Rakteem Katakey In New Delhi

Stories by Rakteem Katakey In New Delhi

The hurdles in India's quest for oil assets

The hurdles in India's quest for oil assets

Rediff.com   13 Mar 2007

More than one oil company bidding for same overseas assets.

Oil India lines up $2 bn for overseas exploration

Oil India lines up $2 bn for overseas exploration

Rediff.com   7 Mar 2007

Oil India, the government-owned upstream company, has lined up over $2 billion in the next five years to extend its oil and gas assets overseas

Pvt cos take cue from govt's fuel price cut

Pvt cos take cue from govt's fuel price cut

Rediff.com   23 Feb 2007

The threat of being priced out of the market by state-owned oil marketing companies has forced the private sector players to also opt for price cuts of auto fuels.

Reliance plans $400 mn jetty in Kakinada

Reliance plans $400 mn jetty in Kakinada

Rediff.com   23 Feb 2007

Reliance Industries, which has discovered gas reserves of nearly 14 trillion cubic feet in the Krishna-Godavari basin off the coast of Andhra Pradesh, is building a gas-receiving jetty in Kakinada.

Mittal will propel HPCL to global orbit

Mittal will propel HPCL to global orbit

Rediff.com   22 Feb 2007

Hindustan Petroleum Corporation, the state-owned company, could find itself becoming a major player in the oil and gas sector both within the country and overseas with huge capital being pumped in by the L N Mittal-promoted Mittal Investments.

Largest auction of oil blocks soon

Largest auction of oil blocks soon

Rediff.com   10 Feb 2007

After awarding oil and gas blocks under NELP-VI, the government is now turning its focus to the seventh round of the New Exploration and Licensing Policy (NELP-VII).

Global oil majors gung-ho on India

Global oil majors gung-ho on India

Rediff.com   22 Jan 2007

Domestic oil companies have been invited by countries like Yemen, Nigeria and Saudi Arabia to pick up stake in existing refineries and also set up greenfield units.

ONGC, Shell in talks for Sakhalin gas liquefaction

ONGC, Shell in talks for Sakhalin gas liquefaction

Rediff.com   8 Jan 2007

Oil and Natural Gas Corporation, through its consortium partner in the Sakhalin-1 field in Russia Exxon Mobil, is in talks with Royal Dutch Shell for liquefying the gas from the fields before it is exported to China.

ONGC scraps retail plan, others go slow

ONGC scraps retail plan, others go slow

Rediff.com   3 Jan 2007

Low-to-negative margins on sale of petroleum products have forced some companies to scrap their retail expansion plan, while others have chosen to go slow.

ONGC may have to return 5 blocks

ONGC may have to return 5 blocks

Rediff.com   29 Dec 2006

After the euphoria over the recent oil and gas discoveries made by upstream behemoth Oil and Natural Gas Corporation

ONGC may set up power plant in Myanmar

ONGC may set up power plant in Myanmar

Rediff.com   21 Dec 2006

While the India-Myanmar gas pipeline continues to hang fire, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation may push for a gas-based power project in Myanmar to bring power to the power-starved north-eastern states

ONGC, RIL plan to build Rs 5,000 cr gas unit

ONGC, RIL plan to build Rs 5,000 cr gas unit

Rediff.com   20 Dec 2006

Oil and Natural Gas Corporation and Mukesh Ambani-controlled Reliance Industries may tie up to build a common gas processing unit as the two firms have discovered huge reserves in the Krishna-Godavari basin

Reliance Industries eyes Kurd oilfields

Reliance Industries eyes Kurd oilfields

Rediff.com   16 Dec 2006

Reliance Industries, the country's largest private oil company, is seeking oil and gas fields in Kurdistan.

KG basin: ONGC in JV talks with BP, British Gas

KG basin: ONGC in JV talks with BP, British Gas

Rediff.com   13 Dec 2006

In an attempt to hold on to its exploration blocks in the Krishna-Godavari basin, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation is in talks with British Gas (BG) and British Petroleum (BP) for joint exploration in four offshore blocks in the region.

Ethanol mixed petrol to cost OMCs dear

Ethanol mixed petrol to cost OMCs dear

Rediff.com   30 Nov 2006

Oil marketing companies together would have to make investments of a few hundred crores of rupees to create the facilities that would enable them to blend ethanol in petrol.

Ministry for 10% ethanol blended petrol by Jun '07

Ministry for 10% ethanol blended petrol by Jun '07

Rediff.com   21 Nov 2006

While the 5 per cent ethanol blended petrol programme has missed three deadlines

Widex Aps plans big for India via JV

Widex Aps plans big for India via JV

Rediff.com   17 Nov 2006

The Denmark-based Widex Aps, a leader in digital hearing aids, has big plans for India through its joint venture called Widex India.

Now, everything's a ring away

Now, everything's a ring away

Rediff.com   20 Sep 2006