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Politics & People

GAIL and Mansingh clash over CNG corridor

GAIL has lashed out at gas and downstream regulator Labanyendu Mansingh for interfering in its retail gas expansion plans.

Good feedback from states on CGD plans

In our last issue we reported how GAIL had shifted its attention to state governments for help...

Tapan Ray is not good for GSPC’s future

When finance secretary in the Gujarat state government, Tapan Ray issued a 16-page circular to...

Bose in spotlight over extension at ONGC

Serious allegations have been levelled against ONGC director technical and field services UN...

Contractors accuse Jubilant of late payments

Delhi-based Jubilant Energy is under fire for delaying payments to drilling and service...

Risk averse Adani Welspun wants partners

Novice explorer Adani Welspun is on the look out for ‘farm-out’ partners for its three...

Better data needed to attract CBM players

Oil minister Murli Deora, his deputy Jitin Prasada and senior ministry officials looked on...

Exploration & Production

Transocean accuses ONGC of rig tender bias

Transocean is accusing ONGC of bias in its tender to hire a semi-submersible for three years, beginning December.

Santos in crisis talks over NEC blocks

Australian explorer Santos might relinquish its two ultra-deepwater offshore Bay of Bengal...

Pasrija ‘help’ for Shiv Vani at Prize Petroleum

Prize Petroleum managing director Mulkh Raj Pasrija is widely believed to be ‘helping’...

Reliance to develop four D6 satellite gasfields

Reliance has decided to focus on developing just four of nine satellite gas discoveries at its...

Gearing up for ONGC deadline in 3D tender

Rocked by recession, then the BP oil leak, the offshore seismic survey market appears to have...

NPCC is favourite for ONGC offshore contract

One of ONGC’s largest offshore construction contracts this year looks set to be awarded to...

Weatherford facelift for ONGC in Gujarat

Weatherford is set to give Sucker Rod Pump (SRP) wells at all seven ONGC onshore business...

Midstream & Downstream

Tractebel blames Reliance for pipeline delay

Tractebel Engineering is blaming Reliance for delays to GAIL’s proposed 2000-km gas transmission pipeline from Jagdishpur in Uttar Pradesh to Haldia in West Bengal.

Karnataka needs lessons in drafting PPAs

Karnataka state authorities are facing criticism for demanding a fixed electricity price for...

Kayamkulam promise as Kerala agrees PPA

Kerala looks ready to sign a PPA with NTPC for its proposed gas-fired Kayamkulam power station...

Kerala plans new gas-fired power stations

Elsewhere, Kerala wants to set up a new, locally owned power station fuelled by R-LNG from the...

GSPC dumps Petronet-LNG for Shell

Overcapacity at Petronet-LNG’s Dahej terminal has just cost it one of its biggest customers...

High LNG prices passed on to customers

Watch out, gas prices in Gujarat are rising, as GSPC passes on the rising cost of imported LNG...

Gas-fired power project gets $190m loan

One of the largest ever power project proposals in Gujarat has got a major boost following a...

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