Experts suggest government to introduce import parity pricing for natural gas as it is a cleaner fuel and leaves a far smaller environmental footprint. Presently, crude oil produced in the country is given import parity price. This is however denied for gas. If the same well produces oil and gas, then the former receives impor
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Jet fuel price increased by 3.8%
Jet fuel prices were on February 28 hiked by 3.8 per cent, the second increase in rates in as many months. Aviation Turbine Fuel, or ATF, price at T3 terminal in Delhi was hiked by Rs 2,519.83 per kilolitre (kl), or 3.8 per cent, to Rs 70,080.87 per kl from midnight tonight, according to Indian Oil Corp, the nation's largest fuel retailer.
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Minister seeks suggestion on implementing dual price system
Pointing out the difficulty in selling diesel at two different rates at the same petrol pump, Finance Minister P Chidambaram said the government is open to suggestions on implementing dual rates provided two different prices does not “lead to black marketing”. Speaking at the Rajya Sabha, the minister said the government knocked some heads together to see if it is possible to have dual prices of diesel at the same retail outle
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CAG complains against RIL to oil ministry
Reports indicate that the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) wrote to the union petroleum minister M Veerappa Moily that Reliance Industries (RIL) was not cooperating with the audit of the spending on the flagging KG-D6 fields. It is learnt that the company declined to share the documents related to its legal case against the oil mini
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ONGC uses floatover installation methods for 1st time
In a noteworthy milestone for offshore exploration and development, ONGC has used the floatover installation methods for the first time in India. The company installed a 13,000 tonne process platform and an 8,000 tonne living quarters platform on the sea in order to develop its B-193 field in the Mumbai offshore
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Industry players expected more tax incentives
Some companies in the oil and gas sector feel that the budget has not provided enough tax incentives for the upstream and the downstream segments of the sector. For example, upstream companies were expecting the budget to remove service tax on service providers to E&P companies favourably, since that drains away a substantial part
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Steel Exchange gets gas supply from ONGC
Steel Exchange India is learnt to be getting gas from the ONGC's isolated fields in the KG Basin under direct marketing. The upstream oil major is said to be supplying the gas at the rate of 10,000 standard cubic metre per day. The fist of these fields at Vygreswaram in East Godavari dist
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Revenue share contracts may raise risk for explorers
Deepak Mahurkar, leader, oil and gas, PricewaterhouseCoopers opined that a move towards revenue-sharing mechanism in exploration contracts exposes investors to more risks of investments, and that may dissuade large oil companies from India. It may be noted that the union Finance Minister P Chidambaram announced in his budget speech that a new
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CGD segment in limbo
The government introduced the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board to regulate and develop the City Gas Distribution business in India. However, the sector is still facing many challenges on its way,
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Listed CPSUs suffer value erosion
While the listed CPSUs showed a dismal growth performance during April-December 2012, their net profit contracted just over seven per cent during the period.