Oil India (NSE:OIL, BSE:533106) is exploring options to recover its $300 million dividend from Russia for its stake in two Moscow assets, according to a Thursday Reuters report, citing the company's chairman, Ranjit Rath.
The report said the dividend is stuck at a State Bank of India (NSE:SBIN, BSE:500112) branch in Moscow because of Western sanctions on Russian firms over the war in Ukraine.
The Indian government-owned oil firm holds a 23.9% interest in JSC Vankorneft, and a 29.9% stake in Tass Yuryakh Neftegazodobycha. Oil India owns the stake along with partners Indian Oil Corp (NSE:IOC, BSE:530965) and Bharat PetroResources (NSE:BPCL, BSE:500547), the report said.
Additionally, Oil India chairman Rath reportedly said the company plans to boost its crude processing capacity to 180,000 barrels per day by commissioning a 120,000 bpd unit at its Assam plant by March. Moreover, it has abandoned its exploration projects in Gabon and Bangladesh, but diesel supplies to the latter will continue as there is no payment backlog.
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