Anadarko Petroleum and Videocon Industries, who want to dilute 20 percent of their holding in a natural gas block in Mozambique, may seek expression of interest from some more players, reports indicate. A consortium of ONGC and OIL has reportedly offered over $5 billion for the 20 percent stake. How
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Govt may implement change in FDI control definition prospectively
In an interview to a leading newspaper, Union Commerce Minister Anand Sharma that the proposed changes in the definition of foreign ‘control and ownership’ would be applicable prospectively. Applying the proposed change in definition is necessary to protect the interest of foreign companies that entered into joint-ventures, partnerships or inves
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SC delivers verdict on PIL against Cairn-Vedanta deal
The Supreme Court ruled that the central government and ONGC conducted due deliberation before taking a decision on the $8.5 billion Cairn-Vedanta deal. The court ruled this while rejecting a public interest litigation (PIL) challenging the deal on the ground that there was a loss to state-owned ONGC on account of the sale
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JSW Steel-Ispat merger clears legal hurdle
On May 3, 2013, the Bombay High Court cleared the Composite Scheme of Amalgamation and Arrangement between JSW Steel and JSW Ispat Steel, both the firms informed the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE). Post-merger, promoters of JSW Steel will hold 35.12 per cent in the merged entity, while company's second largest shareholder JFE Steel holding will come down to 14.9
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Cairn Energy picks up stake in two Irish oil blocks
According to a media release, Cairn Energy, which is headquartered at Edinburgh, picked up 38 per cent equity in Porcupine Basin pair Frontier Exploration Licence (FEL) 2/04 and FEL 4/08, two Irish blocks, in a cost-and-carry deal. The company also bought stake in six adjacent licencing option blocks. The acreage covers an area of 2,75
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DIPP clears RBI proposal on FDI
In order to protect the interests of foreign investors, the department of industrial policy and promotion (DIPP) approved the proposal to route the foreign direct investment (FDI) in shares of Indian companies through an escrow account. The proposal was mooted by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) as it found that some Indian companies, who receive FDI, failed to issue shares till the deadline of 180 days near
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HPCL board clears JV plan for Rs 373 bn project
The board of Hindustan Petroleum Corp (HPCL) cleared a plan to set up a joint venture company with the Rajasthan government to set up a 9 million tonne (mn t) a year refinery in the next four years. The joint venture, in which HPCL will hold 74 percent stake and the Rajasthan government 26 percent, will implement the project at an investment of Rs 37,320 crore. The project involves setting up of an oil refinery and
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Official calls for firms to take over completed infra projects
Union Economic Affairs Secretary Arvind Mayaram asked private firms to set up facility management companies in order to take over completed infrastructure projects. Speaking at a conference organised by Ficci, the secretary said the facility management companies must take over the operation and maintenance of completed proje
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RBI liberalises overseas investment norms for state-run oil firms
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) allowed state-run oil explorers to invest in their incorporated overseas entities without any limits under the automatic route. It may be recalled that earlier, the navratna public sector undertakings (PSUs) like OVL and OIL were allowed to invest in overseas unincorporated entities only. But the central bank liberalised the existing norms to enable these firms to invest in the incorporated JV/WOS in oil se
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IIFL gets Rs 628 crore commitment for AIF
The IIFL Income Opportunities Fund of the diversified financial company India Infoline received commitment of Rs 628 crore. The IIFL Income Opportunities Fund is an alternate investment fund (AIF) of the company and according to the company press release it is the country's largest AIF fund raising till