News for 'Oil Corp'

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.

Petrol price cut by Rs 2.43/litre, diesel by Rs 3.60

Petrol price cut by Rs 2.43/litre, diesel by Rs 3.60

Rediff.com31 Jul 2015

Petrol price was cut by Rs 2.43 per litre and diesel by Rs 3.60 a litre, the third reduction in rates this month.

OVL buys 2 Sudan oil blocks pie

OVL buys 2 Sudan oil blocks pie

Rediff.com16 Aug 2003

ONGC Videsh Ltd, the overseas arm of state-run Oil and Natural Gas Corp, has acquired stake in two oil blocks in Sudan for $136 million.

OVL buys 30% in 7 oil blocks in Cuba

OVL buys 30% in 7 oil blocks in Cuba

Rediff.com20 Sep 2005

ONGC Videsh Ltd, the overseas arm of state-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corp, has acquired a 30 per cent stake in seven oil and gas blocks in Cuba, which hold more than 4 billion barrels of oil reserves.

Markets settle the day flat as investors await Fed policy decision

Markets settle the day flat as investors await Fed policy decision

Rediff.com2 May 2017

HDFC, ONGC, Maruti Suzuki, HeroMoto Corp and Bajaj Auto gained the most on BSE Sensex

RIL in talks with state refiners for D6 oil

RIL in talks with state refiners for D6 oil

Rediff.com12 Aug 2008

The company is in advanced talks with Hindustan Petroleum Corp, Chennai Refinery and Kochi Refineries for sale of 34,000 barrels per day of oil it will start producing from the gas-rich KG-D6 block on Krishna Godavari basin from September. The company is investing $2.234 billion in developing the MA-1 and MA-2 oil fields in the predominantly gas-rich block.

Air India owes Rs 5,000 cr in fuel dues; hasn't paid for 230 days

Air India owes Rs 5,000 cr in fuel dues; hasn't paid for 230 days

Rediff.com23 Aug 2019

IOC, BPCL and HPCL on Thursday afternoon stopped ATF supplies to Air India at six airports - Kochi, Pune, Patna, Ranchi, Vizag and Mohali - over payment defaults. AI flights from these places were tanking up from other airports.

India Needs A National Security Strategy

India Needs A National Security Strategy

Rediff.com4 Oct 2024

The National Security Strategy document should flag all major issues concerning security strategy and provide guidelines to concerned departments to work out suitable action plans. Since the global and regional geopolitical canvas is dynamic, the NSS document should be deliberated at length before formulation and should be reviewed periodically, recommends Commodore Venugopal Menon (retd).

ONGC, OIL to gain from gas price hike

ONGC, OIL to gain from gas price hike

Rediff.com28 Jun 2013

State-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) will add about Rs 8,000 crore (Rs 80 billion) to its profits annually from near doubling of natural gas prices from next fiscal.

OVL to buy Shell pie in Angola oil field

OVL to buy Shell pie in Angola oil field

Rediff.com8 Apr 2004

ONGC Videsh Ltd, the overseas arm of Oil and Natural Gas Corp, said on Thursday that it will acquire Anglo Dutch oil giant Royal Dutch/Shell's entire 50 per cent stake in an oil block in Angola for about $600 million.

RIL lobbies with Naik to sell fuel to oil PSUs

RIL lobbies with Naik to sell fuel to oil PSUs

Rediff.com16 Feb 2004

Reliance Industries Ltd, India's sole private sector refiner, on Monday sought Petroleum Minister Ram Naik's help in getting public sector oil companies to buy fuel from its 33 million tonne Jamnagar refinery in Gujarat.

Hike in petrol, diesel prices put off

Hike in petrol, diesel prices put off

Rediff.com16 Sep 2015

Oil companies choose to skip the revision this time.

Petrol, diesel consumption down 66%, aviation fuel by 90%

Petrol, diesel consumption down 66%, aviation fuel by 90%

Rediff.com9 Apr 2020

India's fuel consumption slumped by over 66 per cent in the first week of April as a nationwide lockdown halted economic activity and travel, which eviscerated demand. Petrol and diesel demand is down 66 per cent in April, while aviation turbine fuel (ATF) consumption has collapsed by 90 per cent as most airlines have stopped flying, industry officials said.

Good news! Petrol, diesel to be cheaper

Good news! Petrol, diesel to be cheaper

Rediff.com15 Jan 2016

Oil marketing companies on Friday cut petrol price by 32 paise, and diesel by 85 paise a litre with effect from midnight tonight.

OVL acquires one more oil block

OVL acquires one more oil block

Rediff.com3 Sep 2004

ONGC Videsh Ltd, the overseas arm of state-run Oil and Natural Gas Corp, on Friday announced acquisition of US firm Vanco Energy Co's 30 per cent stake in an exploration block off the Ivory Coast, West Africa.

IOC to use drones to check fuel thefts from pipelines

IOC to use drones to check fuel thefts from pipelines

Rediff.com25 Aug 2021

Indian Oil Corp (IOC) is deploying drones to monitor its vast network of pipelines across the country as it doubles down on the use of technology to thwart attempts to steal fuel, helping not just save the commodity but also avoid accidents. The country's top oil company already uses a combination of sophisticated technology and patrolling to detect any leakage from the pipeline network spanning over 15,000-kilometers. And now, it is adding drones to monitor the vast network, officials said. Use of technology helped throttle 34 attempts to pilfer fuel and arrest 53 persons in the 2020-21 fiscal year, they said adding the latest incident was in Sonipat, Haryana on August 17.

Sensex snaps 3-day losing streak, ends 164 pts higher; broader market up 1%

Sensex snaps 3-day losing streak, ends 164 pts higher; broader market up 1%

Rediff.com23 Mar 2017

The market breadth, indicating the overall health of the market was strong

Petrol price cut by 74 paisa, diesel by Rs 1.30 a litre

Petrol price cut by 74 paisa, diesel by Rs 1.30 a litre

Rediff.com15 Apr 2016

A litre of diesel will cost Rs 48.01 compared to Rs 49.31 at present

'Diesel deregulation, gas price to have positive impact on oil cos'

'Diesel deregulation, gas price to have positive impact on oil cos'

Rediff.com17 Dec 2014

Expecting oil prices to remain under pressure, Fitch Ratings said deregulation of diesel prices in October will help in lowering the under-recoveries (which is nothing but international petroleum prices minus the subsidised retail rates).

Oil PSUs may be allowed by Modi govt to bring in private players

Oil PSUs may be allowed by Modi govt to bring in private players

Rediff.com18 Jan 2019

The government was planning to come up with a new fiscal model giving 'special incentives' for fields that were given out on nomination to ONGC and Oil India, reports Shine Jacob.

Reliance best offer into Sri Lanka oil tender

Reliance best offer into Sri Lanka oil tender

Rediff.com29 May 2003

India's Reliance has submitted the best offer into Sri Lanka's tender to buy gas oil and gasoline for June 16-17 delivery, a company source said on Thursday.

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.'

Petrol price cut by 49 paise/litre, diesel by Rs 1.21

Petrol price cut by 49 paise/litre, diesel by Rs 1.21

Rediff.com1 Apr 2015

Petrol price will be cheaper by 49 paise/litre and diesel by Rs 1.21.

How fuel prices have risen under Modi regime

How fuel prices have risen under Modi regime

Rediff.com13 Jul 2020

Despite a massive decline in crude oil prices since 2012 -- Modi has been prime minister in six of these eight years -- petrol in Delhi has become 10 per cent costlier and diesel 97 per cent, as of July 2.

Shipping Corp-ONGC rig venture in trouble

Shipping Corp-ONGC rig venture in trouble

Rediff.com22 Jan 2009

Falling oil rates have made rigs available for hire at a cheaper rate. Oil and Natural Gas Corporation planned to foray into building rigs in June 2008 owing to its short supply as crude oil prices zoomed northwards.

LPG subsidy payments land Airtel in trouble

LPG subsidy payments land Airtel in trouble

Rediff.com18 Dec 2017

Many users did not know that their entitlement was not coming to their regular bank account but going to an account which they had not applied for.

Discount on credit card usage at petrol pumps withdrawn

Discount on credit card usage at petrol pumps withdrawn

Rediff.com25 Sep 2019

Credit card payments to buy fuel at petrol pumps will from October 1 not get a 0.75 per cent discount that State-owned oil companies had introduced more than two-and-a-half years back to promote digital payments.

LPG dealers threaten indefinite strike from Jan 19

LPG dealers threaten indefinite strike from Jan 19

Rediff.com6 Jan 2014

Cooking gas (LPG) dealers on Monday threatened to go on an indefinite strike from January 19 unless oil companies stop appointing new distributors.

Mittal to pay $980 mn for Kazakh oil firm pie

Mittal to pay $980 mn for Kazakh oil firm pie

Rediff.com13 Dec 2006

India-born billionaire Lakshmi Mittal will pay Russia's Lukoil $980-million

Aviation fuel, non-subsidised LPG to now cost more

Aviation fuel, non-subsidised LPG to now cost more

Rediff.com1 Jun 2015

Aviation turbine fuel to now cost more.

Reliance beats Street with record profit in Q1

Reliance beats Street with record profit in Q1

Rediff.com30 Jul 2020

The company raised Rs 53,124 crore through a rights issue and sold nearly 33 per cent stake in Jio Platforms Ltd - the firm that houses telecom business and apps - to likes of Facebook and Google for Rs 152,056 crore.

US moves ONGC Videsh out of list of firms with ties to Iran

US moves ONGC Videsh out of list of firms with ties to Iran

Rediff.com9 Apr 2014

The US Government Accountability Office, in a recently released report, moved ONGC Videsh Ltd, the overseas arm of state explorer Oil and Natural Gas Corporation, and three others, including Petronet LNG Ltd, out of the list.

Petrol price hiked by 36 paise/litre, diesel cut by 7 paise

Petrol price hiked by 36 paise/litre, diesel cut by 7 paise

Rediff.com30 Sep 2016

This is the third increase in two months

Govt bails out ONGC, OIL of Rs 22,000 crore royalty liability

Govt bails out ONGC, OIL of Rs 22,000 crore royalty liability

Rediff.com28 Feb 2017

Based on this settlement, the Supreme Court has disposed of the case on February 20.

Oil India in talks to buy stake in Petroceltic's Algerian asset

Oil India in talks to buy stake in Petroceltic's Algerian asset

Rediff.com2 Jul 2013

Petroceltic is headquartered in Dublin with offices in Edinburgh, London, Algiers, Varna, Cairo and Rome.

Petrol prices up Rs 4.47/litre, diesel Rs 6.46 in last 5 weeks

Petrol prices up Rs 4.47/litre, diesel Rs 6.46 in last 5 weeks

Rediff.com1 Jun 2016

Petrol price was on Tuesday hiked by Rs 2.58 a litre and diesel by Rs 2.26 per litre, the second increase in rates this month.

Petrol, diesel prices to change every day in 5 select cities from May 1

Petrol, diesel prices to change every day in 5 select cities from May 1

Rediff.com12 Apr 2017

A pilot for daily revision of petrol and diesel price will be first implemented in Puducherry and Vizag in Andhra Pradesh, Udaipur in Rajasthan, Jamshedpur in Jharkhand and Chandigarh

ONGC Videsh-Oil India complete acquisition of Videocon stake

ONGC Videsh-Oil India complete acquisition of Videocon stake

Rediff.com8 Jan 2014

OVL, the overseas arm of state-run explorer Oil & Natural Gas Corporation, and Oil India Limited agreed in June last year to jointly buy Videocon's 10 per cent interest in the Rovuma Area 1 for $2.475 billion.

Petrol price cut by Rs 2.25 a litre, diesel by 42 paise

Petrol price cut by Rs 2.25 a litre, diesel by 42 paise

Rediff.com15 Jul 2016

The movement of prices in the international oil market and rupee-USD exchange rate shall continue to be monitored closely and developing trends of the market will be reflected in future price changes

India in driver's seat as fuel demand roars at fastest rate ever

India in driver's seat as fuel demand roars at fastest rate ever

Rediff.com18 Mar 2016

India has already pipped Japan as the world's third-largest oil consumer.