Oil & gas
ONGC, GAIL, GSPC JV OPaL to go on stream in 2012
15 Mar 2010
Cnooc to form $3.1 billion oil production JV with Argentina’s Bridas Energy
15 Mar 2010
Armed with more than $2 trillion in foreign exchange reserves, China has supported its oil companies to make landmark overseas acquisitions
Exxon’s $15-billion Papua LNG project clears final snags
15 Mar 2010
The project is one of the frontrunners of the several LNG projects coming up in the Australasian region, along with rival Chevron's -led Gorgon LNG project in Western Australia.
Translucent cylinders may take away LPG subsidy
11 Mar 2010
ONGC to fund acquisitions with borrowings of $10 billion
08 Mar 2010
In a bid to compensate for declining output in domestic fields, state-owned ONGC may borrow up to $10 billion over the next decade to purchase overseas assets.
Nigerian state-owned oil giant in the red
06 Mar 2010
Opposition forces adjournment over fuel price hike
03 Mar 2010
Although the price hikes cannot be considered steep at Re1 for petrol and a little less for diesel, it was enough to get the opposition going
Demand for OPEC oil may drop in 2010
02 Mar 2010
Ahead of an important meet in Vienna OPEC members say that oil demand will remain weak in 2010 in the face of a weak global economy and a well supplied market.
Opposition to raise storm over fuel price hike
02 Mar 2010
Bangladesh nod for India-Myanmar gas pipeline
02 Mar 2010
Bangladesh’s Sheikh Hasina government has given its approval for the construction of the 900km gas pipeline linking India and Myanmar, running through its territory
Saudi to hike crude oil supplies to India by 15 mmt
02 Mar 2010
Saudi Arabia has assured more supplies to meet the needs of Indian companies, including public and private refiners
Featured articles
Lighter than air, yet very, very powerful
By Kiron Kasbekar | 03 Jan 2024
In March 2013 Chinese scientists pulled off a remarkable feat. They created the world’s lightest aerogel. Tipping the scales at a mere 0.16 milligrams per cubic centimeter – that’s a sixth of the weight of air!
COP28 explained: A closer look at COP28's climate change solutions
By Aniket Gupta | 27 Dec 2023
The 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP28, took place from 30th November 2023, to 13th December 2023, at Expo City in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
What is a Ponzi scheme?
By Aniket Gupta | 06 Dec 2023
Ponzi schemes have long captivated the public imagination, drawing unsuspecting investors into a web of illusion and deception.
The Rise and Rise of HDFC Bank
03 Jul 2023
HDFC, which surged ahead of global majors like HSBC Holdings Plc and Citigroup Inc and left Indian peers like State Bank of India and ICICI Bank in market capitalisation, now ranks fourth largest among the world’s most valuable banks, after JPMorgan Chase & Co, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd and Bank of America Corp
India’s Millet Revolution To Enrich Global Food Basket
02 Apr 2023
Millets, a healthier and cheaper substitute to wheat and rice, are indigenous to many parts of the world, especially in the semiarid tropics of Asia and Africa, and offers a big scope for expanding production and consumption in the foodgrain deficient African continent
Market predator Hindenburg preys on Adani stock
06 Mar 2023
Almost a month after the damning report of short-seller Hindenburg Research on the Adani Group that claimed that the seven stocks within the group were about 85 per cent overvalued, one of the group's stocks, Adani Total Gas, closed at Rs835 on the BSE, down nearly 79 per cent from its 24 January level, almost close to reaching that valuation
