REVIEW OF OPERATIONS

RIL has world-scale competitive assets in the refining business. It runs one of the most energy efficient refineries globally with among the lowest operating cost per barrel, adjusted for complexity. Key intrinsic strengths of RIL's refining business comprise:

  • Largest single site refinery - crude processing capacity of 1.24 MMBPD
  • Robust configuration - Nelson Complexity Index of 12.7
  • Ability to sustain high operating rates - state-of-the-art operating and maintenance practices
  • Dedicated world-scale port facilities – strong crude and product freight economics
  • Flexibility to process wide range of challenging crudes – competitive feedstock costs
  • Flexibility to swing product slate – agile and opportunistic response to volatile markets
  • Robust logistics set-up and proficient product placement team enables placement of large volumes of refined product globally

ACHIEVEMENTS IN FY 2014-15

RIL is one of the top petrochemicals producers globally and the largest producer in India. RIL's petrochemicals business portfolio consists of polymers, polyester, fibre intermediates, elastomers and chemicals. Integration from refinery to petrochemicals provides feedstock security, logistics advantage and economies of scale. RIL's wide product portfolio, world-scale capacities, integrated operations and presence in growing domestic market supports high operating rates and provides earnings stability.

START-UP OF NEW FACILITIES

START-UP OF NEW FACILITIES

RIL's upstream portfolio includes operations in conventional upstream, which consists of onland, shallow water and deepwater acreages, Coal Bed Methane (CBM) and Shale Gas. This places RIL in an advantageous position of having strong offshore (deepwater) capabilities combined with the knowledge of operations in unconventional areas, such as CBM and Shale Gas.

RIL's assets include KG-D6, Panna-Mukta, Tapti and two CBM blocks in addition to several domestic and international blocks. Additionally, RIL has three joint ventures in North America – one in the Eagle Ford play and two in Marcellus play.

KG-D6 JV PRODUCTION


PMT JV PRODUCTION

ACHIEVEMENTS IN FY 2014-15

Reliance Retail addresses India's growing consumption requirements by operating multiple retail formats that offer unmatched choices in products and services in addition to a superior value proposition. It is India's largest retailer by revenues. Its operating model is based on keen insights into customer needs, while leveraging robust technology platform, business processes and supply chain.

During the year, RIL sustained the growth momentum in its retail business. The introduction of new delivery channels allowed it to further enhance consumer service and experience.

 

ACHIEVEMENTS IN FY 2014-15

During the year, Independent Media Trust (IMT), of which RIL is the sole beneficiary, acquired the control of Network18 Media & Investments Limited (Network18), including its subsidiary TV18 Broadcast Limited (TV18). With the completion of this transaction, IMT and RIL became promoters of Network18 and TV18.

Network18 has interests in television, digital content, filmed entertainment, digital commerce, magazines, mobile content and allied businesses.

ACHIEVEMENTS IN FY 2014-15

^ Source: TAM| All India| CS AB Males 25+| Wk 14'14 to Wk 13'15 (till 28th Mar'15)| All days, 24 hours), (Source: TAM| HSM| CS AB Males 25+| Wk 14' 14 to Wk 13'15| All days, 24 hours| Market shares basis GTVTs).
^^ Source: TAM| CS 4+|HSM |Prime Time: 1900-2400|FY15 Q1, Q2, Q3 &. Q4. + Source: TAM| All India| CS 4+| 1st Apr'14 to 28th Mar'15| All days, 24 hours| Avg. Monthly Reach.
* Independent Industry data sources
  • CNBC-TV18 and CNBC Awaaz maintained No.1^ position in their respective genres
  • CNN-IBN continued to be a leading player in English General News
  • General Entertainment Channel Colors was the No.1 player^^ in weekend primetime slots throughout the year
  • MTV India is a top destination across platforms for youth in the country
  • ETV News and ETV Entertainment sustained their growth momentum, reaching 58 million+ and 66 million+ average monthly viewers respectively
  • Moneycontrol.com continues to be one of Asia's leading financial news and services portal
  • News properties IBNlive, Firstpost and News18.com, together attracted over 1.1 billion pageviews*
  • HomeShop18 reached close to 54 million+ viewers on TV, close to 6 million* average monthly users on web and had more than 2 million app downloads
  • Viacom18 Motion Pictures produced and released films 'Queen', 'Mary Kom' and 'Manjunath', which were well received
  • IBN Lokmat bagged 4 prestigious Ramnath Goenka 'Excellence in Journalism' Awards
  • History TV18 continued to be amongst the leading players in the Factual Entertainment genre
  • BookMyShow, India's largest entertainment ticketing company serviced ~225 cities and 2,600 screens in India
  • Network18's Publishing division ('Overdrive', 'Better Photography' and 'Better Interiors') reached out to over 1 million readers on a monthly basis across platforms