Oil & gas
Diesel price goes up by 90 paise per litre
10 May 2013
Indian Oil Corporation said the Rs0.90 a litre (excluding VAT) increase in the retail selling price of diesel covers government permitted increases for April and May
Apache Corp plans to sell assets worth $4 bn
09 May 2013
Petronas to buy OGX's Brazilian offshore field stake for $850 mn
08 May 2013
Malaysian oil giant Petronas will acquire 40 per cent of OGX’s interest in two oil blocks in Brazil from OGX, Brazil's second-biggest oil company
Petrol prices slashed by Rs3 per litre
30 Apr 2013
The Rs3 per lire reduction in petrol prices is based on the retail price of petrol in Delhi and it may vary depending on the proportionate reductions in local taxes elsewhere
Oil price dip to save govt Rs50,000 cr in subsidies: Crisil
17 Apr 2013
The recent decline in crude oil prices would help the government to cut fiscal deficit by Rs40,000-50,000 crore, according to estimates by ratings agency Crisil.
Kazakhstan may edge out ONGC to hand over Kashagan oilfield to China
By By Ravi Kunder | 16 Apr 2013
Kazakhstan could edge out ONGC from its largest foreign acquisition — ConocoPhillips 8.4-per cent stake in the giant Kashagan oilfield — only to sell it to a Chinese state-owned giant, reports Ravi Kunder
Biofuels to cost UK motorists £460 mn: study
16 Apr 2013
BP’s Dudley, RIL’s Ambani meet PM, seek market-driven gas price
16 Apr 2013
BP and RIL have been lobbying against the C Rangarajan Committee recommendation of doubling domestic natural gas price, saying it will be inadequate to bring high-risk deep sea discoveries to production
Petrol price cut further by Re1 per litre
15 Apr 2013
Centrica, Qatar Petroleum to buy Suncor Energy’s Canadian hydrocarbon assets for $987 mn
15 Apr 2013
Fuel from algae comes closer to commercialisation
09 Apr 2013
An advanced solar biofuels pilot plant designed to develop microalgae-based systems as a source of clean fuel has entered production in Brisbane, Australia
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