Oil & gas
Iran oil imports to continue, vows Pranab
30 Jan 2012
Industry executives see energy independence for US in 15 years
27 Jan 2012
Nearly 70 per cent of executives at middle market energy companies see the potential for US energy independence within 15 years
Obama supports fracking, clean energy in State of the Union address
25 Jan 2012
Drilling for shale and cleaner energy sources topped US president Barack Obama’s technology priorities for reviving the economy in his final State of the Union address before facing US voters in November
EU resolves to ban Iran oil imports
23 Jan 2012
The EU today followed the US line by formally adopting an oil embargo on Iran and agreeing to freeze the assets of the country's central bank as part of sanctions against the country’s nuclear ambitions
Oil subsidy burden on ONGC, OIL may mount to Rs7,852 crore
23 Jan 2012
With the Indian crude basket ruling around $110 a barrel, a $54 cap on prices of crude oil supplied by ONGC and OIL to state-run refiners would mean an annual loss of Rs7,852.93 crore ($1.57 billion) for the two companies.
Chevron again appeals Ecuador court ruling
21 Jan 2012
Canada may look to China for oil exports after pipeline rejection
19 Jan 2012
With president Barack Obama rejecting a permit for TransCanada Corp’s Keystone XL oil pipeline, Canada may be forced to look to China for oil exports
Oil prices resume upward march as dollar weakens
18 Jan 2012
SC orders Essar Oil to pay Rs6,309-cr sales tax dues
18 Jan 2012
Essar Oil said it was eligible for tax deferment of Rs9,100 crore for 17 years under the scheme, of which it had utilised Rs6,309 crore and has now assigned Rs1,800 crore of the deferred liability for repayment
Canada’s Pembina Pipeline to acquire Provident Energy for $3.1 billion
17 Jan 2012
The transaction is the largest Canadian natural-gas pipeline deal since the 2005 acquisition of FortisBC Holdings by Kinder Morgan for C$6.7 billion
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The Rise and Rise of HDFC Bank
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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
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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
