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Politics & People

Cut red tape if you want NELP-IX to succeed

When 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 Vedanta

Cairn bosses in Edinburgh might think it’s a ‘done deal’ but Indian authorities appear...

Vedanta hope for Rajasthan refinery dream

Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot has lost no time in leveraging his friendship with...

Urgent reform of RoU process demanded

Calls are growing to simplify the process of issuing Right of User permission - a cumbersome...

GeoGlobal needs $40m for exploration

Canadian explorer GeoGlobal Resources hopes to raise $40m this year to pay its share of...

Petrol dealers take aim at Mukesh Ambani

Reliance chairman Mukesh Ambani can expect trouble from angry fuel dealers in Gujarat who want...

Exploration & Production

ONGC shale gas drilling debut in India

ONGC 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/d

Many are wondering why Reliance’s MA oilfield has been producing just 25,000 b/d from five...

PGS and Polarcus seismic tender absence

Norwegian companies PGS and Polarcus have surprised observers by their absence from an ONGC...

Petrogas prepares to drill offshore Mumbai

Oman-based Petrogas is gearing up to begin a three-well drilling programme at its 741-sq km...

No end to ONGC row with Transocean

ONGC’s powerful Executive Purchase Committee will have to intervene directly in a disputed...

Essar ready to explore in Nigeria and Vietnam

Essar Oil is gearing up to begin exploration at its sole Nigerian and Vietnamese offshore...

British Gas evaluating Panna development rigs

British Gas is evaluating technical offers in a tender to hire one jack-up for a development...

Midstream & Downstream

GAIL asks Chevron for Henry Hub-linked LNG

GAIL 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 Energy

Coal beats gas! That’s the clear message from Ruia-controlled Essar Energy, not just in...

Tamil Nadu too prefers easily available coal

Like Essar Energy, frustrated Tamil Nadu is being forced to turn to coal to fuel power...

Using C-Series gas supplies to fill D6 gap

India’s oil ministry wants to resolve the disparity between actual D6 gas production and D6...

ONGC wants to market C-Series gas itself

Before it receives C-Series gas (see above) fertiliser producer Rashtriya Chemicals might have...

Adani to go it alone for Mundra LNG project

Sick of constant GSPC procrastination, Gujarat-based Adani Group seems determined go it alone...

Blame PSL for delay to DVPL-2 pipeline

Pipe supplier PSL Pipeline is blamed by contractors Punj Lloyd and Corrtech for delays to...

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