Sushma Swaraj in Iran with an aim to boost ties

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj arrived in Iran on Saturday on a two-day visit to boost overall ties with a major focus on raising India’s oil imports and enhancing trade with the......

India to cut direct Russian crude imports from December

India is set to reduce its direct imports of Russian crude from late November, following new US sanctions on Rosneft and Lukoil, effective November 21. IMAGE: A well head and a drilling rig in an......

ONGC 'serious' on MRPL merger

Oil and Natural Gas Corporation is seriously considering merger of Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd with itself. This follows its acquisition of the stake of Hindustan Petroleum......

India's Russian oil import rebounds in Oct after dip in Q2

India's crude oil imports from Russia strengthened in the first half of October, reversing a three-month slide in arrivals seen during July-September as refineries were back on full stream to meet......

Reliance, MRPL to sell kerosene

The government has allowed Reliance Industries Ltd and Mangalore Refineries and Petrochemicals Ltd to sell kerosene outside the public distribution system, Petroleum Minister Mani Shankar Aiyar......