In order to encourage exploration and development activities by players in the oil and gas sector, the government is reviewing the system of pricing natural gas under the production sharing contract (PSC), Economic Survey 2012-13 said. The pricing system would be reviewed in order to clarify the extent to which producers will get the free
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Posco expects to ready steel project in 5 years
Media reports quoted a senior executive of Posco India as saying that the company needs at least two years for fencing and land preparation for its proposed 8 mn tpa steel project and subsequently the first stage construction of the project needs three years. So, the company expects to begin production at the mega steel plant near Paradip in Odisha's Jagatsinghpur dist
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RIL, BP bank on $5 bn investment to reverse fall in output
According to a joint statement from Reliance Industries (RIL) and BP, their jointly proposed $5 billion investment includes testing of a new layer of natural gas under the rapidly depleting fields in the KG-D6 fields. Both the firms agreed to invest jointly of $5 billion in the next few years to boost natural gas output in the flagging Krishna Godavari (KG) D6 basin gradually from 201
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RIL, BP bank on $5 bn investment to reverse fall in output
According to a joint statement from Reliance Industries (RIL) and BP, their jointly proposed $5 billion investment includes testing of a new layer of natural gas under the rapidly depleting fields in the KG-D6 fields. Both the firms agreed to invest jointly of $5 billion in the next few years to boost natural gas output in the flagging Krishna Godavari (KG) D6 basin gradually from 201
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World steel output grows a mere 0.8%
Data from World Steel Association (WSA) shows the global production of the alloy rose a mere 0.8 percent in January 2013 to 125 million tonne (mn t) from 123.7 mn t in January 2012. During January 2013, India produced 6.3 mn t, data from the association shows. In its monthly report, the body said
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SIMA seeks hike in customs duty on sponge iron
Sponge Iron Manufacturers Association (SIMA), in a pre-Budget memorandum, urged the government to raise customs duty on sponge iron to 10 per cent from the current level of 5 per cent in the union budget 2013-14. The association wants the government to raise duty in order to reduce the rising import of sponge iron. The indu
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New coke battery of IISCO plant to benefit bottomline
Narendra Kothari, Chief Executive Officer of IISCO Steel Plant said the new coke oven battery Number 11, which began operation recently, would contribute significantly to the overall bottom line of the company. It may be noted that the Burnpur-based IISCO Steel Plant (ISP), which is part of SAIL, begun trial productions at some of its new units – coke oven batt
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New coke battery of IISCO plant to benefit bottomline
Narendra Kothari, Chief Executive Officer of IISCO Steel Plant said the new coke oven battery Number 11, which began operation recently, would contribute significantly to the overall bottom line of the company. It may be noted that the Burnpur-based IISCO Steel Plant (ISP), which is part of SAIL, begun trial productions at some of its new units – coke oven batt
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Goa govt mulls ban on fresh ore mining
According to an affidavit filed by the Goa government in the Supreme Court, the state government plans to ban completely all fresh excavation of mineral ore. The affidavit, which was filed in response to a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking action against rampant illega
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Goa govt mulls ban on fresh ore mining
According to an affidavit filed by the Goa government in the Supreme Court, the state government plans to ban completely all fresh excavation of mineral ore. The affidavit, which was filed in response to a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking action against rampant illega