News for '-ongc-videsh-ltd'

OVL to acquire stake in Sudanese oil blocks

OVL to acquire stake in Sudanese oil blocks

Rediff.com6 Nov 2007

ONGC Videsh Ltd, the overseas arm of state-run Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC), is in talks to acquire stakes in two oil blocks in Sudan, a nation which is the Indian flagship is largest overseas oil producing base.

OVL's Ecuador bid cleared

OVL's Ecuador bid cleared

Rediff.com17 May 2005

OVL inks pacts for Vietnam blocks

OVL inks pacts for Vietnam blocks

Rediff.com1 Jun 2006

ONGC Videsh Ltd, the overseas arm of state-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corporation, has signed the production sharing contracts with Vietnam Oil and Gas Corporation (PetroVietnam) for two offshore blocks in Phu Khanh Basin.

CCEA nod for OVL's Egyptian acquisition

CCEA nod for OVL's Egyptian acquisition

Rediff.com15 Jun 2007

The government on Friday gave its nod to ONGC Videsh Ltd, the overseas arm of state-run Oil and Natural Gas Corp, to acquire Royal Dutch/Shell's 33 per cent stake in a deepsea gas field off Egypt.

OVL eyes stake in oil fields in many countries

OVL eyes stake in oil fields in many countries

Rediff.com1 Oct 2003

ONGC Videsh Ltd, the overseas arm of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation, is eyeing stake in oil fields in more than a dozen countries including Myanmar, Libya, Australia, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Venezuela, Iran, Qatar and Bangladesh.

ONGC to bid for Azerbaijan refinery

ONGC to bid for Azerbaijan refinery

Rediff.com23 May 2007

ONGC Videsh Ltd, the overseas arm of state-run Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), is getting ready to bid for an oil field in Azerbaijan.

OVL hits big gas reserve in Iran

OVL hits big gas reserve in Iran

Rediff.com9 May 2007

ONGC Videsh Ltd, the overseas arm of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation, has made a big natural gas discovery in Iran with in-place reserves being estimated at around 10 trillion cubic feet.

OVL strikes oil in Egypt

OVL strikes oil in Egypt

Rediff.com5 Apr 2007

ONGC Videsh Ltd, the overseas arm of Oil and Natural Gas Corp, and its partner IPR Red Sea Inc have made a significant oil discovery in offshore Egypt.

OVL to buy stake in ExxonMobil's oil field

OVL to buy stake in ExxonMobil's oil field

Rediff.com16 Dec 2005

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved ONGC Videsh Ltd's proposal to invest $820 million for acquiring US energy giant ExxonMobil's interests in an oil field located off the Brazilian coast.

India to bargain for stake in Sakhalin projects

India to bargain for stake in Sakhalin projects

Rediff.com10 Jan 2007

India will make a strong plea for firms getting a stake in future Sakhalin projects in Far East Russia when Russian President Vladimir Putin visits New Delhi later this month.

IOC, Callick in Turkey refinery deal

IOC, Callick in Turkey refinery deal

Rediff.com24 Nov 2005

Sudan vetoes Petronas, favours OVL

Sudan vetoes Petronas, favours OVL

Rediff.com31 Jan 2003

The Sudanese government is believed to have vetoed Malaysian oil major Petronas' move to buy Talisman Energy in Greater Nile Oil Project and has favoured state-run ONGC Videsh Ltd for picking the Canadian firm's 25 per cent stake.

OVL signs Sudan pipeline deal

OVL signs Sudan pipeline deal

Rediff.com1 Jul 2004

ONGC Videsh Ltd, the overseas arm of Oil and Natural Gas Corp, has signed a $194 million contract with the Sudan Government for construction of a 741-km long multi-product pipeline.

Norway firm offers OVL stake in Aranan field

Norway firm offers OVL stake in Aranan field

Rediff.com2 Nov 2006

The offer was made during the ongoing high level visit of the Norwegian crown price to India.

ONGC proposes to hike equity base of OVL

ONGC proposes to hike equity base of OVL

Rediff.com12 Apr 2004

Oil and Natural Gas Corporation has proposed to hike the equity base of its overseas investment arm ONGC Videsh Ltd to Rs 5000 crore (Rs 50 billion), to bring down the high debt-equity ratio.

OVL plans to buy gas from Sakhalin-I

OVL plans to buy gas from Sakhalin-I

Rediff.com22 Aug 2006

ONGC Videsh Ltd, the overseas arm of the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation, has proposed to buy the entire gas production from Sakhalin-I field in Russia and import the same in the form of LNG to India.

 India to ship crude oil from Sakhalin-I in Oct

India to ship crude oil from Sakhalin-I in Oct

Rediff.com17 Aug 2006

India will ship its share of crude oil from Russian oilfield Sakhalin-I in October-December, Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas Dinsha Patel said on Thursday.

OVL wins bid to buy Columbia oil firm

OVL wins bid to buy Columbia oil firm

Rediff.com14 Aug 2006

ONGC Videsh Ltd, the overseas investment arm of state-owned ONGC, and Chinese firm Sinopec have jointly won the bid to acquire Columbian oil firm Omimex de Columbia.

ONGC eyes Canadian oil firm

ONGC eyes Canadian oil firm

Rediff.com9 May 2005

State-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corporation is keen to acquire Canadian oil and gas firm First Calgary Petroleums Ltd, which owns high potential oil and gas blocks in Algeria.

IOC mulls investment unit abroad

IOC mulls investment unit abroad

Rediff.com14 Nov 2003

Indian Oil Corporation is mulling setting up a wholly-owned overseas investment vehicle if the government rejects the plan to create a second incarnation of ONGC Videsh Ltd with the participation of all state-owned oil firms.

ONGC bags oil block in Nigeria

ONGC bags oil block in Nigeria

Rediff.com10 Mar 2005

OVL begins drilling in Iranian block

OVL begins drilling in Iranian block

Rediff.com12 May 2006

ONGC Videsh Ltd, the overseas arm of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation, has begun drilling for oil in Farshi offshore block of Iran.

OVL eye 15% pie in Brazilian oil field

OVL eye 15% pie in Brazilian oil field

Rediff.com27 Apr 2006

ONGC Videsh Ltd, the overseas arm of state-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corp, will buy a 15 per cent stake in Brazilian oil field from Royal Dutch/Shell.

Russia promises oil to India

Russia promises oil to India

Rediff.com11 Feb 2005

Russia has promised India four to five million tonnes of crude oil annually from its Far East Siberian oil fields if it fails to accommodate ONGC Videsh Ltd in Yuganskneftegaz, the core asset of Yukos that has been acquired by Russian state-owned Ros

OVL, Sinopec may bid for Colombian oil field

OVL, Sinopec may bid for Colombian oil field

Rediff.com10 Apr 2006

ONGC Videsh Ltd, the foreign arm of state-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corporation, may tie-up with Chinese firm Sinopec to make a joint bid for at least 50 per cent stake in a Colombian oil field.

India in talks with Iraq to import crude

India in talks with Iraq to import crude

Rediff.com24 Jul 2003

India is negotiating a term contract with the new administration in Baghdad to import Iraqi crude even as it hopes to keep the exploration acreage awarded to it by the Saddam Hussein regime.

Govt delay cost OVL 2 Nigerian blocks

Govt delay cost OVL 2 Nigerian blocks

Rediff.com3 Mar 2006

The government delay in approving ONGC Videsh Ltd's investment in two oil exploration blocks in Nigeria has cost the Indian flagship firm a majority stake, Subir Raha, chairman, ONGC said.

ONGC, Gazprom to join hands

ONGC, Gazprom to join hands

Rediff.com6 Dec 2004

OVL to buy ExxonMobil's Brazil oilfield pie

OVL to buy ExxonMobil's Brazil oilfield pie

Rediff.com30 Jan 2006

ONGC Videsh Ltd, the overseas arm of state-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corp, will acquire US energy firm ExxonMobil's 30 per cent stake

India expects Iraq to honour oil deals

India expects Iraq to honour oil deals

Rediff.com23 May 2003

Petroleum Minister Ram Naik said on Thursday that he expected a new government in Iraq to honour any oil exploration contracts held by Indian companies.

ONGC plan to buy Nigerian oil firm pie shot down

ONGC plan to buy Nigerian oil firm pie shot down

Rediff.com16 Dec 2005

Oil and Natural Gas Corp, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has shot down its proposal to acquire a 45 per cent stake in a Nigerian oil and gas field for close to $2-billion saying the deal was 'too risky.'

OVL-CNPC make joint bid for Syrian oilfields

OVL-CNPC make joint bid for Syrian oilfields

Rediff.com14 Dec 2005

ONGC Videsh Ltd and China National Petroleum Corp have for the first time ever made a joint bid for acquiring an oilfield abroad.

Russian oil to flow into India in 2006

Russian oil to flow into India in 2006

Rediff.com23 Nov 2005

India will receive its first shipment of oil from Russia's Sakhalin-I fields, where it is investing more than $2.7-billion, from the second quarter of 2006.