State-run Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) has unveiled a Rs.34,000 crore ($5 billion) long-delayed investment plan to develop its KG Basin fields. This will help boost ONGC's oil and gas output by a fifth in about four years.
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GAIL, IOL team to visit Iran in March for gas pipeline
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Govt refiners join forces for oil deals
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ONGC gets green panel nod in Tripura
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Sudan offers OVL 3 more oil & gas blocks for exploration
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