As Reliance Industries and its partner BP plc of the UK are working together, they may have been able to arrest the steep decline in output from their main gas field in the eastern offshore KG-D6 fields. Sources in the Union Oil Ministry said that it was anticipated that the production from KG-D6 will drop to about 11 million standard cubic meters per day by October but that is not happening. The output is around 13.4 mmscmd and is unlikely to drop below 13 mmscmd, the sources added.
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SAIL to raise operational efficiency, save cost
Steel Authority of India (SAIL) would adopt several steps to increase operational efficiency and thereby save Rs 5,000 crore in cost over the next three years. The state-run steel maker said in a statement after a ‘Strategic Confluence on Cost Control and Cost Competitiveness’ at its Management Training Institute in Ranc
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Tata Steel hopes to raise sales in FY14
Tata Steel, which sold 7.5 million tonne of steel in 2012-13, plans to raise the sale to 8.5 million tonne in the current financial year, which is a growth of around 13.3 per cent. The company is hopeful of raising sales in the current fiscal as it expects increase in demand following the monsoon season. During Apr-Jun 2013, the firm posted a year-on-year sales growth of 26 per
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OVL net profit up by 72% on higher oil, gas output
On the back of higher output of crude oil and natural gas the overseas arm of State-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) ONGC Videsh (OVL) has reported a 72 per cent jump in its net profit in the June quarter. In the April-June quarter its net profit rose by 71.9 per cent to Rs 837 crore from Rs 487 crore a year ago.
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Panel clears $4 bn investment plan of RIL, partners
At a recent meeting, a block management committee approved the proposed investment of $4 billion by Reliance Industries and its partners to produce natural gas from the D34 blocks in KG-D6 basin. The partners of RIL in this venture are BP Plc and Niko Resources. D34, which is part of the R-Series gas-field in the block, was declared commercially viable. R-serie
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SAIL invests Rs 421 bn on capacity expansion plan
Till July 2013, state-run firm Steel Authority of India (SAIL) invested Rs 42,101 crore out of the proposed Rs 61,870 crore it plans to spend on modernisation and expansion of its existing facilities. Through this investment, the company plans to raise its crude steel production capacity to 21.4 million tonne per annum (mn tpa) from 12.8 mn tpa now
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Govt to ascertain hoarding allegation against RIL
The government is taking steps to ascertain whether Reliance Industries (RIL) hoarded natural gas produced from KG-D6 field in anticipation of higher prices. In this regard, the government plans to appoint a reputed independent consultant. If the consultant feels that RIL hoarded gas in anticipation of higher prices, it wou
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Govt to ascertain hoarding allegation against RIL
The government is taking steps to ascertain whether Reliance Industries (RIL) hoarded natural gas produced from KG-D6 field in anticipation of higher prices. In this regard, the government plans to appoint a reputed independent consultant. If the consultant feels that RIL hoarded gas in anticipation of higher prices, it wou
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Lack of gas supply renders power plants idle
Power Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said 12 power projects, with a total generation capacity of 2,978.62 mw, are lying idle because they don't receive natural gas from Reliance Industries' KG-D6. During first and second quarter of 2013 (till August 19, 2013), these projects, which are solely dependent on gas supply from KG-D6, did not
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Finished steel consumption inches up 0.2%
During Apr-Jul 2013, consumption of finished steel in India rose just 0.2 per cent to 24.1 million tonne (mn t) on year-on-year basis. During the same period, steel output grew 3.1 per cent to 26.1 mn t, from 25.3 mn t during the year-ago period. The muted growth in steel consumption is attributed to poor off-take by large sectors like construction and auto