Ahmedabadbased Suzlon Energy has tied up funds for its Euro1.2 billion (Rs 6,543 crore) bid for the German power company, REpower, even before the last date for raising bid by the rival French giant Areva expires on Thursday.
Interest from Malaysia's Petronas in Cairn India and Swiss Petroplus in Cairn India's parent, Cairn Energy, saw the shares of both the companies gaining on the bourses.
Essar Energy Holdings, a part of the Essar group, has acquired an oil and gas exploration block in Nigeria in the latest round of bidding. The shallow offshore block is completely owned by Essar Energy.
However, with the country forecast to become the fifth largest consumer in the next 20 years, analysts are positive that the percentage of deals in the country will increase substantially.
Supply of the much-needed gas to Dabhol is set to be delayed again. The reason: shortage of pipes required to build the Dahej-Uran pipeline which will feed the gas to the plant.
The rising rupee over the last three months has brought cheer to the oil marketing companies, who have together added around Rs 250-300 crore (Rs 2.5-3 billion) to their operating profits already.
"We have written to all the companies in which we have nominee-directors, asking them not to give Esops," said LIC managing director D K Mehrotra. He said there were more than 100 companies in which LIC had nominee-directors.
The Sun, the flagship publication of Murdoch's News Corporation, is in talks with Maran's Sun group to launch an English tabloid in the country.
In a bid to attract "big oil" to India, the government is close to finalising an Open Acreage Licensing Policy, which gives companies a round-the-year window to pitch for oil and gas in blocks of their choice.
This will be over and above a Rs 3,655-crore domestic rights issue and a Rs 4,350 crore convertible preference share issue the company announced last month.
The petroleum ministry has projected a strong year for the oil marketing companies though the largest exploration company, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation, is projected to post a moderate gain in its bottomline.
Maharashtra will get some respite from its power crises next week
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The quantum of hike had not yet been worked out, but it was likely to be Rs 2 a litre for petrol and Re 1 a litre for diesel.
French electrical major Schneider Electricals SA is in advanced stages of negotiations with the Mumbai-based Shah family to acquire Anchor Electricals, the country's leading electrical equipment maker.
The proposal to hive off the LNG terminal at the revived Dabhol power plant in Maharashtra is likely to be scrapped, with promoters and financiers agreeing to pump in Rs 24 billion to restart construction work at the plant.
They prefer foreign markets owing to comparatively lower margins than Indian exchanges.
The shares of oil marketing companies have been firming up in the current financial year though the Indian crude oil basket is quoting above $65 a barrel, as investors took long-term.
In all, Reliance has a stake in 34 exploration blocks in the country.
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