Oil & gas
Reliance mulling $1.2-bn LNG terminal: report
04 Jan 2011
Shell to build oil pier in Basra, Iraq
03 Jan 2011
IGL hikes prices of CNG, piped gas in National Capital Region
01 Jan 2011
Compressed natural gas for vehicles in Delhi will now cost Rs29 a kg while piped cooking gas in the NCR will cost between Rs18.95 and Rs26 per cubic metre depending on consumption level.
Government to support oil marketing companies from impact of high crude prices: Sundareshan
31 Dec 2010
Government puts off diesel price hike yet again
31 Dec 2010
BHP Billiton sets eyes on Anadarko Petroleum: report
31 Dec 2010
The world's largest miner, BHP Billiton, has set its eyes on US-based oil and natural-gas producer Anadarko Petroleum Corp with a $45billion war chest
Oil shortage looms as RBI joins Iran embargo
30 Dec 2010
While RBI has given no reason for stopping payments through the Asian Clearing Union mechanism, Western perception is that India has unofficially joined the US-led sanctions on Iran
Crude oil seen touching $100 a barrel
29 Dec 2010
PetroChina to sell majority stake in gas pipeline operator to sister firm Kunlun for $2.85 bn
29 Dec 2010
Diesel price hike will fuel inflation: Rangarajan
28 Dec 2010
Any increase in the price of diesel will fuel inflation, the chairman of the prime minister’s economic advisory council C Rangarajan warns
Crude oil futures hit a 2-year high of $94.74 a barrel
24 Dec 2010
Crude oil prices hit a two-year high of $94.74 a barrel in futures trading in London today as commodity prices continued to boil the world over
Crude prices just short of 26-month high
23 Dec 2010
Signs of improving oil demand in the US and growing optimism of the health of the world economy have helped crude-oil futures trade just below a 26-month high in Asia on Thursday.
OVL in swap deals with Russian oil firms
21 Dec 2010
OVL today signed initial agreements for barter of its stake in Imperial Energy for a 25-30 per cent interest in Sistema-owned JSC Bashneft
TAPI gas pipeline draws unexpected support
21 Dec 2010
Government delays decision on diesel prices
21 Dec 2010
The delay translates to continued losses of Rs6.09 per litre of diesel, Rs17.72 per litre of kerosene and Rs272.19 per 14.2 kg on a domestic LPG cylinder to OMCs at the retail level
IOC, HPCL too hike petrol prices
15 Dec 2010
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