Oil & gas
India to continue Iranian oil imports
24 Mar 2012
Pipeline draws Iran, Pakistan, Afghanistan closer
24 Mar 2012
Pakistani leaders across the political divide have urged the government to drop the pipeline project under US pressure
Iran curbs could push crude prices by 30 per cent: IMF chief
21 Mar 2012
India, China, Japan and South Korea are heavily dependent on Iran for meeting their crude oil requirements and oil prices rising over $162/barrel would have implications for the global economy
US exempts Japan, 10 EU nations from Iran oil sanctions
21 Mar 2012
US officials say the exemptions are intended to convey a strong message to China, India and South Korea that they too could avoid the new US sanctions by curtailing their imports of Iranian crude by the end of June
India, Pak to discuss TAPI gas line on Friday
20 Mar 2012
Gas shortage affecting viability of steel plants
19 Mar 2012
Government to take ‘corrective decision’ on crude oil prices: Pranab
19 Mar 2012
Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee has said the government would take "corrective decisions" to deal with the impact of rising crude oil prices and the diesel subsidy bill on public finances
EU blocks payment gateway for Iran
17 Mar 2012
The move comes after the European Council confirmed it was banning all forms of financial transactions with blacklisted Iranian firms
Diesel tax may hit diesel car sales: analysts
14 Mar 2012
South Indian LPG transporters call of stir
09 Mar 2012
Govt for legal opinion on RIL demand for gas price hike
05 Mar 2012
The ministry is now relying on the Supreme Court's 7 May 2010 judgement in the gas row between RIL and Anil Ambani's RNRL that stated that government alone has the right to fix the selling price of gas from all fields including KG-D6
Government nixes Syria as alternative oil source
03 Mar 2012
BP in $7.8-bn deal to settle part of Gulf of Mexico oil spill claims
03 Mar 2012
BP Plc has reached a $7.8-billion deal with the group of aggrieved parties suing it over the massive 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill
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