Reports suggest that the Cabinet Committee on Investments would deliberate on giving approval to investment in several oil and gas blocks that are struck because of lack of statutory clearances. CCI would meet on January 15 to deliberate on stalled infrastructure projects. According to union oil ministry, around 47 oil and gas blocks require clear
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PLL agrees to allot capacity to GSPL
Recently, Petronet LNG (PLL) signed an agreement with the Gujarat State Petronet to allot 1 Million Tonne Per Annum (MTPA) of capacity in its natural gas re-gasification terminal at Dahej. PLL agreed to allot the capacity to the firm for a period of 20 years starting from 2016
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IOC to upgrade refining capacity
State-run oil refiner Indian Oil Corporation (IndianOil) plans to upgrade itself to process heavier crude. In the first phase of its expansion plan, the company invested substantially to process high sulphur crude. In the second phase, it is looking at upgrading itself to pro
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Govt plans to offload stake in Oil India in mid January
During the middle of January, government plans to launch the divestment of its 10 per cent stake in Oil India. The government plans to mop up around Rs 2,700 crore by offloading its 10 per cent stake in the firm at the p
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Coal Seam Gas Production Balloons in Asia
Unconventional gas is becoming increasingly popular across the Asia-Pacific, as demand for natural gas grows throughout the regionÂ’s major industrialised nations, states a new report from business intelligence experts GlobalData. The new report* looks at Coal Bed Methane (CBM), otherwise known as Coal Seam Gas (CSG), which has similar properties to natural gas, is extracted from coal seams and represents an important unconventional source of gas.
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Brokerage expects mixed profitability of oil and gas firms
In its recent report on earnings of oil and gas sector, Angel Broking said it expected mixed profitability performance of the companies in this sector during Oct-Dec 2012 quarter. The brokerage expects the top-line of Reliance Industries (RIL) to rise 5.7 percent yoy on account of higher prices of petrochemicals. However, its operating profi
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Brokerage expects mixed profitability of oil and gas firms
In its recent report on earnings of oil and gas sector, Angel Broking said it expected mixed profitability performance of the companies in this sector during Oct-Dec 2012 quarter. The brokerage expects the top-line of Reliance Industries (RIL) to rise 5.7 percent yoy on account of higher prices of petrochemicals. However, its operating profi
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Proposal to hike diesel prices awaits ministry nod
Oil Minister Veerappa Moily informed reporters that his ministry was yet to process and finalise its view on a proposal to raise fuel prices, on the lines of the recommendation of Kelkar committee. Raising diesel prices is essential in order to reduce the under-recovery of the three public sector oil mark
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Proposal to hike diesel prices awaits ministry nod
Oil Minister Veerappa Moily informed reporters that his ministry was yet to process and finalise its view on a proposal to raise fuel prices, on the lines of the recommendation of Kelkar committee. Raising diesel prices is essential in order to reduce the under-recovery of the three public sector oil mark
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Norms for LNG terminals
In order to encourage the setting up of LNG terminals in the country, the petroleum ministry framed rules on eligibility conditions for registration of liquefied natural gas terminals (LNG).