Middle East war helps lift Reliance's oil-to-chemicals earnings to an all-time high
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- ✓Reliance Industries’ oil-to-chemicals business reported record quarterly earnings in the September quarter.
- ✓Revenue rose 44.2% to ₹2.32 lakh crore as Middle East conflict disruptions tightened global fuel markets.
- ✓While higher energy prices helped, the firm said "higher crude premiums, elevated freight rates" and other costs constrained overall earnings growth during this period.
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Reliance Industries' oil-to-chemicals sector reported record earnings due to soaring global fuel prices. The firm credited this success to the rise in energy costs and improved refining margins for the second quarter. While rising crude oil and transport fuel prices bolstered revenue, increased procurement and transportation expenses served as a constraint on overall earnings.
Reliance Industries' oil-to-chemicals (O2C) business reported record quarterly earnings in the September quarter, as supply disruptions linked to the Middle East conflict tightened global fuel markets, pushed up oil and product prices, and lifted refining margins.
O2C revenue rose 44.2% year-on-year to ₹2.32 lakh crore in the second quarter of FY27, driven largely by higher energy prices. Crude oil prices increased 40.6% from a year earlier, while transportation fuel prices rose 50-78%. Prices of most downstream chemical products increased 25-35%, according to the company's results statement.
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