Oil & gas
OIL reports major oil find in Rajasthan
05 Mar 2013
Oil India expects crude output at the new discovery to be around 30,000 barrels per day
After Videocon, Anadarko puts 10 % stake in Mozambique gas field on the block
By By Ravi Kunder | 05 Mar 2013
Analysts believe the prime contenders for the prized stakes would be Royal Dutch Shell, Repsol, ExxonMobil, BP, and China’s Sinopec, which could prove to be the most aggressive bidder. By Ravi Kunder
Japex to acquire 10 % in Petronas Pacific Northwest LNG and a shale gas project in Canada
04 Mar 2013
Opposition rocks Parliament over petrol price hike
04 Mar 2013
The opposition was united in demanding a rollback of the recent price hikes in oil-based fuels, particularly the hike in petrol prices over the weekend
Diesel price for bulk users up; non-subsidised LPG to cost Rs37.50 less
02 Mar 2013
While the price hike is around 94 paise per litre, the effective increase, including local sales tax or VAT, could be as high as Rs1.25 per litre
Petrol prices raised by Rs1.40 per litre
01 Mar 2013
Effective midnight tonight a litre of petrol will cost Rs70.77 in Delhi, Rs77.66 in Mumbai, Rs78.34 in Kolkata and Rs73.95 in Chennai
Cairn launches fresh oil hunt in Rajasthan block
25 Feb 2013
North Sea oil investment at 30-year high: report
25 Feb 2013
BP nears $16-bn settlement over Gulf of Mexico oil spill: report
25 Feb 2013
The settlement offer would cover potential fines owed by BP under the Clean Water Act, and payments under an environmental evaluation known as the Natural Resources Damage Assessment statute
Petrobras in talks to sell stakes in Argentinean refineries to Oil Combustibles for $400 mn
22 Feb 2013
RIL-BP to invest Rs25,000 crore more in KG-D6 fields
19 Feb 2013
RIL and BP Plc will jointly invest more than $5 billion over the next 3-5 years to boost natural gas output at the KG-D6 block, off the east coast of India
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Lighter than air, yet very, very powerful
By Kiron Kasbekar | 03 Jan 2024
In March 2013 Chinese scientists pulled off a remarkable feat. They created the world’s lightest aerogel. Tipping the scales at a mere 0.16 milligrams per cubic centimeter – that’s a sixth of the weight of air!
COP28 explained: A closer look at COP28's climate change solutions
By Aniket Gupta | 27 Dec 2023
The 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP28, took place from 30th November 2023, to 13th December 2023, at Expo City in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
What is a Ponzi scheme?
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The Rise and Rise of HDFC Bank
03 Jul 2023
HDFC, which surged ahead of global majors like HSBC Holdings Plc and Citigroup Inc and left Indian peers like State Bank of India and ICICI Bank in market capitalisation, now ranks fourth largest among the world’s most valuable banks, after JPMorgan Chase & Co, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd and Bank of America Corp
India’s Millet Revolution To Enrich Global Food Basket
02 Apr 2023
Millets, a healthier and cheaper substitute to wheat and rice, are indigenous to many parts of the world, especially in the semiarid tropics of Asia and Africa, and offers a big scope for expanding production and consumption in the foodgrain deficient African continent
Market predator Hindenburg preys on Adani stock
06 Mar 2023
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
