Oil & gas
Exxon Mobil struggles with a $2.5 billion California offshore exit
09 Jan 2024
Exxon Mobil is set to write down approximately $2.5 billion related to its troubled California properties, marking a move to cease offshore oil production in the state after five decades.
ONGC starts oil production from deep water KG basin block
09 Jan 2024
State-owned oil and natural gas explorer, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), on Monday (8 January) announced the start of production of "First Oil" from the deep-water block in Krishna Godavari (KG) basin, in the East Coast of India.
Gail and Vitol sign 10-year LNG supply contract
08 Jan 2024
Gail (India) Limited and Vitol Asia Pte Ltd on Friday announced the signing of a long term LNG supply contract, under which the Switzerland-based Dutch trading company will supply a million tonnes of LNG
India hikes windfall tax on crude, eliminates tax on diesel and ATF
03 Jan 2024
Government of India on Monday announced an increase in the windfall tax levied on locally-produced crude petroleum while doing away with the tax on diesel and aviation turbine fuel (ATF).
ONGC considers oil as an option to recover $600 million from the Venezuelan dividend
03 Jan 2024
ONGC Videsh, the overseas investment arm of India’s Oil and Natural Gas Corp., is actively considering alternatives, including the allocation of oil by Venezuela’s state oil company, PdVSA, to reclaim its outstanding $600 million dividend.
Russian crude ships change course amid concerns over oil payments
02 Jan 2024
Several vessels transporting crude oil from Russia, previously idling off the coast of India, are now changing their course eastward, raising concerns about oil payments to Moscow and resulting in a decline in arrivals.
ExxonMobil hands over operations of Iraqi oil field to PetroChina
02 Jan 2024
US oil giant ExxonMobil has exited the West Qurna 1 oilfield in southern Iraq and handed over its operations to PetroChina as the principal contractor, reports citing an Iraqi deputy oil minister said on Monday.
Brazil's Petrobras brings a third floating platform into production
02 Jan 2024
Brazil’s state-owned oil and gas giant Petrobras on Sunday announced the start of commercial production from the giant Sepetiba floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) vessel at its Mero oil field in the pre-salt area of the Santos Basin offshore.
India, Russia to expand ties in energy, military-tech
30 Dec 2023
India and Russia have agreed on a major expansion of bilateral relations, including cooperation in energy and defence production.
34 companies bid for India’s green hydrogen subsidies
29 Dec 2023
A total of 34 companies have submitted bids for projects to be developed under the Government of India’s Green Hydrogen Mission.
