The State Development Report, prepared by the state division of the (Union) Planning Commission in association with the Madras School of Economics, has suggested a slew of measures to reform the
Routing of a pipeline through Bangladesh to reach gas from Myanmar to India is definitely creditable, especially in our gas-deficit economy. The geopolitical gains are not insignificant, despite the
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) is likely to get a bonanza soon. The petroleum ministry has decided to move a Cabinet note, proposing reimbursement of the amount paid by the upstream oil
Powergrid has been declared as the runner up of "The Golden Peacock National Quality Award " for the year 2004 under large enterprises-service category.Powergrid has the distinction of being the
Orissa's first major renewable energy park is likely to come up in the state capital close to the historic Khandagiri hills. The Rs 2-crore project to be called the Kharvela Park after emperor
More should be done to implement energy market openings by Member State governments, according to a report by the European Commission. Efforts to step up market opening measures in the Gas and
The National Grid Company (NGC) could be fined up to
The view from this remote point by the sea, with lines of misty mountains stretching into the distance, is worthy of a classical Chinese painting. In the foreground, though, sits a less obvious
Overruling strong objections by the ministry of home affairs, the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) in a recent order, allowed private distribution power in the New Delhi Municipal
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh put his stamp on the proposal to create one or two oil giants in the public sector by merging extistign companies on the lines of global majors.
Coal India Ltd (CIL), the coal monolith fully owned by the government, is likely to make an initial public offer (IPO) to part-finance its Rs 21,000-crore investment plan, according to sources in the
RasGas is likely to offer 5% equity to ONGC Ltd in liquifaction facility in Qatar. RasGas managing director Jerry J Wolahan said, "We may consider giving ONGC equity in train-3 at Ras Laffan
Cairn Energy of UK, which discovered the largest oil reserves in Rajasthan in 2004, has protested against tax on crude oil production. The company said the Rs 900 per tonne production cess should be
The government rapped oil marketing companies for abdicating their responsibility of distributing liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and kerosene. It called for developing a parallel market that would
Having tasted big success in Rajasthan where it discovered one of the largest oil and gas finds in India in recent times, Scottish exploration company, Cairn Energy, plans to be an active participant
Qatar's Ras Laffan Liquefied Natural Gas Company (RasGas), which has signed a contract to supply 7.5 million tonnes of liquefied natural gas to Petronet LNG, is in talks to increase gas supplies
British energy firm BG Group along with its partners Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) and Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) will invest 750 million dollars in Panna/ MUKTA AND Tapti oil and gas fields to
BG (formerly British Gas) is investing afresh in the Panna-Mukta and Tapti oilfields to increase the production of natural gas. The multinational gas major, which has invested $500 million (around Rs
Many villages in Iiam district, (Nepal) which did not have electricity, now have electricity to light their homes after locals devised a peculiar but novel way of producing electric power by mixing
India's leaders promised over the weekend to welcome wholly owned foreign investments into the country's oil and gas industry, the latest in a series of moves in the past two weeks to follow China's
