Oil & gas
Iran invites Brazil to join OPEC
05 September 2008
GAIL to raise UP petrochem plant capacity to 8 lakh tonnes
04 September 2008
China's CNPC signs $3-billion deal to develop Iraqi oil field
04 September 2008
Venezuela to nationalise fuel distribution
04 September 2008
BP, Russian partners to restructure TNK-BP; plan 20 per cent share float
04 September 2008
HC seeks copy of Ambani family MoU on RIL-RNRL gas supply issue
02 September 2008
Oil prices drop below $110 as Huricane Gustav passes
02 September 2008
BP buys American shale assets for $1.9 billion
02 September 2008
ONGC to start coal bed methane production at Jharia in December
01 September 2008
Deora rules out reduction in fuel prices
01 September 2008
Russia's President Medvedev backs OVL's bid for Imperial Energy takeover
29 August 2008
RIL gets approval to transfer Krishna Godavari assets to subsidiaries
29 August 2008
Iraq revives $3 billion oil exploration deal with China
28 August 2008
Videocon, Bharat Petroleum buy 10 per cent each in Mozambique oil block
27 August 2008
Exxon to pay $383 million as part of the damages for Alaska oil spill
27 August 2008
Cairn to start production from Rajasthan field in 2009
27 August 2008
ONGC finalises Imperial Energy acquisition terms
27 August 2008
American oil companies win $1.1 billion court ruling on drilling rights
26 August 2008
ONGC trumps Sinopec with $2.6-billion bid for UK's Imperial Energy
26 August 2008
Canada’s largest oilfield-services provider Precision buys American peer for $2.02 billion
25 August 2008
Norsk Hydro seeks 30-per cent stake in ONGC gas block
25 August 2008
ONGC close to acquiring Imperial Energy, says London paper; possible roadblock on GOI investment norms
25 August 2008
Iran looks at India, China to develop Caspian Sea oil reserves
25 August 2008
Government drags NTPC into Ambani brothers' gas war
23 August 2008
ONGC arm lead race for Imperial Energy: report
22 August 2008
Is cheaper oil here to stay?
22 August 2008
Egypt reports record rise in crude oil and gas reserves
21 August 2008
Government to address oil marketing companies’ losses; Chaturvedi committee proposals impractical
20 August 2008
Oil company losses to mount to Rs180,000 crore in 2008-09
19 August 2008
CNPC, Sinopec in joint bid for Peruvian oil and gas firm Petro-Tech
19 August 2008
Origin may opt for LNG joint venture, dump BG's $11.9-billion offer
19 August 2008
China’s four strategic oil reserves to be operational by year end
19 August 2008
OPEC cuts oil demand projections amidst price fall
16 August 2008
RNRL demands Rs50,000 crore damages from RIL for breach of gas supply agreement
13 August 2008
OPEC set for record profits in 2008, says US energy department
13 August 2008
Reliance in talks with PSU oil refiners to sell D6 crude
12 August 2008
Crude oil hits to 3-month low near $113 a barrel
12 August 2008
Government unlikely to accept panel suggestion for monthly hike in fuel prices
12 August 2008
High corn hits both ethanol producers and food industry
11 August 2008
Crude oil prices edge higher as Georgia fighting rages
11 August 2008
Venezuela calls for OPEC cutback as oil falls to $115 a barrel
09 August 2008
Oil prices retreat 20 per cent below record highs on increased supply, decreased demand
06 August 2008
China's Sinopec competes with ONGC's $2.5-billion bid for UK’s Imperial Energy
04 August 2008
UK weighs windfall tax on big energy firms as profits swell
02 August 2008
Restrictions on new LPG connections to go
02 August 2008
Record oil prices send Exxon and Shell quarterly profits to record highs
01 August 2008
India's April-June trade deficit rises to over $30 billion as oil bill vaults 53 per cent
01 August 2008
Indian Oil stops new LPG connections
31 July 2008
Reliance plans refinery test runs in September
30 July 2008
Oil and gas industry thrives on high prices: S&P
30 July 2008
OPEC president says oil could decline by $50
29 July 2008
Oil prices, strong consumer demand stoke inflation: RBI
28 July 2008
Origin Energy petitions Takeovers Panel from letting BG take its bid to shareholders
26 July 2008
US regulators charge oil traders with manipulating prices
25 July 2008
Tata joins Ambanis, 19 other groups in coal-bed methane race
25 July 2008
GAIL, BPCL to jointly expand presence in oil and gas sector
25 July 2008
Massive oil hedging losses fell 12th largest American private company, files for bankruptcy
24 July 2008
DuPont Danisco, University of Tennessee Partner to jointly build cellulosic ethanol pilot facility
24 July 2008
GE Energy gets its largest order for Jenbacher engines from Cairn India
23 July 2008
Ministry seeks oil bonds worth Rs50,600 crore for January-June 2008
23 July 2008
Cairn india commences construction on 590-km oil pipeline in Rajasthan
23 July 2008
BP pulls out technical staff as TNK-BP signs pact with Venezuela's PDVSA
23 July 2008
Housing Development and Infrastructure Ltd (HDIL) enters oil and gas exploration business
22 July 2008
Petronet near deal for annual import of 3.5 million tonnes of LNG
21 July 2008
Gazprom buys 25 per cent stake in Rosneft's gas project
19 July 2008
Solar lanterns to replace kerosene lamps on large scale
19 July 2008
CNG facilities in Delhi to be expanded to ease shortages
19 July 2008
RIL completes erection of east-west gas pipeline
18 July 2008
GSPC claims big gas find at its KG gas field
17 July 2008
TransCanada and ConocoPhillips plan pipeline expansion for $7 billion
17 July 2008
India, Pakistan and Iran to meet in Tehran over gas pipeline project
16 July 2008
Imperial confirms interest in a possible £12.90 a share offer from ONGC
15 July 2008
Venezuelan president Chavez threatens oil at $300
15 July 2008
Royal Dutch Shell to buy Canada’s Duvernay Oil Corp. for $5.87 billion
15 July 2008
Bush revokes executive ban on offshore drilling, seeks Congress nod
15 July 2008
ONGC in bid to acquire Russia's Imperial Energy
14 July 2008
Government asks PSU oil companies to hold retail expansion
14 July 2008
UAE's oil reserves to last 92 years: IEA
12 July 2008
Oil reels under triple blow, rises to record $146.90 a barrel
11 July 2008
Reliance, GAIL seek city gas distribution licences
09 July 2008
OPEC gets a $73-billion bonanza from oil spike
09 July 2008
UK energy utility Centrica buys stakes in Norwegian gas and oil fields for $416 million
09 July 2008
Oil comes slightly higher after deceptive falls
09 July 2008
ONGC-RIL-BG consortium resumes production at Panna-Mukta fields
08 July 2008
TNK-BP faces Russian tax probe as shareholders vote against ousting CEO
08 July 2008
Cairn India signs oil exploration agreement with Sri Lanka
08 July 2008
China Oilfield to acquire Awilco for $2.5 billion
07 July 2008
Oil surge – the real and possible solutions
07 July 2008
India to search for oil in Canada's oil sands
05 July 2008
Origin Energy spurns BG's $13.3 billion hostile bid
04 July 2008
As oil prices continue to rise, so does uncertainty, says S&P top economist
03 July 2008
ONGC and partners get 20 oil and gas blocks in NELP-VII auction
03 July 2008
Fuel prices may go up in October as oil bill expected to top $110 billion in 2008-09
03 July 2008
Oil soars past $145 a barrel as dollar dips to a 2-month low against euro
03 July 2008
Tax holiday for oil and gas exploration to continue: CBDT
02 July 2008
Iran, India discuss co-operation beyond gas pipeline
02 July 2008
India and Cuba finalise hydrocarbon agreement
02 July 2008
Iraq opens its doors to foreign oil majors after 35 years; US hand seen
01 July 2008
OVL consortium to develop 12.8 TCF Farsi gas field in Iran
01 July 2008
GVK-BHP consortium wins 7 offshore oil blocks in NELP-VII show
01 July 2008
Russian authorities refuse work permit for TNK-BP's expatriate executives
01 July 2008
OPEC rejects price band for crude oil
30 June 2008
India, Pakistan resolve differences over Iran gas pipeline
27 June 2008
Crude oil near $142 a barrel as commodities rally
27 June 2008
The flawed case against oil speculators
27 June 2008
RIL set to start gas and oil production from KG-D6 block in the next quarter
26 June 2008
Cairn India sees cash flow of up to $3 billion from Rajasthan oil fields
25 June 2008
New Jersey governor Corzine supports Obama for greater oversight of oil trading
25 June 2008
Oil bill widens India's trade deficit to over $80 billion in FY08
24 June 2008
TNK-BP's Russian chairman asks British CEO to resign
24 June 2008
Commodities markets "ripe" for manipulation, says US CFTC chief
24 June 2008
OPEC chief expects oil prices to stay high
24 June 2008
Speculators not responsible for spike in oil prices, says InterContinental Exchange
24 June 2008
China, Japan to jointly explore gas fields in East China Sea
23 June 2008
Expro defends keeping out Halliburton
23 June 2008
India hopes to seal Iran gas pipeline deal in July
23 June 2008
India proposes new control mechanism amidst disagreement on price rise at Saudi oil summit
23 June 2008
This oil price surge is no bubble
23 June 2008
Saudi Arabia to hike oil output by 200,000 barrels a day
20 June 2008
Wall Street resists tougher oil futures legislation as regulators in the US, UK agree to impose limits
19 June 2008
Kuwait supports Saudis, says oil over $100 too high
19 June 2008
RNRL litigates in Bombay High Court over RIL's Krishna Godavari Gas Sales
18 June 2008
BP, Russian partners locked in battle for control over TNK-BP
17 June 2008
Saudi investing $80 billion to raise oil output by 20 per cent
17 June 2008
Neste Oil and Bapco agree on building a joint base oil plant in Bahrain
16 June 2008
Oil prices slip on strong hints that Saudi Arabia may increase output
16 June 2008
Government squeezes fuel-guzzlers, imposes extra tax on large vehicles
14 June 2008
Saudi Arabia may raise oil output by 500,000 bpd: report
14 June 2008
OVL consortium to invest $3 billion in Iran gas block
13 June 2008
Reliance to sell gas in India at an 80-per cent discount to global prices
12 June 2008
Nuon buys ConocoPhillips's stake in 35 gas field's through acquisition of Burlington Resources
12 June 2008
Oil companies told to cut ATF prices: Praful Patel
11 June 2008
GE helps businesses cut fuel costs, cut carbon emissions
11 June 2008
Republicans continue to side with Big Oil, defeat Senate proposal to tax windfall profits
11 June 2008
XTO Energy to buy Hunt Petroleum in $4.19 billion cash-stock deal
10 June 2008
Aviation Outlook India 2008: Fuel prices dominate opening day deliberations
10 June 2008
Rupee, other Asian currencies fall as oil soars
09 June 2008
India, China under pressure to cut energy consumption
07 June 2008
Centre to cut fuel prices by up to Re1 if states forego tax gains
06 June 2008
Fuel price hike to push road freight rates by 5 per cent
06 June 2008
Explosion forces closure of Panna-Mukta oil field; one die
05 June 2008
Four states announce fuel tax cuts
05 June 2008
PM appoints high powered committee on oil companies' finances
05 June 2008
Indian Oil cuts ATF prices by up to 4.4 per cent
05 June 2008
Oil bounces back to a new record over $135 on news of Kuwait blast
05 June 2008
Small car makers see fuel price hike as an opportunity within a challenge
05 June 2008
Fuel prices: off-Budget liabilities to go up by 1.80 per cent, says CRISIL
05 June 2008
Iran to help end India-Pakistan deadlock over gas transit fee
04 June 2008
Petrol prices go up by Rs5, diesel up Rs3; LPG to cost Rs50 more per cylinder
04 June 2008
RBI allows domestic oil refiners to hedge risk; invest more in the offshore subsidiaries and JVs
04 June 2008
Gail Gas to raise Rs300 crore debt for city distribution business
03 June 2008
Decision on fuel price hike likely tomorrow: Pranab Mukherjee
03 June 2008
Prime minister seeks consensus on oil price as RSP quits UPA-Left council
02 June 2008
Government defers decision on fuel price hike again
31 May 2008
RBI allows trade in oil bonds up to Rs 1,000 crore per day limit
31 May 2008
Australia’s Origin Energy rejects A$13.6 billion offer from UK’s BG Group
31 May 2008
Essar Oil to raise $5 billion for expansion, acquisitions
30 May 2008
Oil companies: Killing them softly
30 May 2008
Now oil price hike sends Europe on boil; British PM calls for global action
29 May 2008
Government hikes gas allocation for fertiliser units, power plants
29 May 2008
Dow to raise product prices by 20 per cent as energy, feedstock costs mount
29 May 2008
Motorists first to panic as Indian Oil rations fuel
29 May 2008
Declining production forces Indonesia to quit OPEC
28 May 2008
Deora proposes additional oil bonds, cess to cover oil company losses
27 May 2008
Rosneft, Gazprom to share Russia's offshore oil and gas assets
27 May 2008
Shell to finance Nigerian underfunding worth $3.1 billion
27 May 2008
Petrol may touch Rs70 a litre as government weighs price decontrol
26 May 2008
Churchill Energy to sell Smoky Property for C$14.3 million, and become debt-free
24 May 2008
Buyout firm Candover and oil service company Halliburton in billion dollar bidding war for Expro International
24 May 2008
Left says no to fuel price hike; government rules out fuel rationing
23 May 2008
Government weighs fuel price hike as oil tops $135 a barrel
22 May 2008
Oil rises over $135 a barrel
22 May 2008
Crude oil hits record above $132 a barrel as US house votes to sue OPEC
21 May 2008
ONGC's subsidy bill to top Rs22,000 crore in 2007-08
21 May 2008
Crude oil hits record $130 a barrel as US house votes to sue OPEC
21 May 2008
Subsidies driving top oil companies bankrupt
21 May 2008
At nearly $128 a barrel, US pump prices breach $4 a gallon; UK drivers pull off road
20 May 2008
PSU oil marketing companies propose fuel rationing, halt to new LPG connections
17 May 2008
Oil closes above $126 on Goldman Sachs price view of $141; Indian oil marketing companies suggest rationing
17 May 2008
OPEC unlikely to increase output: Iran
17 May 2008
Speculation, weakening dollar pushing up oil prices: saudi ol minister
15 May 2008
Crude oil little changed near $126 as fears of Iran output cut remain
14 May 2008
Finance ministry refuses to issue Rs44,000 crore oil bonds
13 May 2008
Brazil’s energy producer Petrobras on $112.7 billion expansion
12 May 2008
Oil climbs down a few paces from $126
12 May 2008
Mangalore Refineries to sell diesel to Iran as Reliance halts supplies
09 May 2008
Crude oil surges to record high near $126 a barrel
09 May 2008
Oil majors agree to pay $423 million compensation for groundwater contamination
09 May 2008
Private equity firm First Reserve invests $300 million in ethanol production
08 May 2008
Pakistan hopes to get $148 million a year in gas transit fee from India
08 May 2008
Crude oil near record highs at $122 a barrel
07 May 2008
Hinduja Group plans $ 50-billion investments in oil, gas in Iran
06 May 2008
StatoilHydro storing 2,800 tonnes of CO2 underground every day
06 May 2008
Crude oil firm at a record near-$121 a barrel
06 May 2008
Reliance closes all its 1,432 petrol pumps; PSU oil companies' losses mount to Rs77,303 crore
06 May 2008
Global warming guilt and record oil prices
03 May 2008
Shell, Repsol opting out of Iran gas project under US pressure
03 May 2008
Bolivia nationalises four energy firms, takes control of telecom operator
02 May 2008
India seeks more assurances from Iran on gas pipeline project
30 April 2008
Reliance takes 90 per cent stake in Peruvian oil block
30 April 2008
Iran dumps dollar, switches to euro and yen for oil trade: report
30 April 2008
BG bids $12.9 billion for Australia's Origin Energy
30 April 2008
International oil majors fare poorly in transparency, says Transparency International
28 April 2008
GAIL to join consortium building $7.6 billion TAPI gas pipeline
28 April 2008
Oil bubble will burst soon, says Lehman report
25 April 2008
India, Pakistan close to Iran gas pipeline deal
25 April 2008
India joins Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India gas pipeline project
24 April 2008
Ahmadinejad's visit to deepen Iran-India energy ties
23 April 2008
Exxon's latest plans for development of Alaskan gas field rejected
23 April 2008
Crude near-$120 a barrel as dollar hits a new low against euro
23 April 2008
Crude oil rises above $118 on supply constraints
22 April 2008
India, Pakistan to discuss Iran, Turkmenistan gas pipeline projects
22 April 2008
Sinopec intensifies on-line purchasing, saves costs
21 April 2008
Consumers globally favour replacing oil as energy sources ; expect substantial price increase
21 April 2008
Crude oil hits a new peak at $117 a barrel
19 April 2008
Government extends bid date for oil blocks under NELP-VII to May 16
18 April 2008
Indian Oil commences “LNG at doorstep” with first consignment to HR Johnson's Pen plant
17 April 2008
Crude oil above surges $115 a barrel as demand soars
17 April 2008
Oil India, Indian Oil and Gujarat State Petroleum Corp sign oil exploration agreements with Yemen government
17 April 2008
RPL hopes to complete Jamnagar refinery project ahead of schedule
16 April 2008
India's crude import bill up 38 per cent in 11 months
16 April 2008
Construction of strategic crude oil reserve at Vizag under way
15 April 2008
Oil rises above record $112 a barrel as dollar dives
15 April 2008
Deora calls for Asian gas alliance as Musharff bats for China
14 April 2008
Reliance in talks with Chevron, Exxon, BG for KG field stake sale
14 April 2008
India to lead the world in energy innovation: Report
14 April 2008
Indian Oil sees red as daily losses mount to Rs320 crore
14 April 2008
RIL mulling over new foreign partner for deep water exploration project
11 April 2008
Sasol receives international approval for environment-friendly, fully synthetic aviation fuel
11 April 2008
Reliance ties up Venezuelan crude supplies as Chavez opens tap for India
10 April 2008
Hugo Chavez promises full cooperation in addressing India’s energy security
10 April 2008
BP, ConocoPhillips join hands to build $30 billion Alaskan gas pipeline
09 April 2008
BG plans LNG imports to expand gas distribution business in India
09 April 2008
Cairn's crude oil pipeline to be ready by June 2009: L&T
09 April 2008
ONGC Videsh in joint development pact with PDVSA for Venezuelan oil field
09 April 2008
ONGC Videsh to invest $450 million in Venezuelan joint venture
05 April 2008
Jindal Drilling forms JV with Virtue Drilling, gets Rs.1080 crores ONGC order
04 April 2008
Welspun Gujarat announces commencement of World-Class Plate mill
03 April 2008
Shell signs $4 billion outsourcing deal with AT&T, EDS and T-Systems
01 April 2008
GAIL signs pact with ONGC, Reliance, BG Group to buy Panna-Mukta-Tapti gas
01 April 2008
Lower US stockpiles fuel oil prices rise in Asia
27 March 2008
Petronet eyes coal bed methane projects in Australia
25 March 2008
Priced out, Reliance to close 1,400 petrol pumps by April-end
25 March 2008
Cals Refineries to invest Rs20,000-crore at Nayachar petrochemicals hub
20 March 2008
UK court rules against Exxon in Venezuela asset freeze case
19 March 2008
Confidence Petro enters into a JV with Energtek for ANG distribution
18 March 2008
Cairn India in $625-million private placement deal with Petronas, Orient Global Tamarind Fund
17 March 2008
Gold vaults above Rs13,000 as commodity prices rally
13 March 2008
Government to promote use of alternate fuel
12 March 2008
Crude oil prices surge to a new high of $107.85
11 March 2008
Bid date for oil and gas blocks extended till 25 April
10 March 2008
Chevron unveils new heavy oil-refining technology for clean-burning fuel
08 March 2008
Italy’s Enel pays $1.5 billion to take majority stake in Russian power company
07 March 2008
South Asia Gas pipeline to India economically feasible
07 March 2008
Oil zooms to $105.96 a barrel; gold nears $1,000 an ounce
06 March 2008
StatoilHydro buys into US oil assets in Brazil, Gulf of Mexico
05 March 2008
Government gives 'in-principle' approval for introduction of fibreglass LPG cylinders
04 March 2008
Essar Oil to invest $60 million in Vietnam
04 March 2008
Switchover to bio-fuels could threaten edible oil production
04 March 2008
Oil vaults to $103 a barrel as dollar dips further
29 February 2008
Budget 2008-09: Excise duty on petrol, diesel reduced to a flat Rs1.35
29 February 2008
Reliance announces 8th gas discovery in Mahanadi basin
27 February 2008
Budget 2008: Aviation industry wants high aviation fuel prices brought down
23 February 2008
L&T to build India's first heated pipeline for crude for Cairn India
21 February 2008
Oil hits a record $100.10 as supply worries mount
20 February 2008
Eni under probe for alleged irregularities in gas pricing, measurement
19 February 2008
L&T to build offshore platforms and accessories for Mumbai High
18 February 2008
Venezuela reaches deal with Eni; disputes Exxon's oil claims
16 February 2008
Petrol, diesel prices raised
14 February 2008
Reliance strikes gas in KG basin off Andhra coast
13 February 2008
Iran asks India to decide soon or leave gas pipeline project to China
13 February 2008
GAIL to invest in Russian projects; Rosneft may take stake in Mangalore gas plant
13 February 2008
Venezuela suspends oil sales to Exxon; threatens oil cuts to the US
13 February 2008
China may join Iran gas pipeline project if India opts out: report
11 February 2008
Exxon Mobil accused of judicial terrorism as it wins court verdict for freezing $12 billion of Venezuelan assets
09 February 2008
IOC revving up for retail push
07 February 2008
India to skip Tehran meet on gas pipeline project
06 February 2008
Mangalore Refinery, Shell enter into joint venture in aviation fuelling business
06 February 2008
Foster Wheeler to execute project management contract for new hydroprocessing complex in Russia
01 February 2008
Airlines considering fuel surcharge to offset losses
31 January 2008
Ministers fail to decide on fuel price hike again; plan to meet next week
31 January 2008
Cairn Energy awards Jindal Saw $200 million order for Barmer-Salaya pipeline project
29 January 2008
Sinopec investing $2.2 billion to expand refining capacity
29 January 2008
GE agrees to acquire Hydril’s pressure control business
29 January 2008
66 companies participate in NELP-VII road show at Houston
29 January 2008
Government may cut duties on fuel to lessen impact of price hike
24 January 2008
On again! “Deeply committed” to the Iran-Pakistan-India gas pipeline, says Deora
24 January 2008
Aegis plans 70 LPG outlets in Andhra Pradesh
23 January 2008
Crude falls to a two-month low at $88.67 a barrel as global stocks nosedive
21 January 2008
L&T bags order to supply 22 reactors to Kuwait National Petroleum
21 January 2008
Only minimal fuel hike price, says Deora
18 January 2008
Ministers fail to decide on fuel price hike; plan to meet again
17 January 2008