Oil & gas
World’s largest LNG unit goes on stream in Qatar
25 Feb 2010
Oil prices gain 12 per cent two weeks
22 Feb 2010
Schlumberger acquires rival Smith International for $11.3 billion
22 Feb 2010
The acquisition will create an industry giant with revenues double that of its nearest rival Halliburton Co.
Immediate hike in auto fuel prices ruled out
16 Feb 2010
Gazprom starts Russia’s first CBM production facility
15 Feb 2010
Russian oil and gas giant Gazprom has launched Russia's first coal bed methane production facility in the Taldinskoye coalfield, about 65km north of Novokuznetsk in southwestern Siberia
Congress in spot as allies nix fuel price hike
12 Feb 2010
Repsol-ONGC consortium secures big oilfield in Venezuela
11 Feb 2010
ONGC shares received a big boost in early morning trades as news filtered through that the Repsol-led consortium of which it is a part had secured a big oil block in Venezuela.
Deora starts building consensus on fuel price hike
10 Feb 2010
Petroleum minister Murli Deora today started consultations with political parties for an increase in fuel prices ahead of presenting the proposal to the union cabinet
Limit to the waiting game on IPI project: Iran
10 Feb 2010
With reports that China was set to replace India as a partner in the Iran-Pakistan-India (IPI) gas pipeline doing the rounds with increasing frequency, Iran on Tuesday said that there should be “some limit” to the decision making process.
Gazprom offers to develop Sri Lanka's offshore fields
09 Feb 2010
Russian natural gas giant Gazprom is reported to have offered to take part in offshore hydrocarbon exploration in Sri Lanka.
IPI gas pipeline: China readies to replace India
08 Feb 2010
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