India on Friday received its first-ever import cargo of liquefied natural gas (LNG) at Dahej in Gujarat, that will help bridge the huge natural gas deficit in the country.
A substantial deposit of petroleum and natural gas has been discovered in Pakistan's territorial waters, a cache so large its exploitation could change the country's destiny, according to a media report. A three-year survey was undertaken in collaboration with a friendly country to verify the presence of the oil and gas reserves, DawnNewsTV quoted a senior security official as saying on Friday.
Gail (India) Ltd, the public sector gas firm, on Tuesday announced that it has tied up the sale of its share of LNG being imported from Qatar and said the regassified LNG from Dahej is the most competitive fuel for power and fertilizer units.
RasGas of Qatar is likely to sell liquefied natural gas to public sector Petronet LNG at a fixed price instead of a price indexed to crude oil.
Energy-hungry China has signed a landmark $40 billion deal to buy liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Australia for 20 years that Chinese officials say would put the strained relations between Beijing and Canberra back on track.
Delhi's air quality deteriorated significantly on Monday, with areas like Dwarka, Mundka and Najafgarh recording an AQI of 500, the worst this season. The city's overall AQI reached 491, triggering the implementation of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) Stage-IV restrictions in Delhi-NCR. Doctors warned of health risks, urging people to wear N95 masks and avoid outdoor activities. The Supreme Court questioned the Delhi government on its anti-pollution measures and warned against scaling down preventive measures without its permission. Delhi Chief Minister Atishi accused the BJP-led central government of political maneuvering while neglecting stubble burning in states it governs. Meanwhile, the city enforced stricter pollution control measures, including a ban on truck entry and suspension of construction activities. Air purifier sales surged, reflecting the public's concern over the severe air pollution.
Petronet LNG Ltd, India's largest liquefied natural gas importer, expects to sign a contract by the end of July for import of 2.5 million tonnes of LNG from Chevron Corp's Gorgon project in Australia.
P Dasgupta was on Thursday appointed the managing director and CEO of Petronet LNG Ltd, India's largest liquified natural gas importer.
Petroleum Minister Mani Shankar Aiyar will visit Tehran early next week to salvage the LNG-for-oil field deal, which hit an obstacle after Iran sought a very high price for liquefied natural gas it plans to sell to India.
The acquisition of stake in Progress Energy Resources Corp's shale gas assets and Pacific NorthWest LNG for 1 billion Canadian dollars ($900 million) marks IOC's maiden entry into North America.
An AQI of 400 or higher is deemed 'severe' and it can have an adverse effect on both healthy individuals and people who already have medical conditions.
Iran has changed its pricing formulae for liquefied natural gas sale to India and is demanding 28 cents more per million British thermal unit (mBtu).
Petronet LNG Ltd will sell India's first liquefied natural gas from January next at around $3.6 per million BTU (British Thermal Unit), almost the same price as that of the private domestic natural gas producers.
In an era of deregulation and dismantling of the government-dictated pricing system, Power Minister Anant Geete wants the Centre to regulate the otherwise free liquefied natural gas imports, its pricing and the quantity and place of import.
Petronet LNG Ltd, which will become India's first LNG importer when Qatari RasGas' cargo lands at its Dahej import terminal in January next, has planned an initial public offering of equity shares in the same month.
IOC is building a 5 million tonnes per annum LNG terminal at Ennore near Chennai which is to be completed by 2017.
Qatar is set to reach a liquefied natural gas production target of 77 million tonnes per annum, the world's largest LNG capacity, the country's energy minister has said.
After Delhi, CNG price in Mumbai has been hiked by Rs 1.50 per kg and the rate of cooking gas piped to houses by Re 1 due to rise in input costs. Mahanagar Gas Ltd, which retails CNG to automobiles and piped natural gas to households for cooking purposes in Mumbai and surrounding cities, said the increased prices will come into effect from the intervening night of July 8 and 9.
Iran on Thursday made no firm commitments of honouring the $22-billion deal to export LNG to India but said will look at "ways" for early implementation of the two-year-old contract.
ExxonMobil-owned RasGas will supply liquefied natural gas by December to restart the Dabhol power project in Maharashtra, a top official said on Friday.
Global oil and gas majors Shell and ConocoPhillips have offered to sell Australian liquefied natural gas to India to meeting its growing energy needs, petroleum secretary S C Tripathi said on Monday.
GE has refused the supply of crucial equipment needed to make LNG to Tehran. This can hit the $22-bn Indo-Iran deal.
India plans to buy more liquefied natural gas from Qatar and will expand the capacity of its Dahej LNG terminal to 10 million tonnes a year from the present five million tonnes.
State-owned Gail India Ltd, which has been given the task to source fuel for restarting the Dabhol power project in Maharasthra, is talking to LNG suppliers in Qatar, Australia, Malaysia, Oman and UAE.
Qatar and Australia are likely to supply fuel for restarting the $3 billion Dabhol Power Project in Maharasthra from the fourth quarter of 2006.
Royal Dutch/Shell will receive the first cargo of liquefied natural gas at its Hazira terminal in Gujarat this month.
the terminal will not be used to run the Dabhol power plant and would be supplied entirely to other domestic companies
With a view to open price bids next month, National Thermal Power Corporation will begin discussions with four bidders, including Reliance Industries, for supplying three million tonnes of LNG.
State-owned Indian Strategic Petroleum Reserves Ltd (ISPRL), which operates India's strategic crude oil storage, will make awards by December to lease around 1 million tons of crude oil storage space (7.3 million barrels) at two of the country's three existing Strategic Petroleum Reserves (SPRs), around a fifth of the total SPR capacity. This will enable the refilling of crude caverns even as escalating hostilities in the Gulf threaten disruptions in crude supplies, two industry sources said.
Petroleum industry Friday demanded abolition of 5 per cent customs duty on imported LNG and a uniform 4 per cent sales tax on LNG throughout the country to promote its use.
