Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) will decide whether to bid for the West Bengal government's 40 per cent stake in Haldia Petrochemicals (HPL) It may be recalled that the state government invited expressions of interest (EoIs) through West Bengal Industrial Development Corporation for selling its stake in
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Esssar Energy Holdings to exercise call option
In a move to consolidate non-public holdings of Essar Oil, Essar Energy Holdings, Mauritius exercised the call option to buy 32.95 million shares or 2.41 percent stake in the former from UK's Imperial Consultants and Securities. It may be recalled that on April 6, 2010, Essar Energy entered into an agreement with Essar Investment for the call option. Later, Essar Investment demerged its inves
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ONGC offloads stake in coal bed methane blocks
State-run energy explorer Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) offloaded stake in four of its coal bed methane (CBM) gas blocks to foreign and domestic firms through a recently held auction. The blocks in which the company wanted to divest stakes are Jharia and Bokaro blocks in Jharkhand and North Karanpura and South Karanpura assets in Raniganj, West
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Board of Cochin Shipyard to discuss disinvestment plan
The board of Cochin Shipyard would discuss the proposed disinvestment of government in the company when it meets in June. In a first disinvestment in the sector, the government plans to offload 10 per cent stake in the company. This is part of the Rs 54,000 crore divestment target set by the government for 2013-14. The target is almo
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TCG asserts right over shares of state govt in HPL
West Bengal government's plan to offload its 39.99 per cent stake in Haldia Petrochemical (HPL) suffered setback with the group companies of The Chatterjee Group (TCG), claiming part of the stake sale. TCG, holds stake in HPL through its group firms Chatterjee Petrochem (Maurtius) Company and Chatterjee Petrochem (India
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Offshore oil and gas blocks hold great potential in India
Industry players opine that India's offshore exploration sector holds tremendous potential in terms of oil and gas reserves. According to SK Srivastava, Chairman of Oil India (OIL), offshore exploration will play an increasing role in India's efforts to source crude oil domestically. Of the domestic crude oil output of 38 million ton, the offshore sector accounts for 21 million ton, followed by 1
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Anadarko may seek bids from more players
Anadarko Petroleum and Videocon Industries, who want to dilute 20 percent of their holding in a natural gas block in Mozambique, may seek expression of interest from some more players, reports indicate. A consortium of ONGC and OIL has reportedly offered over $5 billion for the 20 percent stake. How
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Cabinet may consider road ministry proposal
Media reports indicate that the union cabinet may consider the proposal of the road ministry to allow road developers to sell their 100 percent stake in already awarded projects in favour of more capable firms. The highway ministry proposed this idea as many highway developers are unable to begin work on their project because of financial and
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Cabinet may consider road ministry proposal
Media reports indicate that the union cabinet may consider the proposal of the road ministry to allow road developers to sell their 100 percent stake in already awarded projects in favour of more capable firms. The highway ministry proposed this idea as many highway developers are unable to begin work on their project because of financial and
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Govt may implement change in FDI control definition prospectively
In an interview to a leading newspaper, Union Commerce Minister Anand Sharma that the proposed changes in the definition of foreign ‘control and ownership’ would be applicable prospectively. Applying the proposed change in definition is necessary to protect the interest of foreign companies that entered into joint-ventures, partnerships or inves