Oil & gas
ONGC, partners to invest $24 bn in Mozambique gas field: report
31 Aug 2015
ONGC will collect gas from the gas field at an onshore facility for converting it to LNG before shipping it to consumption centres
Schlumberger to acquire Cameron for $12.7 bn
27 Aug 2015
The combination of Schlumberger and Cameron, two of the best known names in oil-field services, would create an energy technology powerhouse
Forget market turmoil, Indian Oil stake sale fetches govt Rs9,300 cr
24 Aug 2015
Monday’s market mayhem cost retail investors dear as they managed to subscribe to only 18 per cent of the 48.5 million shares reserved for them
Govt to sell 10% stake in Indian Oil Corp on Monday
22 Aug 2015
The government will sell a 10-per cent stake in state-run oil marketing company Indian Oil Corp Ltd, on Monday, through an auction on the stock exchanges
Oil price hits 6.5-year low of nearly $40 a barrel
20 Aug 2015
Oil has tumbled more than 30 per cent since prices hit the year’s peak in June as producers maintained output levels despite rising inventories
Rising US stocks push crude prices to a fresh 6-year low of $42 a barrel
14 Aug 2015
Crude oil prices, which have been in a tailspin over the past 14 months amidst rising US production of shale oil and OPEC’s unwillingness to cut back on production, have led to a supply surge
ONGC, GAIL restrained from going ahead with coal bed methane project in TN
06 Aug 2015
The Tamilnadu government has warned that if the exploration activities even marginally harmed the rice fields, it would not allow the project
Petrol prices down Rs2.43 per litre, diesel to cost Rs3.60 less
01 Aug 2015
The international crude oil price of Indian basket stood at $53.78 per barrel, marginally higher than the $53.17 per barrel on the previous day
Rosneft, Exxon jointly bid for Mozambique oil fields
31 Jul 2015
Exxon will become the operator of the field if the two companies win the tender, Rosneft says
BG parent Centrica to cut 6,000 jobs
30 Jul 2015
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