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Vedanta seeks minimum USD 9.5 for Rajasthan gas
Billionaire Anil Agarwal’s Vedanta Ltd is seeking a minimum of USD 9.5 for the natural gas it produces from its Rajasthan block, according to a tender floated by the firm for the sale of the fuel. Vedanta sought bids from users for 0.6 million standard cubic meters per day of gas it plans to produce from the RJ-ON-90/1 block in the Barmer basin of Rajasthan in three months beginning October 1.
Gas extracted from below ground is used to produce electricity, make fertilizer, turned into CNG to fire automobiles, or piped to household kitchens for cooking purposes. In the tender, Vedanta asked users to quote a variable ‘P’ that they are willing to pay over and above 14.5 per cent of Brent crude oil price.
At the current Brent price of USD 84 per barrel, the base comes at USD 12.18 (14.5 per cent of USD 84). Users have to quote a ‘P’ over and above this price. Gas price will be calculated as lower of Platts LNG WIM (the price of liquefied natural gas delivered on India’s west coast) and 14.50 per cent of Brent Price + P, it said.
“Notwithstanding the value calculated (through the formula), the Sales gas price for any month shall not be lower than USD 9.5 per million British thermal unit,” the tender said.
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