Some analysts expect Cairn India to upgrade crude oil reserves in its prolific Rajasthan field in the next two-three quarters led by higher exploration and drilling activities. It may be noted that the government allowed the company to conduct additional exploration in place. The com
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HPCL board clears JV plan for Rs 373 bn project
The board of Hindustan Petroleum Corp (HPCL) cleared a plan to set up a joint venture company with the Rajasthan government to set up a 9 million tonne (mn t) a year refinery in the next four years. The joint venture, in which HPCL will hold 74 percent stake and the Rajasthan government 26 percent, will implement the project at an investment of Rs 37,320 crore. The project involves setting up of an oil refinery and
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Phase I of Rs 220 bn refinery project seen in 2014
Minister for Industries of Tamil Nadu government P Thangamani informed the state assembly that the 6 million tonne first phase of the petroleum refinery project by Nagarjuna Oil Corporation would be operationalised by 2014. Nagarjuna Oil Corporation proposed to set up a 12 million tonne a year refinery project in Cuddalore for abou
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RBI liberalises overseas investment norms for state-run oil firms
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) allowed state-run oil explorers to invest in their incorporated overseas entities without any limits under the automatic route. It may be recalled that earlier, the navratna public sector undertakings (PSUs) like OVL and OIL were allowed to invest in overseas unincorporated entities only. But the central bank liberalised the existing norms to enable these firms to invest in the incorporated JV/WOS in oil se
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CCI approves operation in 25 oil, gas blocks
The Cabinet Committee on Investment (CCI) approved 25 blocks for continued exploration of oil and gas in its latest meeting. These blocks involve a total of over $4.6 billion of investment. Of this, $2.71 billion of investment has already been made and further investment to the extent of $1.9 billion
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Govt plans to liberalise pricing regime in oil and gas sector
Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram informed foreign investors that the union government plans to liberalise pricing regime in the oil and gas sector in order to attract more investment into the sector. The government is considering a cabinet note on how to move from a production sharing model to revenue sharing model for oil and gas explored and excavated by com
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Net profit of RIL rises 6% in FY13
The standalone net profit of Reliance Industries (RIL) rose 6 percent in 2012-13 on a year-on-year (y-o-y) basis to Rs 21,003 crore, while its revenue rose 9.2 percent to Rs 3.71 trillion. The company attributed the growth in earnings largely to strong and improved refining margins during the year
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RIL, BP chiefs meet PM to discuss investment plans
Reliance Industries (RIL) Chairman Mukesh Ambani and Bob Dudley, head of global energy firm BP met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and some government officials recently to discuss their investment plans. The two companies, that are jointly operating the KG D6 gas basin in Andhra Pradesh, asked government to clarify regulatory issues plaguing the oil and gas secto
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Majority of developing countries subsidise fuel products
A study by World Bank shows that about two-thirds of the developing countries (considered in the study) have kept domestic prices of one or more petroleum products below market-clearing levels in the past three years. It adds that with the additional burden sharing by the oil and gas companies included, fuel subsidies amount to about 2
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Board of OIL clears plan to set up foreign arm
In order to pick up stake in foreign oil and gas assets, pubic sector energy explorer Oil India (OIL) plans to set up an overseas subsidiary. At a meeting on April 10, the board of OIL cleared the decision to set up a subsidiary, which will have a separate board and managing director akin to the corporate structure of ONGC