Politics & PeopleCut red tape if you want NELP-IX to succeedWhen licensing rounds approach, oil officials in India routinely hype up the fiscal incentives on offer to private players.Only ‘competent’ candidates need apply...!India’s oil ministry is on the look-out for a new member (commercial) at the Petroleum &...Money talks in Cairn deal with VedantaCairn bosses in Edinburgh might think it’s a ‘done deal’ but Indian authorities appear...Vedanta hope for Rajasthan refinery dreamRajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot has lost no time in leveraging his friendship with...Urgent reform of RoU process demandedCalls are growing to simplify the process of issuing Right of User permission - a cumbersome...GeoGlobal needs $40m for explorationCanadian explorer GeoGlobal Resources hopes to raise $40m this year to pay its share of...Petrol dealers take aim at Mukesh AmbaniReliance chairman Mukesh Ambani can expect trouble from angry fuel dealers in Gujarat who want...Exploration & ProductionONGC shale gas drilling debut in IndiaONGC is gearing up to drill India’s first shale gas exploration well early next month (September) at its Raniganj North CBM block in West Bengal.Reliance limits MA production to 25,000 b/dMany are wondering why Reliance’s MA oilfield has been producing just 25,000 b/d from five...PGS and Polarcus seismic tender absenceNorwegian companies PGS and Polarcus have surprised observers by their absence from an ONGC...Petrogas prepares to drill offshore MumbaiOman-based Petrogas is gearing up to begin a three-well drilling programme at its 741-sq km...No end to ONGC row with TransoceanONGC’s powerful Executive Purchase Committee will have to intervene directly in a disputed...Essar ready to explore in Nigeria and VietnamEssar Oil is gearing up to begin exploration at its sole Nigerian and Vietnamese offshore...British Gas evaluating Panna development rigsBritish Gas is evaluating technical offers in a tender to hire one jack-up for a development...Midstream & DownstreamGAIL asks Chevron for Henry Hub-linked LNGGAIL has added its voice to growing calls to de-link the price of LNG imports from crude oil, and has found a sympathetic ear at Chevron.Coal beats gas for London-listed Essar EnergyCoal beats gas! That’s the clear message from Ruia-controlled Essar Energy, not just in...Tamil Nadu too prefers easily available coalLike Essar Energy, frustrated Tamil Nadu is being forced to turn to coal to fuel power...Using C-Series gas supplies to fill D6 gapIndia’s oil ministry wants to resolve the disparity between actual D6 gas production and D6...ONGC wants to market C-Series gas itselfBefore it receives C-Series gas (see above) fertiliser producer Rashtriya Chemicals might have...Adani to go it alone for Mundra LNG projectSick of constant GSPC procrastination, Gujarat-based Adani Group seems determined go it alone...Blame PSL for delay to DVPL-2 pipelinePipe supplier PSL Pipeline is blamed by contractors Punj Lloyd and Corrtech for delays to... |
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