Oil & gas
India seeks more liquefied gas from Iran; proposes $6.5 billion investments
30 Nov 2009
India plans to import additional LNG from Iran and has proposed investing $6.5 billion to develop gas fields in that country.
Gazprom, EDF agree on gas deals
30 Nov 2009
Russian oil and gas behemoth Gazprom has agreed to supply French energy giant Électricité de France up to 6 billion cubic metres of natural gas.
Indian Oil to spend Rs4,650 crore on pipelines over three years
27 Nov 2009
IOC is implementing crude oil pipelines projects worth Rs3,168 crore and product lines of Rs1,482 crore
ONGC to raise production; eyes Iran gas
26 Nov 2009
RIL de-merger invalid if gas pact not implemented: RNRL
25 Nov 2009
Anil Ambani would be legally entitled to be reinstated vice-chairman of a re-merged Reliance Industries.
Reliance reopens 900 petrol and diesel outlets
24 Nov 2009
RIL has reopened 900 of its 1,432 petrol and diesel outlets, which were shut down last year when state-owned oil retailers were selling heavily subsidised fuel in the midst of the oil price spike.
Anil Ambani shows up in SC; claims ‘deepest regard’ for judiciary
24 Nov 2009
Billionaire industrialist Anil Ambani today marked a surprise presence in the Supreme Court for the ongoing hearing of the gas price dispute row between his company RNRL and his brother Mukesh's RIL
Heritage Oil to sell its Ugandan oil blocks to Eni for $1.5 billion
24 Nov 2009
Commercial production from the oil blocks being sold will start in 2014, where analysts have forecasted a production of more than 50,000 barrels a day from 2016
Total reports new oil discovery off Vietnam
23 Nov 2009
RIL gas dispute: SC asks government to file affidavit of non-discrimination
20 Nov 2009
The attorney-general of India today told the Supreme Court that NTPC, being a government nominee, was entitled to a special rate.
SC roasts government in Ambani v Ambani
19 Nov 2009
Devon Energy plans to raise up to $7.5 billion through asset sales
18 Nov 2009
One of the largest independent US oil and gas companies, Devon will divest all its Gulf of Mexico and other global assets to focus on its onshore portfolio in North America and repay debt
Reliance told to allocate 5.67 mmscmd of KG D6 gas to Ratnagiri power company
16 Nov 2009
The empowered group of ministers has allocated the bulk of additional gas produced from Reliance-operated KG D6 offshore block in the east cost to power companies, including NTPC.
IOC wants 23 mscmd of Krishna-Godavari gas
16 Nov 2009
IPI gas pipeline: Blowing hot and cold
14 Nov 2009
One thing you may expect of the Iran-Pakistan-India gas pipeline project – India will neither yes or no, and neither will Iran accept the fact that India is finally out of the project, says Rajiv Singh.
Hike in CNG price could see ONGC, Oil India revenues soar
14 Nov 2009
Power tariffs and costs of public transport running on CNG are set to rise if the government approves an oil ministry proposal to raise the price of gas under government control by nealy 33 per cent
Dhaka to resume talks on tri-nation gas link with Myanmar, India
13 Nov 2009
Dhaka has announced it will resume negotiations with New Delhi over a proposal for a pipeline across its territory that would transport natural gas from Myanmar to India.
Kokilaben can’t be arbitrator, reiterates RIL
13 Nov 2009
RIL scouts for global acquisitions
11 Nov 2009
RIL is reported to have been approached by investment banks with several global proposals including one for US energy giant ConocoPhilips’ refining assets, Volero, and assets of British Petroleum in Gulf of Mexico
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