Oil & gas
India may import 8 mn barrels of Iraq oil to build stockpile
20 Mar 2015
The government is preparing to import eight million barrels of Iraq oil to fill its new concept of a strategic petroleum reserve (SPR), taking advantage of cheap oil prices
India set to build first strategic oil reserve: report
18 Mar 2015
India, which had approved a $330 million (£228million) budget to cover the filling of its first emergency tanks this year, is now reported to be buying up to 8 million barrels of crude
Cairn files dispute notice over India’s Rs10,000-cr tax demand
11 Mar 2015
The tax demand relates to transactions carried out to reorganise Cairn's structure to prepare for Cairn India Ltd's stock market flotation in 2007
Sun Pharma’s Dilip Shanghvi pips Mukesh Ambani to become richest Indian
05 Mar 2015
Dilip Shanghvi, who is also the world’s richest pharmaceutical billionaire, added $4.5 billion to his fortune this year, making him fourth-wealthiest in Asia and 37th in the world
Blaze in KG-D6 Telangana gas pipeline, none hurt
02 Mar 2015
US refinery strike covers a fifth of national capacity
24 Feb 2015
The largest US refinery strike in 35 years has hit 15 plants, including 12 refineries that account for a fifth of the US production capacity
Cairn India to cut 40% jobs amidst tax dispute, oil price fall
23 Feb 2015
Cairn said it has been hit by financial constraints of a bar on transfer of assets in India worth $1 billion and the impact of a sharp fall in global oil prices
Oil leaks: Rajnath seeks to credit centre for exposure
21 Feb 2015
While producing seven of the accused in a Delhi court, police said recoveries suggested that papers related to the coal and power ministries too had been leaked
US judge rejects BP’s bid to cut maximum civil fine in Deepwater Horizon explosion and oil spill
20 Feb 2015
Berkshire Hathaway exits Exxon Mobil
19 Feb 2015
Swaraj pushes Muscat for undersea gas pipeline
18 Feb 2015
Bribery allegations in Brazil further taint Rolls-Royce’s reputation
17 Feb 2015
Rolls Royce, which supplies turbines for Petrobras, is reported to have been named in court documents by former Petrobras director Pedro Barusco, who claims to have personally received $20,000 from Rolls-Royce
US oil producers: early responder to drop in global oil prices, says report
12 Feb 2015
US oil production and in particular that of shale oil has proven to be an early and nimble responder to the large drop in oil prices that occurred in late 2014
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Market predator Hindenburg preys on Adani stock
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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
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