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| Ministry, Politics & People |
RS Sharma parachuted in to take charge of NTPC
Director commercial RS Sharma has been formally appointed as chairman and managing director of NTPC... |
NELP-VII at risk as litigation looms over tax holiday
Finance minister Palaniappan Chidambaram’s eagerly awaited statement on April 29 in parliament over... |
Srinivasan blocks two-year extension for Ajay Tyagi
Oil secretary MS Srinivasan is blocking efforts to retain Ajay Tyagi as secretary to the Petroleum... |
Aker promises to deliver FPSO for MA by end-June
Aker Floating Production, a subsidiary of Norwegian engineering giant Aker Kvaerner, has again put... |
Goldman Sachs shortlists three majors for D6 farm-out
This is not the first time we hear Reliance wants to farm-out a minority stake in KG-DWN-98/3 (D6). |
GAIL misses April 21 deadline set by Supreme Court
GAIL has missed the April 21 deadline set by India’s Supreme Court to provide pipeline connectivity... |
Winning a court battle is not enough to secure gas
Adani Energy and Haryana Gas are the first private sector gas retailers to successfully break GAIL’s... |
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| Exploration & Production |
Bassein gas dwindling as ONGC steps up production
Gas from the giant Bassein field offshore Mumbai is running out, despite sustained efforts by ONGC... |
Arrow confident it can drill 39 wells in 12 months
Arrow Energy believes it can beat its Phase-I work programme for three CBM blocks in India by... |
Ambitious Essar wants to hire drilling rigs to Aramco
Dubai-based Essar Oilfields Services, part of the Mumbai-based Essar Group, has taken the first... |
Geopetrol talks with ETA stall over Arunachal block
Seven months is a long time to close a deal for 10% in an exploration block, but not if you are... |
Canoro faces leaking wells at Changpang in Nagaland
Canoro Resources will have its work cut out if and when it assumes its new role as developer of the... |
Oilex proposes 60 new drilling locations at Cambay
Australian explorer Oilex has applied to the environment ministry in Delhi for permission to drill... |
Nabors and Saag share ONGC’s modular rig contracts
US-based Nabors Drilling and Saag RR, the Indian subsidiary of Malaysia’s Saag Consolidated, are set... |
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| Midstream, Downstream & Power |
No takers for IGL proposal to deliver CNG in ‘cascades’
Adani Energy and Haryana City Gas dismiss the offer by GAIL-BPCL joint venture Indraprastha Gas to... |
Torrent asks GAIL for 500,000 cm/d PMT gas now
Torrent Power and GAIL are deadlocked over a request by the Gujarat-based electricity generation... |
GAIL criticised over $0.12 extra charge for PMT gas
GAIL is coming under fire over plans to charge $0.12/mmbtu marketing margin in its talks with... |
SBI Caps looking for Sabarmati Gas strategic partner
Investment banker SBI Caps is continuing its search for a strategic partner to take a 50% stake in... |
GSPC invites offers from consultants to source LNG
GSPC is looking for a consultant to help it source LNG from global markets for a proposed third LNG... |
Glass and tile producers prefer south Gujarat to north
Glass and tile manufacturers are abandoning north Gujarat for south Gujarat, where gas is more... |
Crude pipeline to proposed Bina refinery almost ready
Contractors are working overtime to lay a 931-km crude oil pipeline from Vadinar on the Gujarat... |
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| News In Brief |
OVL director finance i/v next week
Re-scheduled interviews to select the new director finance at ONGC Videsh will be held from May 5 to... |
ONGC sells gas from Chaklasi field
ONGC is beginning to see the value of its dormant marginal gasfields, cheered by customer... |
Tullow first claim to Blackford Dolphi
Reliance is unlikely to see mobilisation of the Blackford Dolphin semi-submersible before early... |
BG may re-hire both Ensco rigs at PMT
British Gas received bids on (Monday) April 28 for two jack-ups needed for its 21-well redevelopment... |
Maharashtra Natural Gas gets new MD
Shama Sundar, 50, is the new managing director of Pune-based Maharashtra Natural Gas, a gas retail... |
Arya plans repair base at Bhavnagar
Mumbai-based Arya Offshore and GSPC want to develop Bhavnagar port in Gujarat as a repair and supply... |
Gas three-wheeler production cut back
Unavailability of natural gas, rising LPG prices and the lack of new CNG stations have compelled... |
ONGC sets May 6 for floater pre-bid
ONGC has organised a pre-bid on May 6 in Mumbai for its tender to hire a 7500-ft capable floater for... |
Oil India to increase AAP-ON-94/1 stake
Oil India is expected to increase its stake at AAP-ON-94/1 in Assam following better than expected... |
Reliance opposes Bina refinery SPM
Reliance has written to the Gujarat Maritime Board protesting against a planned Single Point Mooring... |