Oil & gas

RIL Q2 net vaults 13% to Rs8,097 cr as refining margins peak

14 Oct 2017

Gross refining margins of Reliance Industries for the July-September 2017-18 quarter hit a 9-year high of $12 per barrel, which helped the conglomerate offset the Rs271-crore loss at its telecom arm Reliance Jio

GST Council cuts tax rates for oil and gas firms

13 Oct 2017

India, Japan plan LNG trading platform to make import deals flexible

12 Oct 2017

The MoC will promote India-Japan cooperation in the energy sector while also contributing to the diversification of gas supplies, leading to competitive prices for consumers and strengthening India’s energy security

OMCs warn of ECA provisions as 54,000 fuel retailers threaten strike

11 Oct 2017

India to set up gas trading platform soon, says Pradhan

11 Oct 2017

Modi hints at further reforms in energy sector

10 Oct 2017

Maharashtra, Gujarat cut VAT on petrol and diesel

10 Oct 2017

RIL sells US shale asset at $126 mn after buying it for $392 mn

07 Oct 2017

The US shale market has become highly competitive and companies have cut costs to stay afloat after a slump in crude oil and gas prices

Glencore to buy Chevron’s S African, Botswanaian assets for $973 mn

07 Oct 2017

The assets include a 100,000 barrel-per-day oil refinery in Cape Town, a lubricants plant in Durban, 820 petrol stations and other oil storage facilities and 220 convenience stores across South Africa and Botswana

Russia in $3-bn missile defence deal with Saudi Arabia

06 Oct 2017

Saudi Aramco and Russian oil companies also signed several agreements on oil technology amidst new developments on the energy front that tend to put a squeeze on oil demand

After excise cut, Pradhan urges states to reduce VAT on fuels

05 Oct 2017

Saudi Aramco plans unit in India, to open office soon: report

05 Oct 2017

This is part of Saudi Aramco’s strategy of overseas expansion by investing in refineries in major markets to lock in customers as supplies from US start undemining Opec

Petrol, diesel to cost less as centre cuts excise duty by Rs2 per litre

04 Oct 2017

The decision comes after the government increased excise duty on auto fuels nine times since the oil price fall, and state-run oil marketing companies increased petrol prices by Rs7.8 a litre and diesel rates by Rs5.7 a litre since July this year

Catholic institutions to make divestments from fossil fuel in environment action

03 Oct 2017

First US oil shipment arrives at Paradip; comes cheaper than Dubai oil

03 Oct 2017

The first US crude oil cargo of 1.6 million barrels bought by Indian Oil Corporation from the US Gulf Coast refiners has arrived at Paradip Port in Odisha priced $2 per barrel cheaper than the Dubai crude that India often buys

CNG cars in Mumbai region up 320% in five years

27 Sep 2017

Oil demand to exceed supply by up to 4 mbpd by 2020: Trafigura

26 Sep 2017

UK oil and gas reserves may last only a decade: study

20 Sep 2017

British Airways set to turn household rubbish into jet fuel

19 Sep 2017

British Airways has partnered with renewable fuels company Velocys to turn household garbage into jet fuel for its fleet under a ground-breaking plan that would cut around 60,000 tons of carbon emissions every year

Diesel engine emissions responsible for 5,000 air pollution deaths annually in Europe: Study

18 Sep 2017

Airline industry could fly thousands of miles on biofuel from a new promising feedstock

12 Sep 2017

India renegotiates costly LNG deal with Exxon, Chevron

11 Sep 2017

Essar Oil to double coal bed methane output in India; raise UK refinery capacity

07 Sep 2017

India dispatches first diesel consignment to Myanmar

06 Sep 2017

ONGC to bid for Israel offshore oil-and-gas blocks: report

05 Sep 2017