Indian-government owned ONGC Videsh (OVL) has blocked a Chinese company from acquiring a stake in the Brazilian oilfields by utilising its pre-emptive right. The Brazilian State-owned Petrobras had planned to sell its 35 per cent state in block BC-10 in the Campos Basin to the Chinese Sinochem group for $1.54 billion. OVL, has a 15 per cent stake in BC-10, along with Royal Dutch Shell company.
Category: Oil & Gas
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HPCL planned 2nd LPG storage at Mlore hits hurdle
Due to the government's ceiling on number of LPG cylinders a year for a household, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation's (HPCL) plan to set up a second underground storage facility for liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) in Mangalore has hit a roadblock.
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ONGC wins 9 Greentech Safety Awards
Nine Greentech Safety awards have been won by the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), Assam Assets for its performance in maintaining health, safety and environment standards. Among the awards won, one is platinum, three gold and five silver awards. The ONGC Assam Assets bagged these awards in the recently held 'Greentech Occupational Health Safety & Fire Conference' in Goa.
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Diesel under-recovery rises to Rs 14.50/litre
The under-recovery, or revenue loss, applicable on diesel for the second fortnight effective from September 16, has been rised upwards at Rs 14.50 per litre, the Union Petroleum Ministry has on on September 15. Oil marketing companies (OMCs) incurring higher daily under-recovery of Rs 486 crore daily crude oil price of Indian Basket remains steady at $110.68/bbl on last September 13.
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GMB committee calls for digitized mapping of pipelines
An expert panel of Gujarat Maritime Board (GMB) suggested government to prepare digitized maps of all the oil and gas pipelines on the coast of Gujarat. This suggestion was made by a two-member panel after probing the recent oil seepage in Narmada river near Bhadbhut.
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CMPDI submits data on shale gas blocks
Central Mine Planning & Design Institute (CMPDI) submitted data package for six shale gas blocks to the Directorate-General of Hydrocarbons. These include two blocks in Ranigunj coalfields of the Damodar basin in West Bengal. They are most prolific with a reserve potential of 50 billion cubic metre. The others are in Jharia, also in the Damodar basin, and in the
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RIL says DGH responsible for delay in D-6 block progress
Reliance Industries (RIL) has blamed the Directorate General of Hydrocarbons (DGH) for the delay in developing gas blocks in KG-D6 in Andhra Pradesh. DGH has asked RIL to give up 6,601 sq km out of the total 7,645 sq km area in the block on the grounds that the time line to develop the fields had expired.
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Govt asks its oil firms to fund acquisitions with foreign debt
To reduce pressure on the current account deficit (CAD), the Union government has asked the State-owned power firms to utilise foreign debts to fund their foreign acquisitions completely. Instead of using their own cash reserves, the State power fims should utilise foreign debts or domestic loans to acquire foreign firms, so that they don't deplete India's foreign exchange reserves and put more pressure on the current account deficit.
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Use foreign debts for acquisitions, govt tells its oil firms
To lessen pressure on the country's current account deficit (CAD) the government-owned oil companies have been asked by the Union government to fund their foreign acquisitions entirely with foreign debts instead of using their own cash reserves or taking domestic loans.
The government said that by doing so the companies don't spend India's foreign exchange reserves and put more pressure on the current account deficit.
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Govt may sell six shale gas blocks soon
The Union government may auction six shale gas blocks, with estimated reserves of over 50 billion cubic metres, this year. When it happens it will become India's first auction of exploratory blocks for this fuel. Of the six blocks, two most prolific blocks are in the Ranigunj coalfields of the Damodar basin in West Bengal. The others are in Jharia, also in the Damodar basin, and in the Cauvery basin in the south India.