Media reports indicate that although the global demand and supply for crude oil and natural gas is in balance, in the medium term supply may outstrip demand. In the short-run, higher production from shale in North America is being offset by substantial outages elsewhere, principally as a result of sanctions on
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ONGC to invest Rs 40.5 bn on 2 projects
At a recent board meeting, the state-run energy explorer ONGC decided to invest over Rs 4,050 crore to upgrade Western offshore facilities (on the Arabian Sea) through two major projects. The first project includes revamp of Unmanned Platforms Phase – II in Mumbai High and Neelam & Heera Asset. The total revamp job is expected to be completed by pre-monsoon 2016
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Power industry demands gas price pooling
Industry players in the power sector demanded the union oil ministry to form a common natural gas price pool for core sectors such as power and fertilisers. They also asked the ministry to raise the domestic supply of natural gas for power plants by diverting 6 million standard cubic metre per day (mscmd) of gas being supplied to the non-core sector and reserving the new
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EIA report says India is 4th largest energy consumer
In its latest report on energy outlook for India, the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) said India is the fourth largest energy consumer in the world after the United States, China, and Russia. But the per capita energy consumption of India remains lower than that of developed countries, says the repo
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India’s gas shortage pegged at 155 mn cu m per day in 12th plan
According to a government estimate, India may face shortage of natural gas to the tune of 155 million cubic metre per day during the 12th Five Year Plan period (2012-17). This is expected to rise to 225 million cubic metre per day in the 13th Five Year Plan. According to a report by an international research agency, India accounts for 11 p
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GSPC may start production from KG basin block
By the middle of the year 2013, Gujarat State Petroleum Corp (GSPC) may start producing natural gas from the Deen Dayal (DD)-West gas fields in the Krishna Godavari basin (KG basin), media reports indicate. In mid-2005, the Gujarat government-owned GSPC announced a gas discovery at the DD-west block. Such
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Minister asks secretary to address RIL issue
Union Petroleum Minister Veerapa Moily asked the newly appointed oil secretary Vivek Rae to take steps to resolve the difference of opinion between Reliance Industries (RIL) and the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG). Following the direction, Rae is reportedly making efforts to resolve some differences between the company and the auditor
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Fall in gas output at KG D6 hits RGPPL’s operation
Falling output at the Reliance Industries' (RIL) KG D6 basin affected natural gas supply to Ratnagiri Gas & Power's (RGPPL) 1,967 mw Dabhol power plant in Maharashtra. Consequently, power generation has been stopped at the plant since February 21. Following this, MahaVitaran, which procures 95 percent power, stopp
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Gujarat govt plans PNG connection to many cities
Gujarat minister of Energy and Petrochemicals Saurabh Patel informed that the state government plans to provide Piped Natural Gas (PNG) connections in cities of Bhavnagar, Amreli, Junagadh, Jamnagar, Kutch (East) and Kutch (West). However, the central government has been delaying approval for the project in past two years, the minister said. The bidding process for providing PNG conn
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Govt gets Rs 518 cr dividend from Oil India
For the financial year 2012-13, the central government received a dividend of Rs 518.65 crore from state-run exploration firm Oil India (OIL). Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas M Veerappa Moily received the cheque from SK Srivastava, Chairman and Managing Director of OIL towards interim dividend at 110 percent for the financial year, the company said in a state