India’s crude oil production rose by 1.6 per cent in August to 3.24 million tonne as higher output from Cairn India operated Rajasthan fields offset the decline at the state oil and gas explorer ONGC’s assets. Cairn’s Rajasthan oilfields produced 542,000 tonne, 1.8 percent more than August 2010. On the other hand, ONGC saw a decline in output by 1.1 percent to 2.03 million tonne.
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Coal projects face obstacles
The country’s increasing energy needs are being hampeÂred by regulatory delays for coal mining projects. India could import around 250 million tonne of coal a year by 2015, more than double import levels this year, says Coal Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal.
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Power Minister invites US cos to invest in India
Power Minister Sushilkumar Shinde invited the US companies to invest in India's power sector. Addressing the US-India Economic Opportunities and Synergies Summit in Chicago organised by FICCI in association with The Executive Club of Chicago, Shinde said India offered lucrative investment opportunities in power sector and the US investors should come forward to benefit from that opportunity
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The L-Factor
It is as though news of the slow growth of 7.7 per cent-the slowest in six quarters-as reported for the quarter ending June, as against a healthy 8.8 per cent in the same period last year, was anticipated with resignation.
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RIL withdraws from Oman
Reliance Industries (RIL) has withdrawn from an offshore oil exploration block in the Sea of Oman.
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India committed to IPI proj
Indian government is keen to pursue the ambitious Iran-Pakistan-India (IPI) gas pipeline project.
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Rs 1.5 tn facelift for ports
The Ministry of Shipping has drawn out an investment plan of Rs 155,455 crore for modernisation and expansion of ports during the 12th Five Year Plan.
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Banks to offload infra portfolio to IIFCL
The government will ask banks to sell their infrastructure portfolio to state-run Indian Infrastructure Finance Company (IIFCL) to free up funds and reviving a crucial scheme for long-gestation projects.
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Global bids for Kochi ship repair yard
Having failed to rope in its neighbouring public sector shipyard, the Cochin Port Trust has decided to go in for a global tender to choose a partner for its proposed ship repair yard.
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Separate dept for IWT in west Bengal
Inland water transport (IWT) system in West Bengal will soon be carved out into a separate department.