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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
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
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
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
Import of natural gas to operate power plants
The decline in the supply of natural gas from Reliance Industries' (RIL) KG D6 basin to gas-based power plants may prompt these units to import costly
R-LNG to operate their facilities. Anticipating sufficient gas availability, power producers set up a substantial amount of gas-based power capacity in recent
RIL to ramp up gas output from $6.5 bn investment
By 2019-20, Reliance Industries (RIL) aims to ramp up natural gas production from its KG-D6 fields to 60 mmscmd and to achieve this the firm plans to invest $6.5 billion. Owing to water and sand ingress in some of the wells, gas output from the fields declined to around 14 mmscmd recently from a peak of 69.43 mmscmd in March 2010
To maintain output, Cairn India mulls 48 more wells
In order to maintain the current peak production level, Cairn India plans to drill 48 wells at a cost of less than $100 million on the Mangala oilfield in its Rajasthan block. Mangala is the biggest among the 26 oil and gas discoveries Cairn has made in the Barmer basin block in Rajasthan
Govt gets Rs 518 cr dividend from Oil India
For the financial year 2012-13, the central government received a dividend of Rs 518.65 crore from state-run exploration firm Oil India (OIL). Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas M Veerappa Moily received the cheque from SK Srivastava, Chairman and Managing Director of OIL towards interim dividend at 110 percent for the financial year, the company said in a state
OIL in the process of drilling wells in KG basin
Reports suggest that by the middle of 2013, Oil India (OIL) may start work on drilling wells in the KG Basin. OIL is said to be in advance stage of mobilising the rigs to the exploration site and the work is expected to by June-end or early July 2013. As part of its plan, the firm would drill three shallow wells and three deep water wells at a total cost of aro