The Petroleum Federation of India (Petrofed), an apex body of entities in hydrocarbon sector, warned the union finance ministry against its proposed norm for calculation of under-recoveries of state-run oil marketing companies (OMCs). Recently, the finance ministry proposed that the export parity price should be considered for calculating under-recoveries of OMCs instead of the present trade parit
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Hardy Oil & Gas secures extension of license
Hardy Oil & Gas succeeded in obtaining the extension of its exploration licence for the the CY-OS/2 block in Cauvery basin for a further three years from the date on which the block is restored. Ian MacKenzie, Chief Executive of the firm said as operator of the CY-OS/2 block, the firm was looking forw
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Hardy Oil & Gas secures extension of license
Hardy Oil & Gas succeeded in obtaining the extension of its exploration licence for the the CY-OS/2 block in Cauvery basin for a further three years from the date on which the block is restored. Ian MacKenzie, Chief Executive of the firm said as operator of the CY-OS/2 block, the firm was looking forw
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OVL’s $1 bn acquisition plan gets CCEA nod
The proposal of ONGC Videsh (OVL) to pick up the 2.7213 per cent stake of US energy major Hess Corp in the Azerbaijan oilfield received approval from the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA). According to the plan, OVL would invest $ 1.001 billion to buy 2.7213 per cent stake of the above mentioned firm in Azeri, Chirag and the deep water porti
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CMIE expects output from refineries to rise upto 7%
Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE) expects output of petroleum refiners to rise between 3-7 percent in the remaining three months of 2012-13. In a recent report, the research body said the refiners may process around 18.5 million tonne of crude oil in each of the remaining months of fiscal 2012-13.
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EAC clears Cairn's plan
The Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) gave conditional clearance to the plan of Cairn India to raise crude oil output capacity from its Mangala Processing Terminal in Rajasthan. The approval would enable Cairn India to raise oil production from 175,000 bpd to 200,000 bpd.
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OVL plans to complete Azerbaijan block deal in 3 months
ONGC Videsh (OVL), the overseas arm of state-run oil explorer ONGC, plans to complete the $1 billion acquisition of a stake in an Azerbaijan oilfield by the first quarter of 2013 subject to government and regulatory approvals. Union Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) is said to be studying the
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Private refiners reduce export to cater to domestic demand
Reports suggest that private sector oil refining firms like Essar Oil have reduced export of diesel recently in order to cater to the rising demand in the domestic market. Diesel is used in the industrial, agricultural and transport sectors in the country. For example, Essar Oil has reportedly offered only one d
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ONGC expects 27 mn t oil output in 2012-13
Sudhir Vasudeva, Chairman and Managing Director of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) informed that his firm may produce 27 million tonne of crude oil and 25.7 billion cubic m of gas in 2012-13. Even in 2011-12, the firm achieved similar level of production. However, the firm aims to add 2.9 million-tonne oil equivalent to its output in 2013-
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EIL to upgrade Oil India’s pipeline
Oil India awarded the Engineering, Procurement and Construction Management (EPCM) contract to Engineers India (EIL) for upgrading pump stations or terminal of the Naharkatiya-Barauni crude oil pipeline. Oil India decided to upgrade the pumping stations or terminals to reduce operation and maintenance cost and increase the throughput of the system for acc