According to an official statement, the central government has made over 1 million (10 lakh) direct cash transfers to consumers' bank accounts under its Direct Benefit Transfer for LPG (DBTL) scheme, launched in 18 districts on June 1. The government has so far given Rs 41 crore of subsidy to consumers directly under the above scheme since June 1, the statement shows
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Cairn India to invest $3 bn in Rajasthan asset till 2016
Between 2014 and 2016, Cairn India has planned a net capital investment of $3 billion in its Rajasthan oil and gas field, Chief Executive P Elango said in the company's annual report. By March 2014, Cairn India aims to raise crude oil production from the Rajasthan asset by as much as 23 per cent to 215,000 barrels per day
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Govt to release shale gas policy in 25 days
Union petroleum Minister Veerappa Moily informed that the government would announce policy on exploration and production of shale gas in the next 20-25 days. The petroleum ministry will finalise the policy once it receives comments from different ministries. Found in non-porous shale rocks, extraction of shale gas, which is a non-conventional natural gas, requires the fracking technology, similar to the extr
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Govt to release shale gas policy in 25 days
Union petroleum Minister Veerappa Moily informed that the government would announce policy on exploration and production of shale gas in the next 20-25 days. The petroleum ministry will finalise the policy once it receives comments from different ministries. Found in non-porous shale rocks, extraction of shale gas, which is a non-conventional natural gas, requires the fracking technology, similar to the extr
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Minister alleges opposition of lobbies for proposed gas pricing
Import lobby is opposing the proposal to link the domestic price of natural gas to the market price and thereby liberalise the pricing of the fuel, Petroleum minister M Veerappa Moily said recently. However, he said he was clueless about whether the opposition is from the crude oil import lobby or the liquid gas import lobby
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Govt takes steps to unlock shale gas reserves
The government is taking steps to unlock the potential of shale gas reserves in India in order to bridge the ever rising demand for energy. The country is dependent on import to meet over 70 percent of crude oil and this is expected to change if we successfully explore shale gas reserves. Following are some of the steps taken by the government in this direc
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Conventional oil and gas more desirable in Rajasthan block
Some experts argue that Cairn India must concentrate on oil and gas production from its Rajasthan block instead of foraying into shale gas exploration in the area. Experts argue that shale gas exploration is a technology-intensive area, which is at its infancy even in the United States
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OIL hopes to form overseas arm by year end
By the end of 2013, public sector oil and gas exploration company Oil India (OIL) plans to form an overseas subsidiary for operating its foreign assets. It is learnt that OIL wants to set up an overseas subsidiary on the lines of ONGC Videsh (OVL), which is the foreign unit of state-run energy explorer ONGC
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Minister highlights potential of technology in upstream sector
Union Petroleum Minister M Veerappa Moily said technology and capital intensive interventions have the potential to give new lease of life to the matured fields and improving recovery factor. He said this while making the inaugural address at the third IEF NOC-IOC Forum. Even from producing fields, India's recovery factor is in the range of 25-33 percent whereas fields in North Sea or in Gulf of Mexico of same vintage have recovery fact
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OVL JV to acquire 10% stake in Mozambique field
A joint venture company of ONGC Videsh (OVL) and Oil India (OIL) decided to acquire 10 percent stake of Videocon Mauritius Energy in Videocon Mozambique Rovuma 1 gas field for $2.475 billion. In the newly incorporated joint venture company, OVL holds 60 percent stake, while OIL has the remaining 40 percent