Authorities at Iran's Bandar Abbas port are said to have demanded $5,00,000 from India to release the tanker Desh Shanti, which was carrying crude from Iraq. Desh Shanti was held to ransom by Iranian authorities — spearheaded by the dreaded Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) — for 26 days.
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PM tells Moily to cut oil imports by $25 bn
The Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has asked the Union Oil Minister Marpadi Veerappa Moily to save $25 billion on oil imports in the current fiscal year, so that it can help the country narrow its current account deficit (CAD).Moily said and added that oil is one of the components which is responsible for CAD.
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India, Japan to conduct study on LNG pricing
In order to bring about rationalization of liquefied natural gas (LNG) prices in Asia Pacific, India and Japan would carry out a joint study on the matter. The study would focus right pricing of the fuel to secure long-term contracts at competitive rates. The proposal to conduct the study was mooted on the b
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Iran may not favour export of more oil to India
Media reports indicate that Iran is not favourable to India's proposal for increase crude oil import from the Persian Gulf nation. This is because Iran does not import enough commodities from India to compensate for its rise in crude oil export to
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RIL targets Venezuela for its oil block investments
Executive Director of Reliance Industries (RIL) PMS Prasad has said that the company is looking at oil and gas investment opportunities overseas, particularly in Venezuela. The company has offers for at least from two exploration blocks from the country. RIL, which imports about 3,00,000 barrels of crude oil per day from Venezuela, also plans to increase the quantity, Prasad said in Delhi. It is exploring investment opportunities in Mexico, Iraq, Canada and Myanmar.
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GAIL pipeline can cause unrest: TN govt tell HC
The proposed gas pipeline project of GAIL (India) could spark farmersÂ’ unrest and large scale law and order problem in the State, the Tamil Nadu government has told this to the Madras High Court in response to a writ petition filed by GAIL challenging the StateÂ’s decision not to allow the pipeline to traverse agricultural lands and instead should be laid along national highways.
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TAPI gas pipeline to be ready on time: Pakistan
The construction of Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline to be ready on time, within the stipulated time. Pakistan was bound to purchase gas from Iran by January 1, 2015. Despite a number of hurdles the Pakistan government was committed to complete the project within the stimulated period, Pakistan's Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources Shahid Khaqan Abbasi told the National Assembly, the lower house of the Palistan Parliament.
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OVL net profit up by 72% on higher oil, gas output
On the back of higher output of crude oil and natural gas the overseas arm of State-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) ONGC Videsh (OVL) has reported a 72 per cent jump in its net profit in the June quarter. In the April-June quarter its net profit rose by 71.9 per cent to Rs 837 crore from Rs 487 crore a year ago.
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RIL urges govt to hasten oil, gas project clearances
Over the Union government's excessive delays in giving regulatory clearances to its five key oil and gas projects worth $7.5 billion Reliance Industries has flagged the attention of special cell of the Prime Minister-led Cabinet Committee on Investment (CCI). If approved, these projects have the potential to produce about 30-40 million standard cubic metre per day (mmscmd) of gas, increasing the country's output by about 25 per cent in the next 4-5 years, industry executives said.
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Essar secures Rs 700 cr BPCL contract in Kochi refinery
Essar Projects (EPL) has bagged a contract worth Rs 700 crore from Bharat Petroleum Corporation (BPCL). The scope of work includes project management, residual process design, detailed engineering, procurement, fabrication, construction, commissioning, and performance testing of the Coke Drum Structure Package (CDSP) of the Delayed Coker Unit (DCU) at the BPCL Kochi Refinery for the Integrated Refinery Expansion Project.