Oil & gas
Research aims to substitute petroleum fuels with bio-fuels
By By Kim McDonald | 06 May 2011
ONGC follow-on public offer likely to open on 5 July
05 May 2011
The government plans to sell 5 per cent of its paid-up capital, or 427.77 million shares, reducing its present holding of 74.14 per cent to 69.14 per cent post FPO.
Uncertainty over Reliance gas pipelines in AP
05 May 2011
Petrol, diesel prices likely to spurt next week
05 May 2011
There are widespread indications that fuel prices will rise next week, as state elections end and the empowered group of ministers (EGoM) on fuel prices meets on 11 May
Chevron to buy Marcellus Shale acreage
04 May 2011
Total to acquire 60 per cent in SunPower for $1.37 billion
29 Apr 2011
Total will also provide SunPower with up to $1 billion in credit support to guarantee repayment obligations with respect to letters of credit issued in connection with its businesses over the next five years.
ConocoPhillips posts $3 bn in Q1 earnings
29 Apr 2011
Shell, Exxon post hefty profit increase on higher oil prices
29 Apr 2011
Their earnings boosted by higher oil prices and earnings from refining, Exxon Mobil and Royal Dutch posted hefty increases in their first-quarter profits
Reliance's Rewas port project on hold
26 Apr 2011
RIL has not been able to get the right of way for sharing 17km of navigation channel, which is within the jurisdiction of Mumbai Port Trust
IOC set to raise petrol prices
25 Apr 2011
Government directs RIL to meet priority sector gas supplies despite output fall
23 Apr 2011
The government's gas utilisation policy makes it obligatory for gas producers to supply over 70 per cent of their output to fertiliser and power projects.
Oil to boil again on Middle East unrest: Survey
16 Apr 2011
India, Kazakhstan in civil nuclear, oil exploration pacts
16 Apr 2011
Kazakhstan, already a major supplier of uranium to India, has one of the richest reserves of the nuclear fuel that India needs for its ambitious nuclear power programme
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