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
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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Cairn India shows interest in downstream sector
Cairn India has shown interest to be a part of a joint venture GAIL India and Rajasthan State Petroleum Corp (RSPCL) for supply of natural gas in Rajasthan. With this, the Anil Agarwal-led Cairn India plans to enter into the downstream sector, which refers to the refining of petroleum crude oil and the processing and purifying of raw natural gas, as well as the marketing and d
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Oil ministry takes efforts to ensure CAG’s audit
Union Petroleum Secretary Vivek Rae said his ministry was making all efforts to see that the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) is able to audit Reliance Industries' (RIL) spending on KG-D6 block. He said there have been some differences between CAG and RIL on the scope of audit but they are being resolved. He expressed hope that CAG would be able to resume audit by either month or early next
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Govt clarifies on FDI in oil and gas projects
According to the extant Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) policy, FDI, up to 100 percent, is permitted, under the automatic route, for exploration activities of oil and natural gas fields. This information was given by the Minister of State in the Ministry of Commerce & Industry, D Purandeswari in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha
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CCI clears investment in 5 oil and gas blocks
Exploration project at five oil and gas blocks, which where stuck as the defence ministry had objected to civilian activity, received approval from the Cabinet Committee on Investment (CCI) recently. Oil and gas exploration projects at several regions were affected by the objection of the defence establishment on concerns of security or proximity to sensitive locat
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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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GLL to rope in strategic investor
GSPC LNG (GLL) is a special purpose vehicle (SPV), promoted by the Gujarat government through Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation (GSPC), the leading state sector oil and gas entity and other state sector entities in partnership with Adani Enterprises (AEL).
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ONGC bids for 20% stake in Rovuma field
Media reports indicate that the public sector energy explorer ONGC (ONGC) has bid for a 20 percent stake in the Rovuma offshore field at Mozambique jointly with Oil India (OIL). US explorer Anadarko Petroleum Corp and Videocon Group,
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Cairn India, ONGC to produce oil from Aishwariya field
Cairn India and ONGC, which is a 30 per cent joint venture partner in the former's Aishwariya oil field in Rajasthan, hope to close 2013-14 at a production rate of 200,000-215,000 barrels of oil a day from the field. Aishwariya is the third largest discovery in the Rajasthan block and can produce higher than the current production rate approved under the field development plan.