Hindsight: This was a reasonably good year for O&G in general, in particular for India. The government has performed very well. For the first time, it took some concrete and bold steps, and ensured deregulation of transportation and petrol, distinguished bulk from retail transport. There is some disparity there, needing some practical solutions.
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Tag: LK Gupta
Increased prices have enthused us to explore more gas fields
It´s been a good year for O and G, setting the right agenda for reforms and increased private participation in exploration, says LK Gupta, MD and CEO, Essar Oil, in a conversation with Shashidhar Nanjundaiah.
Will you participate in the upcoming 10th round of NELP?
We have not yet taken a call. If we find value, we will consider it. We are currently more focused on completing our Ranigunj CBM fields and running our Vadinar refining plant optimally. This is a period where we are preparing for f
Re-igniting the spark
With government taking initiative to de-bottleneck the energy sector growth and boost country´s economy, oil and gas majors are busy addressing risk factors and multitasking to integrate their business model in order to ensure future growth, says Pradeep Pandey.
Best performer
Virendra Singh Jain has been appointed as an independent director of Essar Oil. With an experience of over three decades at the helm of public and private sector enterprises, including two Maha¡ratnas, his wide ranging experience and financial expertise
Infrascape 2013 | Opening up of FDI should improve investment
The oil and gas sector was once again marred by mounting under-recoveries with upstream public sector oil companies takÂing a hit of Rs 30,200 crore during April-September 2012 period, a 39 per cent rise in the burÂden compared with the same period last year.




