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Toh hua kya hai ki West Asia mein jo geopolitical tensions badh rahi hain na, uski wajah se crude oil aur natural gas ke rates bahut upar chale gaye hain. Isse India ke downstream energy sector mein companies ke liye kaam karna mushkil ho gaya hai. Jo companies import par zyada depend karti hain ya jahan prices control mein hain, unko toh badi maar pad rahi hai.
Sabse bura haal toh Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) ka hai. Jab crude oil $120–125 per barrel chal raha hai, toh petrol aur diesel par unka marketing margin negative ho gaya hai. Matlab, ₹14 per litre petrol par aur ₹18 per litre diesel par loss ho raha hai. Ye prices saalon se badhe nahi hain, par rates upar ja rahe hain. Ye log ₹18-20 per litre tak ka loss absorb kar rahe hain. Macquarie Group ka kehna hai ki IOCL, BPCL, aur HPCL jaise companies ke EBITDA earnings par 20-22% tak ka impact aa sakta hai.
LPG ki toh baat hi alag hai, bhai. Agar aise hi chalta raha toh FY2027 tak domestic sales par ₹80,000 crore tak ka loss ho sakta hai. West Asia se supply kam ho gayi hai aur rates badh gaye hain, toh refiners ko mehnga import karna pad raha hai.
Fertilizer sector mein bhi input costs bhayanak badh gaye hain. Urea banane ke liye gas prices April 2026 mein $19 per MMBtu ho gaye hain, jo pehle $13 the. Sulphur aur ammonia bhi mehne ho gaye hain. ICRA ka andaaza hai ki FY2027 mein fertilizer subsidy ₹2.05–2.25 trillion tak pahunch jayegi, jo budgeted ₹1.71 trillion se bahut zyada hai. Is subsidy ki kami aur rates na badhne se phosphatic aur potassic fertilizer companies ke profit margins pe pressure aayega. Chemical aur polymer prices bhi supply disruptions aur higher energy costs ke wajah se badh gaye hain.
City Gas Distribution (CGD) sector mein bhi gas prices aur weak rupee ki wajah se costs badh rahi hain, thoda domestic gas supply se support mil raha hai par CNG segment mein profit margin tight rehne ki ummeed hai. Par refining operations ka outlook stable hai kyunki refining margins (crack spreads) acche hain.
Analysts thode concerned hain. Ambit Institutional Equities ne toh OMC shares sell karne ko kaha hai unki financial health ko dekh kar. Nifty Oil & Gas index bhi crude rates badhne se gir gaya hai, jisse investors ki worries dikh rahi hain.
Moody's ne toh India ka FY27 growth forecast 6% kar diya hai, energy shocks aur kam consumer spending ko reason bataya hai. India fertilizer ke liye Middle East par depend karta hai, isse agriculture aur food security ko risk hai. Morgan Stanley ka kehna hai ki FY27 mein crude $95 per barrel average reh sakta hai aur India ka current account deficit 2.5% tak pahunch sakta hai.
ICRA ne refining ko stable outlook diya hai, par fuel retailing, fertilizers, aur chemicals ke liye negative outlook rakha hai. Matlab FY2027 tak profitability aur credit quality par pressure rahega. Dekhte hain tensions kab khatam hoti hain aur companies kaise adapt karti hain.