Oil & gas
Petrol now cheaper by 65 paise a litre
01 Dec 2011
This is the second time in less than a fortnight that petrol prices have been cut.
RIL slaps arbitration notice on government
29 Nov 2011
RIL says the move to limit the amount of expenditure that it could recoup from its flagging KG-D6 fields was illegal and outside the purview of the production sharing contract
China's Cnooc closes C$2.1-bn acquisition of oil sands operator Opti Canada
29 Nov 2011
Cnooc will get a 35-per cent stake in the project, which can produce 58,500 barrels of oil per day
Petroleum ministry to cap RIL claim on expenses under production sharing
23 Nov 2011
Analysts say the move would be challenged by RIL and its new partner BP Plc and probably end up in arbitration
BP, RIL form India Gas Solutions for sourcing, marketing gas
18 Nov 2011
The joint venture company will also develop infrastructure to accelerate transportation and marketing of natural gas within the country.
BHP to invest $4.5 bn on shale gas assets development in 2012
16 Nov 2011
BHP will will spend $4.5 billion next year and another $50 billion over more than a decade on developing its shale gas assets
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