Energy major Reliance Industries expects gross refining margins to be better in the 2010/11 financial year than those in 2009/10,its chief financial officer said.
The company is also evaluating other opportunities for shale gas joint ventures,after forming a $1.7 billion joint venture in the United States with Atlas Energy recently,he said.
Earlier on Friday,Reliance posted a 30 percent rise in quarterly profit but lagged estimates as lower-than-expected refining margins ate into gains from higher gas output off India’s east coast. ($1=44.5 rupees)