Oil & gas
India’s oil import bill seen rising by up to $50 bn as crude hits $80 a barrel
19 May 2018
India’s crude oil import bill could rise by as much as $50 billion, pushing up its already huge current account deficit further, if the current trend in oil prices continues
Indian economy squeezed again as oil rises above $80 a barrel
18 May 2018
The Indian economy, which has gained a lot from low oil prices in the recent past, is once again under pressure of soaring crude oil prices, which is currently ruling above $80 a barrel
Centre approves national policy on biofuels
17 May 2018
SABIC plans to buy ONGC’s stake in OPaL
10 May 2018
Reliance Q4 net up 17.3% at Rs9,435 crore
28 Apr 2018
Reliance Industries ended the year with record annual consolidated net profit of Rs36,075 crore ($5.5 billion), an increase of 20.6 per cent year-on-year
Oil price uptrend to hit India hard, say economists
27 Apr 2018
The upward march of oil is particularly bad news for emerging economies like India – Nomura estimates that every $10 rise in oil prices would worsen India’s current account balance by 0.4 per cent of GDP and inflation by 0.1 per cent
RIL-BP announce start of phase 2 KG D6 development
20 Apr 2018
The ‘Satellite cluster’ deep-water gas field is the second of three projects with a combined production capacity of 1 billion cubic feet per day of new production by 2022
Saudi Aramco signs MoU for 50:50 mega refinery JV in Ratnagiri
11 Apr 2018
Saudi Aaramco along with a strategic partner and an Indian consortium comprising Indian Oil, Bharat Petroleum and Hindustan Petroleum will invest an estimated Rs3,00,000 crore to build the 1.2-million bpd Ratnagiri Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd
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