Pakistan government began work on the $7.5 billion Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline project which would pass through Pakistan's restive Baluchistan province. It is learnt that the Iranian government almost completed work on its side. Now, the Pakistani gove
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India estimated to have 1.6 tn cubic feet of shale gas reserves
According to an estimate by the US Geological Survey, India has 1.6 trillion cubic feet of technically recoverable shale gas in the provinces of Bombay, Cauvery and Krishna-Godavari. The gas is largely concentrated in six areas - Cambay (in Gujarat), Assam-Arakan (northeast), Gondawana (central), KG onshore (Andhra Pradesh), Cauvery onsh
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Oil firms to enter into MoU for LNG terminal project
Energy exploration firm Oil & Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) and Bharat Petroleum Corp (BPCL) would soon enter into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the liquid gas (LNG) import terminal project at Mangalore. The first phase of the terminal will cost $500-750 million (Rs 2,800 to 4,200 crore) and is expected to be completed in 3
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Ministries take efforts to clear blocks
Union ministry of defence and the ministry of petroleum are taking efforts to arrive at a workable solution in respect of granting security clearance to the "No Go" blocks, a joint report by the ministries said. Both the ministries are taking efforts keeping in mind the best practices in other countries as well as options for appropriate ring-fencing and a coordinated mech
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Govt clears exploration in some oil and gas blocks
At a recent meeting of the National Secretary Advisor Shivshankar Menon and Principal Secretary to Prime Minister Pulok Chatterji, it was decided to clear Reliance Industries' (RIL) producing KG-D6 block and gas discovery area NEC-26. The meeting, held on February 27, decided to clear fully the exploration and production at the blocks and also
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ONGC proposes Rs 350 bn investment in FY14
In 2013-14, Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) plans to invest Rs 35,049.23 crore, which is 4 per cent higher than the revised capital expenditure of Rs 33,577 crore in the current fiscal year, Union Budget document shows. The state-run oil and gas explorer plans to fund the investment entirely through internal resources in 2013-14. T
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Centre wants TAPI gas pipeline to begin from Kazakh
According to media reports, the Indian government has already presented a concept of the proposed Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline that could later be expanded to the territory of Russia. It is learnt that the central government wants the pipeline to begin from Kazakhstan border, more specifically from Shymkent (a southern city of Kazakhstan) and cont
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Reworking GAIL’s pipeline project may raise cost
According to sources close to the development, the cost of the Rs 3,263 crore Kochi-Bangalore-Mangalore Pipeline (KKBMPL) being implemented by GAIL may escalate in case of re-alignment. Farmers in Tamil Nadu are protesting against the a section of the project, which passes through their farmland and this prompted the company to consider re-align
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Global oil firms in race for stake in Mozambique block
Global oil and gas explorers like PetroChina, Exxon Mobil Corp, Royal Dutch Shell PLC are reportedly in the race for a 20 per cent stake in a Mozambique gas field co-owned by Anadarko Petroleum Corp and Videocon Chairman Venugopal Dhoot. An information memorandum on the sale was sent to potential bidders in early February and the first round bids are due on March 14, reports
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NMPT handles 12.83 mn t crude oil for MRPL
The New Mangalore Port Trust (NMPT) handled 12.83 million tonne (mn t) of imported crude oil for Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals (MRPL) during Apr-Feb 2012-13 compared to 11.97 mn t in the year-ago period. NMPT handled 1.49 mn t of iron ore fines during the first