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| Ministry, Politics & People |
Expect big changes at the DGH post-Sibal
Moves are afoot to radically restructure the DGH following a trail of allegations against former... |
Dasgupta suggests Behuria for Petronet-LNG
In an unorthodox move which has left many surprised, Petronet-LNG managing director Prosad Dasgupta... |
Bhargava tipped as new additional secretary
Senior bureaucrats are lobbying hard to become the new oil ministry additional secretary, a post... |
More graft allegations against GSPC from Gohil
Gujarat opposition leader Shaktisinh Gohil clearly has a grudge against GSPC! On February 10, the... |
GSPC close to finalising draft IPO prospectus
Still unclear is if any of Gohil’s allegations will figure in GSPC’s draft prospectus prepared for... |
Overseas ambitions for ex-BG India chief Kapil Garg
Kapil Garg has come a long way since he stepped down as British Gas country manager for India in... |
Gujarat pursues oil spill claim against PMT
Deny responsibility it might, but the BG-led Panna, Mukta and Tapti consortium could be forced to... |
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| Exploration & Production |
ONGC races to drill well in Himalaya foothills
Delayed environmental clearances and other nagging problems are putting ONGC under intense pressure... |
Reliance likely to award 3D contract by March
Reliance is expected to award a contract to shoot 9600-sq km 3D across its east coast NELP blocks by... |
Aggressive development of Bassein next year
ONGC is gearing up to boost oil production at its giant Bassein oil and gasfield offshore Mumbai... |
Ensco selling three rigs to Indian drillers
Rumours are rife that US driller Ensco has sold three jack-ups to two Indian drillers: Delhi-based... |
ONGC seven-rig tender attracts 25 jack-ups
Desperate to get their idle rigs working again, a flood of newcomers have submitted bids in ONGC's... |
Aban deal with GSPC hostage to ONGC tender
Indian driller Aban Offshore should watch its back! Rival contractors are believed to be spreading... |
Niko begins three-well appraisal at Hazira
Canadian explorer Niko Resources (33%) this week begins a three well appraisal programme at the... |
Reliance petrol dealers want their money back
Reliance is on a collision course with 130 of its petrol pump dealers in Gujarat who want their... |
ONGC says ‘no’ to 400,000 cm/d of D6 gas
Not often do you hear of a company turning down an offer of D6 gas but that’s exactly what ONGC is... |
Nagarjuna wants 200,000 cm/d more D6 gas
Hyderabad-based Nagarjuna Fertilisers already has the distinction of being the first company to... |
No problem finding buyers for Kochi R-LNG
GAIL’s success in lining up R-LNG customers for the upcoming Kochi terminal contrasts sharply with... |
Saumya DSM finally arranges gas for Mathura
Things are looking up for Saumya DSM Infratech since we wrote about the company last August. |
Growth at Gujarat Petronet thanks to D6 gas
Gujarat Petronet’s operations are growing rapidly thanks to Reliance. Because of D6 gas supplies, |
Court ruling puts Adani gas promise on shelf
Adani Energy is the first private sector gas retailer to be promised D6 gas but a recent Delhi High... |
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| News In Brief |
Jubilant wants $300m floatation
For the third time, India’s Jubilant Energy is frantically trying to get listed on an overseas stock... |
Gazprom to drill Mahanadi well
Gazprom’s delayed exploration programme at Mahanadi basin block NEC-OSN-97/1 is set to resume. |
CNG price hike in Gujarat
Heavy taxes and increasing overheads have forced Gujarat’s biggest CNG retailer GSPC Gas to hike its... |
Blackford Dolphin technical delay
Unexpected 'technical' delays have forced Reliance to put on hold its eastern offshore drilling... |
Kanawara gas from Heramec
Hyderabad-based Heramec is reluctant to offer more gas from its Kanawara field in Gujarat for fear... |
Great Offshore rig almost ready
Mumbai-based drilling contractor Great Offshore doesn’t think it will be too difficult to get a... |
Rocksource for drilling holiday
Norwegian explorer Rocksource is the first foreign explorer to publicly add its voice to growing... |
Gas wanted to fire 500-MW station
Andhra Pradesh-based rice processor MM Mills hopes to source 2m cm/d D6 gas from Reliance for its... |
GeoEnpro to hire John Energy rig
GeoEnpro is to hire a 2000-hp rig from John Energy to drill one exploration well at its 12-sq km... |
NTPC gets 1.2m cm/d D6 gas
NTPC signed a contract with Reliance for 1.2m cm/d D6 gas on February 16, |