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Clearing the Tax Clutter

Clearing the Tax Clutter

India has a unique indirect tax landscape for the infrastructure sector. While the sector enjoys a plethora of concessions and exemptions, the very nature of the contracting structure is troubled with a large amount of complexities, more so on the EPC contracting side.

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India, US sign bilateral agreement for hydrocarbon

India, US sign bilateral agreement for hydrocarbon

The Indian government has signed a three-point bilateral agreement with the US government aiming to harness new technologies in the hydrocarbon sector. The agreement was signed between Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and US Secretary of Energy Dr Ernest Moniz in Washington.

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ONGC makes 3 new oil & gas discoveries

ONGC makes 3 new oil & gas discoveries

Public sector major Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) has announced that there have been three new oil and gas discoveries in one each of the Krishna-Godavari Basin, Cauvery basin and Mumbai offshore, which allows an interim dividend of 100 per cent to its shareholders.

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OVL talks to Pemex for Mexico tie-up

OVL talks to Pemex for Mexico tie-up

ONGC Videsh (OVL) is in talks with Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex), the national oil company of Mexico for a potential tie-up to pick up equity in exploration and production assets in the Latin American nation.

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ONGC set to award vessel contract to Cochin Shipyard

ONGC set to award vessel contract to Cochin Shipyard

Media reports indicate that ONGC is in the process of giving a contract to Cochin Shipyard for manufacturing a seismic ship. A seismic vessel carries equipment that sends down sound waves to the sea-bed and capture their reflections. Cables (called ‘streamers’) several kilometre long are laid is the water and an airgun is fired from the vessel. ‘Hydrophones’ on the cables, which lie at regular inter

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Offshore oil and gas blocks hold great potential in India

Offshore oil and gas blocks hold great potential in India

Industry players opine that India's offshore exploration sector holds tremendous potential in terms of oil and gas reserves. According to SK Srivastava, Chairman of Oil India (OIL), offshore exploration will play an increasing role in India's efforts to source crude oil domestically. Of the domestic crude oil output of 38 million ton, the offshore sector accounts for 21 million ton, followed by 1

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ONGC’s contractors to get international price

ONGC’s contractors to get international price

Reports indicate that the state-run explorer ONGC would pay international price for crude oil produced from its marginal fields to the service contractors. ONGC, which holds about 165 marginal fields (offshore and onshore), enters into service contracts with companies having expertise in developing these fields through a bidding process

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ONGC’s contractors to get international price

ONGC’s contractors to get international price

Reports indicate that the state-run explorer ONGC would pay international price for crude oil produced from its marginal fields to the service contractors. ONGC, which holds about 165 marginal fields (offshore and onshore), enters into service contracts with companies having expertise in developing these fields through a bidding process

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