Finance Minister P Chidambaram expressed hope that the government's move to raise natural gas price would encourage investment and production in the natural gas sector. Recently, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) almost doubled natural gas prices to $8.4 per million British thermal unit (mBtu) with effect from April 2014 and applicable for the next five years with a price
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Bottomline of oil firms set to rise
Media reports indicate that the recent hike in the price of natural gas by the government would boost the bottomline of oil and gas companies in the country. For example, the $8.4 an mBtu price approved by the CCEA, would raise the net profit of ONGC by another Rs 8,500 crore, while it would add another Rs 1,050 crore to the bottom line of Oil India (OIL), reports indicate
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IOC to lay pipeline for city gas distribution
Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) would lay pipeline from Rajpura in Punjab to Chandigarh to transport cooking gas to city homes. Besides Chandigarh, the pipeline would also be laid across Ambala in Haryana and the piped gas line will cater to Mohali, Panchkula, Baddi, Parwanoo and Nalagarh. The administration will facilitate in execution of the plan to ensure that general public does not face inconvenience during its
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Recoverable gas reserves set to rise
According to a research note by Macquarie Research, the hike in the natural gas price could boost India's recoverable gas reserves manifold. The note quoted global consultants IHS-CERA to say that the nation's producible gas resources will rise to 80 Tcf at $8 gas price. Meanwhile, union petroleum Minister M Veerappa Moily said over 3 Tcf of gas discoveries are lying to be exploited. These have not been declared commercial by our
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Recoverable gas reserves set to rise
According to a research note by Macquarie Research, the hike in the natural gas price could boost India's recoverable gas reserves manifold. The note quoted global consultants IHS-CERA to say that the nation's producible gas resources will rise to 80 Tcf at $8 gas price. Meanwhile, union petroleum Minister M Veerappa Moily said over 3 Tcf of gas discoveries are lying to be exploited. These have not been declared commercial by our
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Price of Indian basket of crude oil rises
On June 25, the international crude oil price of Indian basket rose to $99.96 per barrel (bbl) from $98.23 per bbl prevailing on the previous trading day of June 24. The price is computed or published by Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell (PPAC) under the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas. The Indian Basket crude oil price had fallen to 98.23 per bbl on June 24 from $100.10 per bbl on June 21 (the earl
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Chennai’s Kaliamman Koil Street to be widened soon
The Virugambakkam ResidentsĆā Welfare Association submitted a petition to the Chennai Corporation Mayor Saidai Samiyappan Duraisamy to facilitate the road widening work on Kaliamman Koil Street, Virugambakkam, at the earliest, at a public consultation meeting. As per the Development Rights Certificate, an additional Floor Space Index (FSI) will be allocated.
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Govt subsidy burden may rise due to gas price hike
Even as the union cabinet decided to double the price of domestically produced natural gas to $8.4 per mmbtu from the present $4.2 mmbtu, experts are debating the pros and cons of such a move. Some experts feel that the the move would raise the subsidy burden of the central government. Some reports indicate that the centre's annual subsidy bill will rise by at leas
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Govt steps to unlock shale gas reserves
The government is taking steps to unlock the potential of shale gas reserves in India in order to bridge the ever rising demand for energy. The country is dependent on import to meet over 70 per cent of crude oil and this is expected to change if we successfully explore shale gas reserves
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State-run firms eye Brazilian field
State-run oil and gas companies in India plan to pool their resources to bid for the Libra field, located 180 km off the coast of Rio de Janeiro in the Santos basin, Brazil.