Oil & gas
Fuel prices peak as Congress leads bandh nationwide
10 Sep 2018
On Sunday, the price of petrol in Mumbai soared to Rs87.89 a litre, edging close to Rs88 a litre after oil marketing companies raised prices by 12 paise per litre
Petrol sells at Rs87 a litre in Mumbai, diesel at Rs75.74
04 Sep 2018
Petroleum minister blamed external factors and the rising dollar for the price spike even as he decided not to mention the current levies on crude and the demand to bring auto fuels under GST
Ahead of 2+2, India’s oil imports from US soar as Iran oil keeps flowing
04 Sep 2018
Reports quoting government officials said the US trade deficit with India had been brought down by over $1 billion last year and India will also be importing oil worth $2.5 billion from the US this year, as part of its efforts
Explosion, fire hit Germany's Vohburg refinery
01 Sep 2018
Vedanta to invest $8 bn in aluminium, zinc, lead and crude oil projects
25 Aug 2018
Anil Agarwal-led Vedanta Resources plans to invest $2.3 bn to increase crude oil reserve base by 375 million barrels as part of the expansion programme
China shifts to Iranian tankers to keep oil flowing amid US sanctions
21 Aug 2018
China, Iran’s biggest oil customer, wants to keep buying Iranian crude even as the United States is trying to halt Iranian oil exports to curb its influence in the Middle East
China gets Iranian oil on Persian tankers
21 Aug 2018
Water use for fracking has risen by up to 770% since 2011
17 Aug 2018
The volume of wastewater new wells generate during their first year of production has also increased -- by up to 1,440 per cent
