Oil & gas
CAG questions petroleum ministry’s decision to hike gas price for RIL
06 Sep 2013
CAG wanted to know why the government jumped the production sharing contract and did not seek the advice of the regulatory authority before hiking the price of natural gas
Air fares to rise as ATF prices touch all-time high
03 Sep 2013
After a steep 7-per cent hike in ATF prices, peak air fares on the Delhi-Mumbai and Delhi-Bangalore routes are expected to cross the Rs10,000-mark in the October-January period
Oil PSU stocks gain
30 Aug 2013
Rupee rebounds to 66.55 as RBI opens dollar window for oil PSUs
30 Aug 2013
The 225 paise gain could only be an immediate reaction to RBI’s decision to ease pressure on forex market and rupee’s real gains would depend on tackling India's fiscal and current account deficits and slowing growth
Crude oil futures up 1.21 %
27 Aug 2013
DGH seeks $1.78 bn penalty on RIL for KG-D6 gas shortfall
07 Aug 2013
The ministry of petroleum and natural gas is yet to act on the advice of DGH and the previous cost recovery disallowance is also under arbitration
Gas price hike: SC issues notices to government, RIL
29 Jul 2013
The Supreme Court today issued notices to the central government and RIL on the doubling of the price of natural gas produced in the country from $4.2 to $ 8.4 mmBtu beginning 1 April 2014
RIL, ONGC sign pact for sharing infrastructure
29 Jul 2013
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