British Gas and British Petroleum are interested to set up oil refineries and LNG terminals in India. Recently, government has allowed 100 per cent FDI in oil refineries through the automatic route and this removes the
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Myanmar oil and gas blocks
Myanmar government shortlisted 61 companies to bid for 11 shallow-water and 19 deep-water oil and gas blocks in an international tender. Among these firms are India's Reliance Industries,
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ONGC’s G-1 plans
By September 2013, ONGC plans to begin oil and gas production from G-1 marginal field, the first deepsea asset in Krishna-Godavari basin off Andhra coast.
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IOC disinvestment
Disinvestment of 10 per cent paid-up equity in the Indian Oil Corporation (IOCL) has been approved by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, as per the government's disinvestment policy.
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IOC to invest Rs 50 bn on gas project
Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) chose Dhamra coast in Orissa's Bhadrak district for setting up a natural gas terminal at an investment of Rs 5,000 crore. In future, IOC plans to raise the capacity of the terminal by above 10 million tonne per annum.
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ONGC to double its output in Assam
ONGC Assam asset plans to comĆĀ”ĆĀ”pĆĀ”lete projects on time so as to double its production by 2030 from the current level of 1.21 million tonne per year. More wells need to be drilled with the latest technology, emphasis has to be laid on opening up new horizons by strengthening exploration activities
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8.5 GW gas-based plants remain idle
Some reports indicate that around 8,500 MW of gas-based power plants are lying idle in the country owing to non-availability of fuel. A high-powered ministerial panel rejected a proposal to cut natural gas supplies to urea plants and divert that fuel to power companies.
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IOCL to invest Rs 50 bn on gas terminal project
Indian Oil Corporation chose Dhamra coast in Odisha's Bhadrak district for setting up a natural gas terminal at an investment of Rs 5,000 crore. In future, IOC plans to raise the capacity of the terminal by above 10 mn mtpa per annum. IOCL and the state government would jointly promote necessary infrastructure in Odisha for distribution of natural gas for indu
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IOC raises $500 mn via bond issue
Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) raised $500 mn through issue of 10 year dollar denominated bonds at a coupon of 5.75 percent. The state-run oil marketing company (OMC) roped in Deutsche Bank, HSBC and Standard Chartered Bank as the joint book-runners for the bond sale. Around 400 investors across the globe offered bids worth about $3.5 bn for subscribing to the bonds. The bidd
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Ministry examines proposal on pricing of KG D6 gas
Union petroleum ministry is examining the proposal of the Finance Ministry to ask Reliance Industries (RIL) to sell natural gas at lower rates ($4.2 a unit) for the supplies it still owes. In a recent letter to the petroleum ministry, the finance ministry suggested that the government must subject gas producers to closer regulation, especially on the