Petroleum refiners in the country are awaiting the government to solve the insurance issue of crude oil imported from Iran. The sanction imposed by western countries prohibits any firm from insuring crude oil imports from the gulf nation
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Refineries expect govt to address insurance issue
Petroleum refiners in the country are awaiting the government to solve the insurance issue of crude oil imported from Iran. The sanction imposed by western countries prohibits any firm from insuring crude oil imports from the gulf nation
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ONGC drills well in east coast
On January 23, the ultradeep water drillship DDKG1 spudded well NA7-1 in exploratory block KG-DWN-2004/1 in east coast India at a water depth of 3165 metre (10,385 feet), state-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) informed. With this, ONGC set a world record for drilling well in deepest water depth by an offshore drilling rig, the firm said in a statement
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Net profit of ONGC declines 17.5%
The net profit of state-run Oil & Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) fell 17.5 percent during Oct-Dec 2012 to Rs 5,563 crore from Rs 6,741 crore in the same period previous year. The company attributed the contraction in the bottomline to a higher tax on crude oil and fall in its oil and gas output. The cess on crude oil was raised 80 perc
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OMCs may decide individually on diesel price change
Reports suggest that oil marketing companies (OMCs) may decide on hiking diesel prices individually as collective decision invites suspicion of cartelisation from the Competition Commission of India (CCI). In 2010, Reliance Industries had petitioned CCI, alleging the government OMCs acted as a cartel while pricing their aviation turbine fuel supply for Air India, on a te
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OMCs may decide individually on diesel price change
Reports suggest that oil marketing companies (OMCs) may decide on hiking diesel prices individually as collective decision invites suspicion of cartelisation from the Competition Commission of India (CCI). In 2010, Reliance Industries had petitioned CCI, alleging the government OMCs acted as a cartel while pricing their aviation turbine fuel supply for Air India, on a te
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OMCs post losses during Apr-Dec 2012 period
Even though state-run oil marketing companies (OMCs) announced profit during the quarter ending December 31, 2012, they posted losses on a nine-month period between Apr-Dec 2012. This is because the government did not make timely payment of subsidy amount to these firms (in the Apr-Jun 201
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OMCs post losses during Apr-Dec 2012 period
Even though state-run oil marketing companies (OMCs) announced profit during the quarter ending December 31, 2012, they posted losses on a nine-month period between Apr-Dec 2012. This is because the government did not make timely payment of subsidy amount to these firms (in the Apr-Jun 201
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Shell India mulls $1 bn investment in LNG terminal
In a joint venture with Anil Ambani Group firm Reliance Power, Anglo-Dutch oil giant Royal Dutch Shell is building a floating liquid gas (LNG) terminal off Kakinada in Andhra Pradesh. The company plans to invest $1 billion in the terminal project by 2014 as it bets big on gas retailing in the energy defici
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Shell India mulls $1 bn investment in LNG terminal
In a joint venture with Anil Ambani Group firm Reliance Power, Anglo-Dutch oil giant Royal Dutch Shell is building a floating liquid gas (LNG) terminal off Kakinada in Andhra Pradesh. The company plans to invest $1 billion in the terminal project by 2014 as it bets big on gas retailing in the energy defici