Oil India quarter profit down 16 pc at Rs 954.57 cr

The entity had a net profit of Rs 1,138.52 crore in July-September quarter of 2011, Oil India said in a regulatory filing.

The company's total Income has decreased to Rs 2,921.84 crore in the second quarter ended September 30, 2012 from Rs 3,787.92 crore in the year-ago period.

In the segment wise results, revenues from crude oil has declined to Rs 1,987 crore in the July-September quarter from Rs 2,741 crore in the same quarter last fiscal, while sales from LPG also dropped to Rs 20.76 crore from Rs 29.91 crore.

However, sales from natural gas trading have risen to Rs 412.25 crore from Rs 330.65 crore.

In the June quarter, Oil India had posted a 9.5 per cent rise in net profit on back of higher crude oil and natural gas prices.