Reliance Industries (RIL) agreed to share its infrastructural facility on the East Coast of the country with Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC). Both the companies recently entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) in this regard. According to the MoU, both the firms would work out the mod
Tag: RIL
Post
Post
RIL proposes $16-bn investment if pricing regime is favourable
An investment of $16 billion is proposed by Reliance Industries (RIL) on exploration and production of oil and gas in its fields in the next five years. The company expects to tap 3-4 trillion cubic feet (tcf) of gas through this investment. But the company feels that its investment would not be recoverable if the price calculated under the Rangarajan committee formula is
Post
BP chief suggests roadmap for gas pricing
Media reports indicate that Bob Dudley, Chief Executive of BP Group suggested the central government to prepare a clear roadmap for pricing of domestically produced natural gas in the country. Dudley feels introduction of a clear roadmap for gas pricing would attract more investment in the hydrocarbons secto
Post
RIL denied approval for $3.5 bn development plan
Owing to the absence of Drill Stem Tests (DSTs) to confirm the finds, the Directorate General of Hydrocarbons (DGH) refused to take forward the development plan of Reliance Industries' (RIL) in block NEC-25. RIL failed to conduct the above tests to confirm discovery in the NEC-25 block, off the Odisha coast. The firm made discoveries in D-32, D-40, D-9 and D-10 in the Block NEC-OSN-97/2 (NEC-25) and it sub
Post
Department suggests cap on gas pricing under new regime
The department of expenditure of the union finance ministry suggested the oil ministry to fix a ceiling price for domestic natural gas under the Rangarajan formula. On June 27, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs cleared the adoption of the Rangarajan pricing formula for domestic natural gas from April 2014. But while adopting this formula, the expenditure department suggested that gas producers should not be allow
Post
GAIL plant does not receive gas from KG-D6
Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) plants of GAIL has reportedly stopped receiving natural gas from Reliance Industries' KG-D6 block because of falling output in the area. Supply to the plant was stopped because gas output at KG-D6 declined to just over 14 mmscmd which is enough to met the requirement of fertiliser plants. Fertiliser plants are given top priority in gas supplies
Post
CBM output set to rise in India
In the next two years, about 6.5 million standard cubic meters per day of coal bed methane (CBM) could be produced by Essar Oil and Reliance Industries from their respective blocks. This output is enough to generate about 1,573 mw of power, reports indicate. 1 mmscmd gas can generate 242 mw power, reports indicate
Post
CAG may study impact of price hike on RIL
Media reports indicate that the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) would study the impact of the recent hike in the price of natural gas on the financial position of Reliance Industries (RIL). For natural gas sourced from RIL's KG D6 basin, the hike in the price would be effective from April 2014, when the contractual price agreement between the firm and the government expires
Post
RIL relinquishes 2 gas fields at KG Basin
Owing to non-lucrative natural gas prices, Reliance Industries (RIL) relinquished two natural gas fields at the KG Basin, media reports indicate. After RIL discovered gas in the two blocks, it took them to the Directorate General of Hydrocarbons (DGH) to declare them commercially viable — declaration of commerciality, in jargon
Post
RIL to invest Rs 1.5 trillion in 3 yrs
At its 39th annual general meeting (AGM) in Mumbai, Mukesh Ambani, Chairman of Reliance Industries (RIL) informed that the firm plans to invest Rs 1.5 lakh crore over the next three years. He remarked that the firm is investing the largest capital in India by any enterprise public or private, Indian or foreign and this is an expression of the faith of Relia