ONGC records 24.21% decline in net profit in Q2 y-o-y

New Delhi: State-run Oil & Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) has recorded a 24.21 percent decline in standalone profit year-on-year at Rs 6,263.13 crores in Q2 FY2019-20. ONGC had posted a net profit of Rs 8,264.61 crores in Q2 of the last fiscal.

ONGC Q2 total income drops 10.55%

Total income of ONGC dropped 10.55 percent to Rs 27,177.95 crores during Q2 of the current financial year. Expenditure, on the other hand, has risen to Rs 18,139.65 crores in the September quarter from Rs 17,678.36 crores a year ago. Revenue from offshore and onshore operations slumped by 15.78 percent and 5.51 percent to Rs 16,013.85 crores and Rs 8478.77 crores, respectively, in Q2 of FY2019-20.

The backdrop

ONGC announced its quarterly results days after Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan reviewed the company's assets in Andhra Pradesh's Rajahmundry premises. ONGC's discovery, development and production of 98/2 in the world's toughest geological formations should be brought on to the world stage, said Pradhan. Appreciating the technical expertise of ONGC personnel in utilising the hydrocarbon reserves from the world's toughest deep water geological zones coupled with high pressures and high temperatures, Pradhan exhorted ONGC to give utmost attention to the KG offshore and on-land. "I want ONGC to monetize eastern offshore finds in a big way by 2022 as per the given timeline and win global recognition. It will be a great occasion for the nation and ONGC employees. I will visit KG on-land and offshore regularly to see the progress of the given schedule," the minister said.