According to source-based information, ONGC Videsh plans to exit the hydrocarbon block offered by Vietnam to it in the maritime region of South China Sea as it found that the bed of the block was very difficult. ONGC Videsh, the overseas arm of ONGC, feels that the cost of operating the block is higher than the benefits and so it is not conducting operation there. However, Viet
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Rs 622 cr SPM project gets CCI nod
According to a government statement, the proposed Single Point Mooring (SPM) and allied facilities for import of crude oil at the Kandla port received clearance from the Cabinet Committee on Infrastructure (CCI). The Rs 621.53 crore project would increase its capacity by 12 million tonne per annum (mn tpa) to 104 mn tpa and it would be set up off Veera (outside Kandla creek) in Gulf of Kutch at
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Indian firms imported 85.9 mn t oil till Sep
Crude oil imported by Indian refining companies stood at 85.959 million tonne during the April-September 2012. It is learnt that Indian companies are reducing their import from Iran and are instead increasing their dependence on other countries like Iraq, Venezuela, Kuwait for sourcing crude
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OVL aims to raise output
In an interview to a leading media, a top official of
ONGC Videsh (OVL) informed that the firm aims to produce 20 million tonne of oil and gas by 2017-18 and 60 million tonne by 2030. If the company achieves this target, its contribution would be 46 percent of ONGC group production by 2030, against existing 15 percent, the official is quoted as sa
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RIL bats for linking gas price to market
In order to encourage firms to produce natural gas from technologically challenging ultra deepsea, Reliance Industries (RIL) requested a committee headed by C Rangarajan to propose market-linked pricing.C Rangarajan, who is the Chairman of Prime Ministers' Economic Advisory Council, is heading a committee that is formed to examine terms of future contracts for explo
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CAG warns ministry against clearing RIL plan
In a letter to the union petroleum ministry, the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) warned that any increase in capital expenditure by Reliance Industries (RIL) in its KG-D6 basin may have significant adverse impact on government's financial interests. Therefore, the CAG advised the ministry not to permit any investment plan by the company in the gas field unless RIL allows CAG unfettered access to audit its spen
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HPCL to expedite Rajasthan project
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation (HPCL), which earlier decided to commission its nine million tonne refinery project in Ratnagiri before completing work on its Rajasthan project, has reversed the plan. Media reports suggest that the company finds it meaningful to expedite its recently planned Rajasthan project
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CAG insists on its right to vet contractors’ documents
Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has asked oil ministry to ‘specifically incorporate’ its right to audit contractor(s) relevant documents of contractors in the future production sharing contracts (PSC).In a letter to Petroleum Secretary, the CAG’s Director General (Commercial) II, P Sesh Kumar said the government auditor must have access to the books, accounts, records, documents and financial statements of co
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Oil price rises on geopolitical risks
The recent geopolitical tension in the middle east led to upward pressure in the price of crude oil in the international market. Investors feel that the outbreak of violence between Israel and Palestine in the middle east may cause supply disruption of crude oil. This caused oil futures to rise over 2 percent in recent trading sessions and it was reportedly trading at its highest price
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Indian basket crude oil declines marginally
According to data released by Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell (PPAC), the international crude oil price for Indian Basket fell to 107.54 $ per barrel (bbl) on November 16, 2012. This is $00.37 a bbl lower compared to $107.91 a bbl the previous trading session. In rupee terms also, crude oil price fell to Rs 5,913.62 a bbl on November 16, 2012 as com