Sri Lankan government on Monday admitted that it has run out of cash to buy fuel as pumps in most filling stations across the country have run dry, exacerbating the deepening foreign-exchange crisis that has crippled the island nation's economy.
IOC has asked consumers to book LPG refill through IVRS or SMSes so that refills reach genuine users.
IndianOil targets monthly 5,000-tonne polypropylene exports
IndianOil Corp Ltd, for instance, saw a growth of around 22 per cent in volumes and nearly two per cent in its market share. It traded nearly 10,517 million tonnes (mt) of auto gas in December against 8,593 mt of auto gas in September.
The Houston-based company is selling up to 50 per cent of its oil-sand reserves in Alberta. There are some producing assets and some exploration assets on offer.
Rajapaksa said China indicated that it would help Sri Lanka, while adding that "usually they don't like" lending out more money to cover earlier debt payments.
At the current market price of the stock, that stake would be valued at about $1.5 billion.
The Gujarat High Court had last week directed ONGC to pay royalty on crude oil on the gross price it bills to refiners.
Lines up a $1-billion capital expenditure plan for exploration purposes abroad.
Three PSUs, three private firms join bid to acquire 40% stake in Haldia Petrochem.
Oil Minister M Veerappa Moily has suggested pricking the ballooning oil bill with everything from a street theatre campaign encouraging lower fuel use, to shutting fuel stations, to increasing imports from Iran.