Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) will decide whether to bid for the West Bengal government's 40 per cent stake in Haldia Petrochemicals (HPL) It may be recalled that the state government invited expressions of interest (EoIs) through West Bengal Industrial Development Corporation for selling its stake in
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Premium on naptha declines in global market
With many refineries in North Asia scheduled to resume operation following a shutdown for maintenance, premium on naptha has declined in the international market. Industry sources informed that June premiums were weaker than May premiums owing to expectations rise in supply of naptha as refineries resume operation. As an indication of fall in premium, Oil & Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) received a price of about $25 a tonne to Middle East quotes on a free-on-board (FOB) basis when it rece
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CCI probes cartelisation in petrol pricing
Anti-trust watchdog Competition Commission of India (CCI) has reportedly started probing the alleged cartelisation in the price of petrol in the domestic market by state-run oil marketing companies (OMCs). Suspicion of cartelisation in petrol pricing arose as state-run OMCs usually reduce or hike price of the fuel in unison. The Director General, the investigation arm of the CCI is investigating the matter
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OMCs await govt decision on compensation formula
State-run oil marketing companies (OMCs) and upstream firms like ONGC are awaiting the final decision from the government on adopting the formula for compensating the OMCs for under-recoveries. While union finance ministry wants the adoption of export-parity pricing model to compensate for under-recoveries, petroleum ministry opposes the proposal as it woul
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Liberalisation of gas sector may incentivise production
Some industry observers suggest the government to liberalise natural gas sector in India in order to incentivise exploration and production by private companies. They point out that like in the US, if gas market is liberalised, it will help IndiaÂ’s economy in more ways than what can be predicted. Some industry observers argue that producers will be attracted to invest in gas exploration including shale gas.
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PNGRB to open bids for CGD project
Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) would soon open the technical bids submitted by oil and gas firms for launching city gas distribution (CGD) business in key cities. After clearing the technical bids, the downstream regulator would open financial bids for the third round of auct
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DGH not inclined to clear RIL proposal
The Directorate General of Hydrocarbons (DGH), the technical arm of the union petroleum ministry, is not in favour of approving the Reliance Industries' (RIL) proposal to conduct separate testing for D-29, 30 & 31. Earlier in May, the firm sought permission for conducting separate tests at its three gas discoveries i.e D-29, 30 & 31. This is a shift away from the com
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Gas-based power plants need 72 mscmd gas
Media reports quoted a top source from the union power ministry as saying that natural gas-based power plants in the country need 72 mscmd of gas to operate at 75 per cent plant load factor. However, at present they get only 27 mscmd gas, which enable them to operate at only 29 per cent plant load factor, reports suggest
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Ministry gets request from OIL for gas revision
In order to meet the increasing cost of production and also to enable the proposed capital investment of over Rs 19,000 crore in the 12th Five Year Plan period (2012-17), Oil India (OIL) asked the union oil ministry to raise natural gas price. In a letter to the union oil ministry, the firm said its cost of production of natural gas from the nominated fields was increasing on sustained
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US govt allows export of LNG to non-FTA nations
Department of Energy of the US government gave conditional approval for export of locally produced LNG to non-FTA (free trade agreement) countries from Freeport Terminal on Quintana Island in Texas. The Department of Energy, in its 132 page order, said the proposed exports may result in net economic benefits to the U