Oil & gas
Reliance to gain as Moily swears by gas price hike
27 Nov 2013
The revised pricing formula allows RIL and other producers to sell domestically-produced natural gas at $8.66 per million British thermal units from April 2014, against $4.22 per mmBtu at present
GAIL seeks to set up gas stations across India
26 Nov 2013
Relief to India as US-Iran deal eases oil prices, buoys markets
25 Nov 2013
The deal, which would help ease oil flows, has come as a big relief for India and other oil buying countries
Govt disallows another $792 mn RIL investment in KG-D6 block
21 Nov 2013
RIL claims to have spent $10.76 billion on prospecting and exploration in the field, but with negative returns during the past three years
Full diesel price deregulation in 6 months: Moily
20 Nov 2013
Moily did not explain how PSU oil retailers will cover the Rs9.58-per litre shortfall in diesel price recovery in another six months with monthly hikes of 45-50 paise
House panel says RIL be treated as ‘defaulter’ over KG-D6
18 Nov 2013
A study conducted by experts appointed by the DGH had concluded that the KG-D6 reserves as estimated earlier at around 10 TCF are still available and that remedial measures will help production to go up
CNPC to buy Petrobras' Peruvian assets for $2.6 billion
13 Nov 2013
CNPC, the most acquisitive Chinese oil company, has conducted a series of purchases this year in order to secure energy security for a rapidly growing economy
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Market predator Hindenburg preys on Adani stock
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