Oil & gas
Conflict killing ONGC’s Sudan ventures
07 Apr 2012
PetroChina to rope in Shell, Hess for shale oil exploration
05 Apr 2012
PetroChina is beefing up technology and expertise through alliances to boost capability in shale oil and gas exploration
Brazil slaps another $11 billion suit on Chevron, Transocean for oil spill
05 Apr 2012
Brazil's federal prosecutors Eduardo filed the lawsuit over a second oil spill off the coast of Rio de Janeiro caused by oil that leaked from cracks on the ocean floor
Essar Oil loses sales tax case
04 Apr 2012
India rejects Qatar’s gas offer: price too steep
03 Apr 2012
Goa slashes petrol prices by Rs11 to Rs54.96 a litre
02 Apr 2012
Goa today almost withdrew the 22 per cent VAT on petrol, reducing the retail selling price of the fuel by Rs 11 to around 54.96 per litre — the cheapest in the country
Oil PSUs win more exploration blocks in IXth NELP round
28 Mar 2012
India, which sources 80 per cent of its oil needs overseas, is also the world's fourth-largest oil importer
Reliance to sell CBM for $10 per unit
24 Mar 2012
Government reviewing gas pricing policy to boost production: PM
24 Mar 2012
The government is also pursuing the development of sources of unconventional gases such as shale gas and coal bed methane in order to sustain the market for the fuel
Featured articles
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?
By Aniket Gupta | 06 Dec 2023
Ponzi schemes have long captivated the public imagination, drawing unsuspecting investors into a web of illusion and deception.
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
