In order to drill three three wells in water depth ranging from 10,170 to 11,318 feet, ONGC upgraded at its own cost an ultra deep-sea drilling rig it had hired from Reliance Industries (RIL). ONGC upgraded the rig at its own cost because it does not want to take the risk of having to pay liquidated damages if these wells were not drilled on time and
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ONGC drills well in east coast
On January 23, the ultradeep water drillship DDKG1 spudded well NA7-1 in exploratory block KG-DWN-2004/1 in east coast India at a water depth of 3165 metre (10,385 feet), state-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) informed. With this, ONGC set a world record for drilling well in deepest water depth by an offshore drilling rig, the firm said in a statement
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Net profit of ONGC declines 17.5%
The net profit of state-run Oil & Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) fell 17.5 percent during Oct-Dec 2012 to Rs 5,563 crore from Rs 6,741 crore in the same period previous year. The company attributed the contraction in the bottomline to a higher tax on crude oil and fall in its oil and gas output. The cess on crude oil was raised 80 perc
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ONGC plans to raise gas output from Tripura
State-run oil explorer ONGC is keen to raise natural gas output from onshore fields in Tripura in order to feed its upcoming 726.6 mw power plant and also to supply its customers. The country's biggest oil and gas explorer plans to raise its output from the fields to 5 million metric standard cubic metre per day (mmscmd). This would be pea
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ONGC plans to raise gas output from Tripura
State-run oil explorer ONGC is keen to raise natural gas output from onshore fields in Tripura in order to feed its upcoming 726.6 mw power plant and also to supply its customers. The country's biggest oil and gas explorer plans to raise its output from the fields to 5 million metric standard cubic metre per day (mmscmd). This would be pea
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ONGC lines up 44 mega projects for 2012-17
Sudhir Vasudeva, Chairman and Managing Director of ONGC informed that the state-run oil and gas explorer would execute 44 mega projects worth about Rs 86,862 crore between 2012-17. Of these projects, 16 would be on-land projects and 28 offshore. Most of the projects are lump-sum turnkey contracts (LSTK)
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Morgan Stanley upgrades ratings on oil firms
Following the centre's move towards deregulating diesel prices, financial services firm Morgan Stanley upgraded the ratings on Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) and Hindustan Petroleum (HPCL) to 'overweight' from 'equalweight'. On January 17, the central government allowed state-owned oil firms to raise prices in small measures every mon
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Ministers study draft note on gas pricing
Union Oil Minister M Veerappa Moily informed that the draft note on raising the price of natural gas is under circulation before all the ministries. He also said that his ministry would send the proposal to the cabinet after the consultation of various ministries. The draft note proposes to raise the price of gas produced by state-owned ONGC and OIL from 2013 itself and that for Reliance Industries in 2014
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Ministers study draft note on gas pricing
Union Oil Minister M Veerappa Moily informed that the draft note on raising the price of natural gas is under circulation before all the ministries. He also said that his ministry would send the proposal to the cabinet after the consultation of various ministries. The draft note proposes to raise the price of gas produced by state-owned ONGC and OIL from 2013 itself and that for Reliance Industries in 2014
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OVL’s $1 bn acquisition plan gets CCEA nod
The proposal of ONGC Videsh (OVL) to pick up the 2.7213 per cent stake of US energy major Hess Corp in the Azerbaijan oilfield received approval from the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA). According to the plan, OVL would invest $ 1.001 billion to buy 2.7213 per cent stake of the above mentioned firm in Azeri, Chirag and the deep water porti