Best printers for Home

Best Mixer Grinder

Best wired Earphones

Best 43 Inch TV in India

Best Wi Fi Routers

Best Home Theatre in India

Smart Watch under 5000

Best Laptops for Education

Best Laptop for Students

<ul><li>After the 42nd <keyword id="6355199" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="reliance-industries">Reliance Industries</keyword> Limited (RIL) Annual General meeting yesterday, the company's stocks at trading at an 11% high today.</li><li>Chairman of RIL, <keyword id="3820" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Mukesh-Ambani">Mukesh Ambani</keyword>, announced the upcoming launch of <keyword id="4056036" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Jio-Fiber">Jio Fiber</keyword> and its many features which has left its competitors in a lurch.</li><li>As a result, companies like Airtel, Tata Communications, PVR cinemas and Vodafone Idea are trading in the red.</li></ul>Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) saw the biggest intraday rise in its share price today driving shares up by 12% and taking the benchmark indices like Sensex and Nifty along with it. Nearly half of all stocks on these indices are in red but heavyweight Reliance alone has managed to keep mood afloat. The spike in RIL's share price has put it back in the race of becoming the highest valued Indian company trailing behind Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) by $1 billion. However, RIL's gains have come at a huge loss for many of its competitors in many different sectors. <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/highlights-of-mukesh-ambani-speech-at-reliance-industries-agm/articleshow/70638299.cms">Chairman Mukesh Ambani's speech</a> laid out his vision for the company and <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/reliance-jio-fired-up-as-mukesh-ambani-joins-hands-with-satya-nadellas-microsoft-to-challenge-jeff-bezos-in-india/articleshow/70641754.cms">every plan</a> of his came as a threat to one existing company or the other. Given its size, scale, its pile of cash and Ambani's deep pockets, anyone competing with Reliance Industries is expected to have a tough time. Jio Fibre, the frontier Ambani announced that <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/reliance-jio-gigafiber-launch-heres-what-it-will-offer-consumers/articleshow/70630655.cms">Jio Fiber</a> will be launching commercially starting 5 September 2019 with plans that start at ₹700 with a minimum speed of 100 Mbps. Jio's competitors, Airtel and Vodafone Idea, are already feeling the pressure with their stocks taking a dip when the markets opened today morning. But both Airtel and Vodafone Idea have more to fear than just Jio Fibre. The Aramco energy Jio's mobile phone services has about 340 million subscribers as of now. Ambani is targeting to take this number to over 500 million over the next few months. That would mean Jio will remain an aggressive player in the market and that's bad news for other players like Airtel and Vodafone Idea. Given that RIL is getting additional cash from Aramco and BP, and if it becomes a zero net debt company by March 2021, the company of its size and scale will only have more money to muscle out other players with its aggressive pricing. Other telcos are already in deep trouble after having fought Jio in the market for nearly three years with higher discounts, funded by higher debt. <table style="border-width: initial; border-style: none;"></colgroup><tbody><tr><td style="border-left:solid #cccccc 0.7470705000000001pt;border-right:solid #cccccc 0.7470705000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #cccccc 0.7470705000000001pt;border-top:solid #cccccc 0.7470705000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;">Stock </td><td style="border-left:solid #cccccc 0.7470705000000001pt;border-right:solid #cccccc 0.7470705000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #cccccc 0.7470705000000001pt;border-top:solid #cccccc 0.7470705000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;">Impact </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #cccccc 0.7470705000000001pt;border-right:solid #cccccc 0.7470705000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #cccccc 0.7470705000000001pt;border-top:solid #cccccc 0.7470705000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;">Airtel </td><td style="border-left:solid #cccccc 0.7470705000000001pt;border-right:solid #cccccc 0.7470705000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #cccccc 0.7470705000000001pt;border-top:solid #cccccc 0.7470705000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;">-5.28% </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #cccccc 0.7470705000000001pt;border-right:solid #cccccc 0.7470705000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #cccccc 0.7470705000000001pt;border-top:solid #cccccc 0.7470705000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;">Vodafone Idea </td><td style="border-left:solid #cccccc 0.7470705000000001pt;border-right:solid #cccccc 0.7470705000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #cccccc 0.7470705000000001pt;border-top:solid #cccccc 0.7470705000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;">-6.54% </td></tr></tbody></table> Movie theaters feel the heat Ambani also announced that the Jio Fiber service will also include a feature called ‘<a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/reliance-jio-fired-up-as-mukesh-ambani-joins-hands-with-satya-nadellas-microsoft-to-challenge-jeff-bezos-in-india/articleshow/70641754.cms">First Day First Show</a>'. Essentially, you'll be able to watch a film at home, the same time as it releases in theaters. <a href="https://twitter.com/INOXMovies/status/1161139021994758145">Inox</a>, responded to Ambani's announcement by stating that multiplex owners have exclusive theatrical window of eight weeks before a movie can be released on any other platform. Something, they point out, that is followed internationally. "We strongly believe that Indian move watchers' love for cinema on giant screen is deep rooted and unshakeable," the company said. <table style="border-width: initial; border-style: none;"></colgroup><tbody><tr><td style="border-left:solid #cccccc 0.7470705000000001pt;border-right:solid #cccccc 0.7470705000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #cccccc 0.7470705000000001pt;border-top:solid #cccccc 0.7470705000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;">Stock </td><td style="border-left:solid #cccccc 0.7470705000000001pt;border-right:solid #cccccc 0.7470705000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #cccccc 0.7470705000000001pt;border-top:solid #cccccc 0.7470705000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;">Impact </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #cccccc 0.7470705000000001pt;border-right:solid #cccccc 0.7470705000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #cccccc 0.7470705000000001pt;border-top:solid #cccccc 0.7470705000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;">PVR </td><td style="border-left:solid #cccccc 0.7470705000000001pt;border-right:solid #cccccc 0.7470705000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #cccccc 0.7470705000000001pt;border-top:solid #cccccc 0.7470705000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;">-4.10% </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #cccccc 0.7470705000000001pt;border-right:solid #cccccc 0.7470705000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #cccccc 0.7470705000000001pt;border-top:solid #cccccc 0.7470705000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;">Inox Leisure Limited </td><td style="border-left:solid #cccccc 0.7470705000000001pt;border-right:solid #cccccc 0.7470705000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #cccccc 0.7470705000000001pt;border-top:solid #cccccc 0.7470705000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;">-4.11% </td></tr></tbody></table> And, then there's television The Jio Fiber service will come bundled with a 4K LED television and a set top box for premium customers. Ambani also said that he will throw in OTT subscriptions at no additional cost. So, it's your OTT services, cable services and broadband along with new devices — all wrapped into one. That would dwarf the current offerings from companies like Tata Communications, the company behind Tata Sky, and Dish TV. <table style="border-width: initial; border-style: none;"></colgroup><tbody><tr><td style="border-left:solid #cccccc 0.7470705000000001pt;border-right:solid #cccccc 0.7470705000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #cccccc 0.7470705000000001pt;border-top:solid #cccccc 0.7470705000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;">Stock </td><td style="border-left:solid #cccccc 0.7470705000000001pt;border-right:solid #cccccc 0.7470705000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #cccccc 0.7470705000000001pt;border-top:solid #cccccc 0.7470705000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;">Impact </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #cccccc 0.7470705000000001pt;border-right:solid #cccccc 0.7470705000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #cccccc 0.7470705000000001pt;border-top:solid #cccccc 0.7470705000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;">Tata Communications </td><td style="border-left:solid #cccccc 0.7470705000000001pt;border-right:solid #cccccc 0.7470705000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #cccccc 0.7470705000000001pt;border-top:solid #cccccc 0.7470705000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;">-4.3% </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #cccccc 0.7470705000000001pt;border-right:solid #cccccc 0.7470705000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #cccccc 0.7470705000000001pt;border-top:solid #cccccc 0.7470705000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;">Dish TV </td><td style="border-left:solid #cccccc 0.7470705000000001pt;border-right:solid #cccccc 0.7470705000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #cccccc 0.7470705000000001pt;border-top:solid #cccccc 0.7470705000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:2pt 2pt 2pt 2pt;">-3.21% </td></tr></tbody></table> See also: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/The-Indian-rupee-is-falling-fast-and-there-are-both-winners-and-losers/articleshow/70652166.cms" style="">The Indian rupee is falling fast-- and there are both winners and losers</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/mukesh-ambani-plans-to-connect-a-billion-devices-on-his-iot-platform-and-hes-not-only-talking-about-light-bulbs/articleshow/70643115.cms">Mukesh Ambani plans to connect a billion devices on his IoT platform — and he isn't only talking about light bulbs</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/highlights-of-mukesh-ambani-speech-at-reliance-industries-agm/articleshow/70638299.cms">Mukesh Ambani's speech at the Reliance Industries AGM had ten big takeaways</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/reliance-jio-fired-up-as-mukesh-ambani-joins-hands-with-satya-nadellas-microsoft-to-challenge-jeff-bezos-in-india/articleshow/70641754.cms">Reliance Jio fired up as Mukesh Ambani joins hands with Satya Nadella’s Microsoft to challenge Jeff Bezos in India</a>

The best day for Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Industries in a decade was a bad one for its rivals

<keyword id="6355199" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="reliance-industries">Reliance Industries</keyword> Ltd (RIL), India's largest company, on Thursday said its board has approved hiving off its USD 75 billion worth oil-to-chemicals business into a separate division to enable the sale of 20 per cent stake in the unit to Saudi national oil company Aramco. The hiving off will be subject to the approval of the National Company Law Tribunal. After the approval, the oil-to-chemical (O2C) business will become a separate vertical with independent balance sheet just like the conglomerate's digital arm, Jio Platforms. RIL had organised all its digital businesses including Reliance Jio that has 388 million telecom subscribers, into Jio Platforms. It last week agreed to sell a 9.99 per cent stake in Jio Platforms to <keyword id="319320" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Facebook-Inc">Facebook Inc</keyword> for USD 5.7 billion. RIL Board "approved a Scheme of Arrangement for transfer of O2C Undertaking of the company to <keyword id="9147221" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="reliance-o2c-ltd">Reliance O2C Ltd</keyword> as a going concern on slump sale basis for a lump sum consideration equal to the income tax net worth of the O2C Undertaking as on the appointed date of the Scheme," it said in its fourth-quarter earnings statement. O2C undertaking of the company comprises entire oil-to-chemicals business of the company consisting of refining, petrochemicals, fuel retail and aviation fuel (majority interest only) and bulk wholesale marketing businesses together with its assets and liabilities. "The scheme is subject to necessary statutory/regulatory approvals under applicable laws including approval of National Company Law Tribunal," it added. In August last year, RIL head <keyword id="3820" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Mukesh-Ambani">Mukesh Ambani</keyword> had announced initial agreements to sell a 20 per cent stake in the oil-to-chemical business to <keyword id="152170" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Saudi-Aramco">Saudi Aramco</keyword> for an asking of USD 15 billion. The deal covers all of Reliance's refining and petrochemicals assets as well as the remainder of stake the firm has in fuel retailing business after selling 49 per cent to BP Plc of UK for Rs 7,000 crore. The deal, which valued the oil-to-chemical business at USD 75 billion, was to close by March 2020 but it is now expected to close within the current calendar year. Reliance has pivoted away from energy to the new economy. But refining and petrochemicals are cash cows for Reliance and still account for the bulk of its EBITDA. As part of the August deal, Saudi Aramco will supply 500,000 barrels per day (25 million tonnes a year) of crude on a long-term basis to RIL's Jamnagar refinery complex (more than a third of the 1.36 million bpd refining capacity). The deals give Aramco and BP access to the fastest-growing refined fuels market in the world. Market analyst firm Bernstein in a recent report had stated that it expects RIL to grow their petrochemical and refining business given the secular growth opportunities. "While bears will argue that Reliance is stepping away from energy to digital, we see this deal as an opportunity to expand the downstream business in India with a solid partnership. For Aramco, the deal provides direct access to what is widely expected to be the fastest-growing refined oil product market over the next 20 years," it said. "For Reliance, it provides cash to fund the expansion of their digital business and further expansion of downstream capacity with an experienced partner." While talks with Aramco continue, the BP deal has been finalised. Reliance's existing 1,400-odd petrol pumps, as well as 31 aviation fuel stations, will be transferred to the new joint venture where BP will hold 49 per cent equity stake. Reliance will hold the balance 51 per cent in the entity, which aims to expand the retail network to 5,500 petrol pumps in the next five years. This is the third joint venture between Reliance and BP since 2011. BP had in 2011 bought 30 per cent stake in 21 oil and gas exploration and production blocks of Reliance for USD 7.2 billion. At that time, another 50:50 joint venture, <keyword id="838593" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="India-Gas-Solutions">India Gas Solutions</keyword>, was set up for sourcing and marketing gas in India. The country currently has 69,109 petrol pumps, with public sector retailers owning 61,811. PSU retailers have plans to double this network and have already started appointing dealers. Russia's Rosneft-backed Nayara Energy, formerly Essar Oil, has 5,702 petrol pumps and has plans to scale them up to more than 7,000 in two-three years. Royal Dutch Shell has 189 outlets and is slated to add 150-200 more petrol pumps. BP had in 2016 received a licence from the government to set up 3,500 petrol pumps in India. French energy giant Total SA too is keen on entering the Indian retail market and has tied up with Adani Group for the same. The Saudi national oil company, along with its partner UAE's Abu Dabhi National Oil Co (ADNOC) has taken a 50 per cent stake in a planned USD 60-billion mega refinery-cum-petrochemical complex in Maharashtra by state-owned oil companies, and has a bullish outlook on India's energy demand and is keen on investing here. Reliance operates two refineries in Jamnagar, Gujarat, with a total capacity of 68.2 million tonnes per annum. It plans to expand its only-for-exports special economic zone (SEZ) refining capacity to just over 41 million tonnes from the current 35.2 million tonnes. Saudi Arabia, on the other hand, is keen to get a foothold in the world's fastest-growing fuel market to get a captive customer for the crude oil it produces. Crude oil is the basic raw material for the manufacturing of petrochemicals. Saudi Aramco is also keen on retailing fuel in India. A refinery in India can also be a base for it to export fuel to deficit countries in Europe and the Americas. India has a refining capacity of 249.9 million tonnes, which exceeded the demand of 213.7 million tonnes. See also: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/corporates/news/ril-rights-issue-ratio-pricing-and-value/articleshow/75474592.cms">Mukesh Ambani offers Reliance Industries shareholders 1 new share for every 15 held⁠— at a price 14% below market value</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/news/reliance-retails-operating-profit-grows-nearly-20-in-the-latest-fourth-quarter/articleshow/75474722.cms">Reliance Retail’s operating profit grows nearly 20% in the latest fourth quarter⁠⁠</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/news/tech-mahindras-net-profits-see-a-massive-32-drop-even-as-its-digital-business-is-treading-water-amidst-the-covid-19-crisis/articleshow/75472198.cms">Tech Mahindra’s net profits see a massive 32% drop even as its digital business is treading water amidst the COVID-19 crisis</a>

Reliance to hive off $75 billion oil-to-chemicals business into separate unit for sale to Aramco

You Searched For "amarco energy" and got 2 results

The best day for Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Industries in a decade was a bad one for its rivals

Prabhjote Gill

Reliance to hive off $75 billion oil-to-chemicals business into separate unit for sale to Aramco

PTI

Popular Keywords

Buying Guides