Rs 500 cr plan for Rajasthan
Gas Authority of India (GAIL) is planning to invest Rs 500 crore to supply 15 million cubic metres of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) to industrial, domestic and automobile users in
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Rajasthan to have pre-paid electricity meters
Along the lines of prepaid mobile connections, Rajasthan will soon enter the era of prepaid electricity meters. These meters, which will be initially introduced in select areas as a pilot project,
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Oil leak pollutes Yan'an city
Beijing: Some 1,000 tonnes of crude oil leaking from a pipeline has caused serious pollution in Yan'an city in Northwest China's Shaanxi Province which also resulted in huge economic losses, the
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Rajasthan to have pre-paid electricity meters
Along the lines of prepaid mobile connections, Rajasthan will soon enter the era of prepaid electricity meters. These meters, which will be initially introduced in select areas as a pilot project,
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Cheaper Russian gas for Britain
The Russians promised to help beat Britain's future energy crunch by providing 10% of the country's gas needs by 2010 in a move which could push down domestic prices in the long term. But Gazprom,
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Weather may be key to oil prices
As energy pries cool from their recent highs, the industry is closely watching a time-tested gauge- the thermometer
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Woodside expects to shelve project in the Timor Sea
Dogged by a bitter border dispute between Australia and East Timor, the US$5 billion Sunrise gas project is likely to be shelved by year end, operator Woodside Petroleum Ltd. of Australia said.
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Impasse halts Sunrise projects
Woodside Petroleum, Austalia's biggest oil and gas producer, said it would halt its investment in the A$6.6bn Sunrise project in the Timor Sea following the breakdown of talks between Austalia and
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Port of S'pore, Dubai Ports bid for stake in Shell project
Two of the world's largest port operators
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Pooling of DPC, NTPC suggested
A comprehensive report, prepared by the National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER) chief advisor Gajendra Haldea, has projected that the per unit tariff of the revived Dabhol project will
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Centre reviewing policy on blending ethanol with petrol
The government is reviewing its policy that mandates blending of ethanol with petrol in sugarcane-growing regions because of lower cane crop, oil minister Mani Shankar Aiyar said. "Sugarcane output
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India planning to restart Dabhol Power by 2006
India is likely to reclaim the LNG supply contract that US energy major Enron had with Oman, to restart the troubled 2184 mega watt Dabhol Power Plant in Maharashtra. Enron had contracted 1.6 mt LNG
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Gail to jointly develop gas projects with Gazprom
Gail India has reached an agreement with Russian gas firm Gazprom for jointly developing gas projects in India and abroad. "Both the companies have initiated an agreement for strategic cooperation in
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GSPC to go for second rig at K-G basin
Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation Ltd (GSPC), which has capped off and abandoned its first well at its Krishna-Godavari block (KG-OSN-2001/3), is going for a second rig. The company that had
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Government's sweet petrol dream going sour
Ethanol blending, which was started two years ago in a phased manner to bring down oil import bill and boost Indian sugar industries, has been discontinued in some parts of the country. The decision
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On Aiyar's table for Aziz: give us our MFN, then Iran gas pipeline can run through Pak
When Petroleum Minister Mani Shankar Aiyar meets Pakistan Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz, who arrives in New Delhi tomorrow, he is likely to remind him that Pakistan will have to confer the Most
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Reliance keen on bringing gas to Bengal from K-G find
The impasse over ownership issues regarding the inter-State natural gas grid has taken its toll on GAIL (India) Ltd's proposal to bring gas to Eastern India. While the Union Ministry for Petroleum
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Coking coal prices may top $110/t in 2005
Coking coal prices will nearly double in 2005 as demand, led by Chinese steelmakers, exceeds production, said Macquarie Bank. China, the world's largest steel-producing nation, expanded output by 22%
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Nepal's biogas program can be a money-spinner
The government, which now subsidizes upto one-third of the 300-dollar installatoon cost for each biogas plant, no longer needs to subsidize it, say experts. In turn, it can earn millions! Courtesy:
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MSEB taps gas firms to feed Uran power project
The Maharashtra State Electricity Board (MSEB) on Monday held exploratory talks with GAIL India, Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) and Shell for the supply of gas to its Uran power station.