Indian gas pricing

RNS Number : 9611I

Indus Gas Limited

10 July 2013

 



For Immediate Release                                                                                           10 July 2013

Indus Gas Limited

("Indus" or "the Company")

Indian gas pricing

The Company is pleased and encouraged by the recent announcement of the Indian Cabinet Committee of Economic Affairs (CCEA) to approve a new reference pricing formula for Indian domestic gas. The pricing formula, which will be revised every quarter starting from April 2014, will be valid for the next five years and is based on Indian LNG import pricing and the weighted average of the US Henry Hub, UK National Balancing Point and Japanese netback pricing at the source of supply.

The price would rise to about $8.4 per mmbtu in 2014 and potentially higher in the following years under the new formula. It may be noted that the current spot Indian imported LNG pricing is over $14 per mmbtu.

The Company believes that this announcement is a material step forward for Indus and will help in increasing its revenues while unlocking significant further value in its gas reserve/resources base of nearly 5.5 TCF in the Block RJ-ON/6 as per the last competent person's report from Senergy Oil & Gas, commissioned in 2012. Further, the revised pricing is likely to help Indus commercialise significantly more potential from the Block.

Mr Marc Holtzman, Chairman of the Company commented:

"This is an extremely positive step in helping to exploit and develop the vast gas resource in India. This is urgently needed due to the acute shortage of supplies in the country. With the current reference price defined, there is welcome clarity for producers and users alike which gives every expectation of effective collaboration and progress in the sector. Indus is clearly positioned to benefit significantly from this move given its sizable reserves and existing production sold via long-term take-or-pay contracts with GAIL."

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For further information please contact:

Indus Gas Limited
Mark Holtzman (c/o Arden Partners)		[phone]
Arden Partners plc
Richard Day		[phone]
Pelham Bell Pottinger PR
Philip Dennis		[phone]
Elena Dobson		[phone]

 

 

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