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| Ministry, Politics & People |
Mulayam tells PMO how to select new DGH boss
Former wrestler and current Samajwadi Party strongman Mulayam Singh Yadav (left) is taking a very... |
Sundareshan is appointed new oil secretary
For over a month rumours have been circulating that special (oil) secretary S. Sundareshan would... |
Deep and Lanco may take government to court
Ahmedabad-based Deep Industries might be forced to take legal action against the Indian government... |
Gas retail confusion as Delhi court delivers ruling
Confusion reigns following a 41-page ruling from the Delhi High Court last week that the Petroleum &... |
IGL vindicated over court order on Ghaziabad
State-owned Delhi-based gas retailer Indraprastha Gas is in high spirits after the Delhi High Court... |
CAG begins detailed audit of BG-operated PMT
Despite fierce resistance from operator British Gas, the government of India’s audit watchdog the... |
GAIL tackles angry Gujarat farmers over pipeline
GAIL has set up a high-powered committee to tackle angry Gujarat farmers amid fears it might need... |
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| Exploration & Production |
Cairn mobilises third Weatherford rig at Mangala
Most companies use Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) techniques when their assets are in decline – but not... |
Reliance hires Osprey Explorer for 2D campaign
Reliance is believed to have hired 2D seismic vessel Osprey Explorer from Seabird Exploration to... |
Swiber set to win B-193 and North Tapti tenders
Singapore-based Swiber Offshore has emerged lowest bidder in two key ONGC tenders for production... |
Jindal Petroleum wants a rig for Georgia drilling
Not often do you hear of an Indian company with acreage covering 30% of the landmass in a foreign... |
Reliance shrugs off media hype about D3 find
Reliance is shrugging off media hype about a recent gas discovery at NELP-V Krishna Godavari... |
Cairn mobilises two Polish rigs for KG campaign
Cairn India is gearing up to begin a long-awaited three well exploration campaign at KG onshore... |
Adani Welspun sets March target for Gujarat well
Ahmedabad-based Adani Welspun (90%) and Ukraine-based Naftogaz (10%) hope to begin exploratory... |
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| Midstream, Downstream & Power |
Tripura to see more ONGC gas at market rates
Tripura in India’s volatile northeast used to be a region where you could sell gas only at the... |
GAIL sidelined as ONGC markets CBM alone
GAIL is facing a similar threat elsewhere, this time in Jharkand, where ONGC is planning direct CBM... |
ONGC poaches GAIL customers in Gujarat
GAIL gas customers in Gujarat are rapidly defecting to ONGC. Fed up with waiting, PETROWATCH learns... |
PSL and Kalpataru argue over GAIL pipeline leak
Accusations are flying thick and fast following a damaging leak that delayed work by eight days on... |
Mitsui wants Mundra LNG stake as Adani sulks
Japanese giant Mitsui is the latest to show interest in the proposed LNG terminal at Mundra. |
GAIL angry at oil ministry D6 interference
GAIL is angry at the oil ministry for meddling in its commercial arrangements with Reliance for... |
Gammon starts dredging Dabhol shipping channel
Dredging of the Dabhol shipping channel has at last begun - bringing the much-delayed Ratnagiri Gas... |
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| News In Brief |
Sinha woos Deora for extension
BPCL chairman Ashok Sinha is in Delhi more often than strictly necessary these days, according to... |
Blackford at Kakinada January 30
After more than three weeks on the high seas, Fred Olsen owned deepwater rig Blackford Dolphin will... |
RS Sharma wants more R&D
Most big Indian oilfields are in an “alarming” state of decline and ONGC chairman RS Sharma wants... |
Uncertain future for Essar Wildca
Essar is trying to convince GSPC to retain Essar Wildcat, despite suggestions the rig is no longer... |
Mathur new ED at Tata Petrodyne
Anupam Mathur is the new executive director at Mumbai-based Tata Petrodyne, a tiny oil and gas... |
GSPC pipes gas to Bilimora
GSPC’s gas retail arm GSPC Gas is steadily gaining ground in Gujarat’s hinterland. |
Reliance 3D deadline February 8
Seismic contractors are cynical about a Reliance tender this month for boats to shoot 9600-sq km 3D... |
Discoverer 534 spuds NEC-25 well
Deepwater drillship Discoverer 534 has ‘spud’ a third appraisal well for Reliance at Mahanadi basin... |
Gujarat for 2m cm/d more D6 gas
Hopes are high that BG-owned Gujarat Gas, GSPC Gas and Adani Energy will benefit most when the... |
Hardy new PY-3 drilling plan
Operator Hardy Oil and Gas (18%) is putting the finishing touches to a new development plan that... |