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Norsk Hydro to take 10% in ONGC field

Norsk Hydro to take 10% in ONGC field

Rediff.com3 Jul 2007

ONGC signed an agreement with the Norwegian deepwater export to develop deepwater oil and gas blocks on Monday evening.

ONGC signs crude supply agreement with BPCL

ONGC signs crude supply agreement with BPCL

Rediff.com9 Jun 2003

Oil and Natural Gas Corp, said on Monday it had signed an agreement to supply crude oil to refiner Bharat Petroleum Corp Ltd for two years ending March 2004.\n\n\n\n

ONGC bids for 2 Sudan oil blocks

ONGC bids for 2 Sudan oil blocks

Rediff.com21 May 2003

ONGC Videsh Ltd, the overseas arm of state exploration firm Oil and Natural Gas Corporation, has submitted bids for acquiring two more oil blocks in Sudan.

ONGC made 28 oil & gas discoveries in '08-'09

ONGC made 28 oil & gas discoveries in '08-'09

Rediff.com23 Jun 2009

The 28 discoveries include Charada structure and Matar field in Cambay basin (Gujarat) and YSAF in KG basin (off Andhra Pradesh coast), the company said. The discoveries made in FY'09 have been notified to the directorate general of hydrocarbons.

ONGC to invest Rs 4,051 cr in Mumbai High field

ONGC to invest Rs 4,051 cr in Mumbai High field

Rediff.com21 Mar 2013

The company also said it has made three oil and gas discoveries in Krishna Godavari basin and Tripura.

ONGC topples RIL to become highest ranked Indian energy firm

ONGC topples RIL to become highest ranked Indian energy firm

Rediff.com29 Oct 2014

Cairn India is 25th on the list with 22.2 per cent CGR.

IOC to share Sudan project with ONGC

IOC to share Sudan project with ONGC

Rediff.com24 Mar 2003

Indian Oil Corporation will buy 40 per cent of ONGC Videsh Ltd's stake in the Greater Nile Oil Project in Sudan.

Capital expenditure by 54 large CPSEs, key depts rose 93% in April-May

Capital expenditure by 54 large CPSEs, key depts rose 93% in April-May

Rediff.com12 Jun 2023

Capital expenditure by 54 large central public sector enterprises and five departmental arms, having a capex minimum target of Rs 100 crore, rose 93 per cent year-on-year (YoY) in the April-May period to Rs 1.39 trillion. The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) and the Railways have started this financial year's capex cycle on a stronger note. In the first two months of FY24, the 54 CPSEs, along with the departmental arms, achieved 19 per cent of their combined budget target of Rs 7.33 trillion, Business Standard has learnt.

Bombay High: ONGC gets Rs 864 cr insurance

Bombay High: ONGC gets Rs 864 cr insurance

Rediff.com13 Mar 2007

Oil and Natural Gas Corporation has received Rs 864 crore (Rs 8.64 billion) in final settlement of an insurance claim for the oil facility at Mumbai High that was gutted in a fire in July 2005.

ONGC sitting on a pile of cash is a myth: Sudhir Vasudeva

ONGC sitting on a pile of cash is a myth: Sudhir Vasudeva

Rediff.com31 Jul 2012

Despite stagnant domestic production and challenging geopolitics, Oil and Natural Gas Corp has a plan to produce 130 million tonnes (mt) oil equivalent by 2030.

RIL is India's most valued company again,ONGC No 2

RIL is India's most valued company again,ONGC No 2

Rediff.com29 Aug 2011

RIL shares attracted good buying support in a bullish market and closed up by 4.80 per cent at Rs 754.05 a piece on the Bombay Stock Exchange.

ONGC may set up power plant in Myanmar

ONGC may set up power plant in Myanmar

Rediff.com21 Dec 2006

While the India-Myanmar gas pipeline continues to hang fire, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation may push for a gas-based power project in Myanmar to bring power to the power-starved north-eastern states

Sibal, others in fray for ONGC top job

Sibal, others in fray for ONGC top job

Rediff.com19 Jul 2006

The post fell vacant after the government refused Subir Raha an extension at the helm of the company after his first five-year term expired in May.\n\n

India's oil production continues to slide; down 2% in Nov

India's oil production continues to slide; down 2% in Nov

Rediff.com21 Dec 2021

India's production of crude oil, which is refined to produce petrol and diesel, continued to decline in November, with lower output from state-owned firms leading to an over 2 per cent drop, official data released on Tuesday showed. Crude oil production in November was 2.43 million tonnes, down from 2.48 million tonnes a year back and 2.5 million tonnes in October 2021. Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) produced 3 per cent less crude oil at 1.6 million tonnes in November due to delays in mobilising equipment at western offshore fields.

ONGC 26th in UN's transnational cos' list

ONGC 26th in UN's transnational cos' list

Rediff.com16 Oct 2006

State-run Oil and Natural Gas Corporation is the only Indian company ranked in terms of foreign assets that figures in a UN agency's list of top 100 transnational corporations from developing countries.

ONGC to invest over Rs 130,000 cr

ONGC to invest over Rs 130,000 cr

Rediff.com21 Aug 2006

State-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corp plans to invest over Rs 130,000 crore (Rs 1300 billion) during 11th Plan Period (2007-12) in domestic oil and gas hunt, overseas acquisition and expansion of Mangalore refinery.

Govt cuts windfall gains tax on domestic crude to nil

Govt cuts windfall gains tax on domestic crude to nil

Rediff.com16 May 2023

The government has cut windfall gains tax on domestically-produced crude oil to nil while continuing the rate at zero on the export of diesel and ATF. The government has slashed the special additional excise duty (SAED) on crude oil produced by companies such as Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) to nil from Rs 4,100 per tonne with effect from Tuesday, an official order dated May 15 said. This is the second time that the levy, which was introduced in July last year in the form of a cess to tax supernormal gains of oil producers and fuel exporters, has been cut to nil for domestically-produced oil.

ONGC hopes to restart Hazira plant by Monday

ONGC hopes to restart Hazira plant by Monday

Rediff.com11 Aug 2006

Oil and Natural Gas Corporation hopes to resume gas processing at its Hazira plant, whose closure due to floods had reduced the country's gas supplies by half, by August 14 or 15 as water has started receding from the facility.

ONGC bids for $3.75-bn Angola project

ONGC bids for $3.75-bn Angola project

Rediff.com31 Oct 2005

State-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corporation has bid to participate in Angola's $3.75-billion Sonaref project for building a 10 million tonne refinery at Lobito.

ONGC may invest $1.01 bn in Cairn's oilfields

ONGC may invest $1.01 bn in Cairn's oilfields

Rediff.com28 May 2009

ONGC on Thursday said it may invest $1.01 billion in Cairn India's Rajasthan oilfields even though the project offers negative returns as the public sector firm is liable to pay all the statutory levies.

ONGC to pay Rs 852 cr for fuel subsidy

ONGC to pay Rs 852 cr for fuel subsidy

Rediff.com21 May 2009

The Oil and Natural Gas Corporation will pay Rs 852 crore (Rs 8.52 billion) for subsidising petrol and diesel during January-March quarter but state gas utility GAIL India has been spared from the subsidy burden.

ONGC is Asia's no. 1 oil co, pips China's Cnooc

ONGC is Asia's no. 1 oil co, pips China's Cnooc

Rediff.com3 Nov 2010

Under the stewardship of R S Sharma, ONGC climbed three places to take the top slot in the 2010 rankings released by Platts, one of the most respected global provider of energy and metals information, on Tuesday evening.

TCS regains most-valued status, pushes ONGC to 2nd slot

TCS regains most-valued status, pushes ONGC to 2nd slot

Rediff.com4 Jul 2012

ONGC had dethroned Tata Consultancy Services from the pole position in market-valuation charts on Wednesday, but its leadership position proved to be short-lived and it slipped to the second position in today's trading session.

ONGC still hopes to bag PetroKazakh deal

ONGC still hopes to bag PetroKazakh deal

Rediff.com24 Aug 2005

India's Oil and Natural Gas Corp is still hoping to clinch the deal for takeover of PetroKazakhstan, with senior officials dashing-off to Russia to get Lukoil to stop the company's sale to China's CNPC.

ONGC makes huge gas find in KG-basin

ONGC makes huge gas find in KG-basin

Rediff.com2 Sep 2005

Oil and Natural Gas Corporation has made a huge gas find in the Krishna Godavari-Basin, ONGC Director Offshore Operations N K Mitra said in New Delhi on Friday.

Gas prices hiked 40%; CNG, PNG to cost more

Gas prices hiked 40%; CNG, PNG to cost more

Rediff.com30 Sep 2022

Prices of natural gas, which is used to generate electricity, make fertiliser and is converted into CNG to run automobiles, were on Friday hiked by a steep 40 per cent to record levels, in step with global firming up of energy rates. The rate paid for gas produced from old fields, which make up for about two-thirds of all gas produced in the country, was hiked to $8.57 per million British thermal units from the current $6.1, according to an order from the oil ministry's Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell (PPAC). Simultaneously, the price of gas from difficult and newer fields like the ones in Reliance Industries Ltd and its partner bp plc operated deepsea D6 block in KG basin, was hiked to $12.6 per mmBtu from $9.92, the order said.

FinMin keen on ONGC, Indian Oil follow-on offers

FinMin keen on ONGC, Indian Oil follow-on offers

Rediff.com8 Jan 2010

Disinvestment secretary Sunil Mitra last month wrote to his counterpart in Petroleum ministry R S Pandey seeking comments on 'public offerings from Government's shareholding' in ONGC and IOC. While government has not allowed IOC and other retailers Bharat Petroleum and Hindustan Petroleum to raise petrol, diesel, domestic LPG and kerosene price in line with the cost, they have not been given the promised compensation.

ONGC Rs 1,300-cr project gets nod

ONGC Rs 1,300-cr project gets nod

Rediff.com15 Feb 2005

Aiyar to discuss ONGC-Yukos deal with Russia

Aiyar to discuss ONGC-Yukos deal with Russia

Rediff.com9 Feb 2005

Petroleum Minister Mani Shankar Aiyar will take up Oil and Natural Gas Corp's proposal to acquire 15-20 per cent stake in embattled Russian firm Yukos' core asset, Yuganskneftegaz, when he meets his Russian counterpart in Moscow on February 21.

ONGC Videsh's Iran dream gets rude jolt from China

ONGC Videsh's Iran dream gets rude jolt from China

Rediff.com11 Dec 2007

India is being increasingly marginalised in Iran's energy sector for reasons which range from political to economic. Its attempts at securing oil and gas blocks in the country and importing gas (as LNG and through a pipeline) seem to be hitting a dead end. The latest setback for India is the agreement between Iran and Chinese Sinopec for the Yadavaran oil and gas field. This effectively pushes out ONGC Videsh - the government's overseas acquisition vehicle.

Oil exploration: ONGC, allies to invest $1 bn

Oil exploration: ONGC, allies to invest $1 bn

Rediff.com6 Feb 2004

Oil and Natural Gas Corporation and its partners will invest over $1 billion in exploring for oil and gas in the 14 oil and gas block they won in the fourth round of bidding under the new exploration licensing policy.

Govt to divest 10% equity in ONGC, GAIL

Govt to divest 10% equity in ONGC, GAIL

Rediff.com23 Dec 2003

Government on Tuesday decided to sell 10 per cent stake in India's largest profit making firm Oil and Natural Gas Corp and gas transmission monopoly Gail (India) Ltd.\n\n

ONGC to give Rs 12,400-cr boost to govt finances

ONGC to give Rs 12,400-cr boost to govt finances

Rediff.com29 Feb 2012

The Union government will raise at least Rs 12,400 crore (Rs 124 billion) through the sale of five per cent stake in Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), giving it a much-needed cushion in the run-up to the Budget.

Surprise oil output cut by OPEC+ to delay price revision in India

Surprise oil output cut by OPEC+ to delay price revision in India

Rediff.com3 Apr 2023

The surprise decision of OPEC and its allies, including Russia, to cut oil output may cause an immediate rise in prices, delaying revision in fuel prices in India, industry sources said. The grouping of Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its allies, called OPEC+, on Sunday decided to further cut oil output by around 1.16 million barrels. The move led to Brent rising by almost 6 per cent to $84.58 per barrel on Monday.