oil marketing companies (OMCs) to sell petrol and diesel that the Russian-owned refiner cannot export due to European sanctions, people close to the development said.

The Rosneft-backed company, which operates a 20-million-tonne refinery in Gujarat, has been in talks with Indian Oil Corporation, Bharat Petroleum Corporation and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation to place its refined fuel with them. These state-run oil OMCs have sought a discount to buy the fuel products, the people said.