Union Petroleum Secretary Vivek Rae said his ministry was making all efforts to see that the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) is able to audit Reliance Industries' (RIL) spending on KG-D6 block. He said there have been some differences between CAG and RIL on the scope of audit but they are being resolved. He expressed hope that CAG would be able to resume audit by either month or early next
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RIL to drill probe well in KG D6
Niko Resources informed that its partner Reliance Industries (RIL) has spud its first exploration well in more than five years on the flagging natural gas fields in KG-D6 block. Niko is the minority partner of RIL in the Krishna Godavari basin block. RIL has spud the MJ-1 exploration well on the Dhirubhai-1 and 3 gas fields in the KG-DWN-98/3 or KG-D6 block in its efforts to explore new reserves to supplement falling
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CAG to conduct comprehensive audit
The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) will conduct two separate "performance audits" in the oil and gas sector. The first one pertains to the government's role in the supply and pricing of natural gas between 2007-08 to 2011-12, which will cover the pricing of RIL's KG-D6 gas, its allocation to various consumers and supply cuts due t
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Minister asks secretary to address RIL issue
Union Petroleum Minister Veerapa Moily asked the newly appointed oil secretary Vivek Rae to take steps to resolve the difference of opinion between Reliance Industries (RIL) and the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG). Following the direction, Rae is reportedly making efforts to resolve some differences between the company and the auditor
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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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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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RIL, BP bank on $5 bn investment to reverse fall in output
According to a joint statement from Reliance Industries (RIL) and BP, their jointly proposed $5 billion investment includes testing of a new layer of natural gas under the rapidly depleting fields in the KG-D6 fields. Both the firms agreed to invest jointly of $5 billion in the next few years to boost natural gas output in the flagging Krishna Godavari (KG) D6 basin gradually from 201
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RIL, BP bank on $5 bn investment to reverse fall in output
According to a joint statement from Reliance Industries (RIL) and BP, their jointly proposed $5 billion investment includes testing of a new layer of natural gas under the rapidly depleting fields in the KG-D6 fields. Both the firms agreed to invest jointly of $5 billion in the next few years to boost natural gas output in the flagging Krishna Godavari (KG) D6 basin gradually from 201
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CAG, RIL differ on audit of KG D6 block
Media reports suggest that the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India and Reliance Industries (RIL) are sparring over the scope of the audit for the KG-D6 natural gas fields. On January 17, the CAG has reportedly wrote to the oil ministry saying that RIL was not co-operating with the auditors due to differences over the scope of the audit
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CAG, RIL differ on audit of KG D6 block
Media reports suggest that the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India and Reliance Industries (RIL) are sparring over the scope of the audit for the KG-D6 natural gas fields. On January 17, the CAG has reportedly wrote to the oil ministry saying that RIL was not co-operating with the auditors due to differences over the scope of the audit