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RIL gas field investments depend on acceptable pricing: Niko

RIL gas field investments depend on acceptable pricing: Niko

Rediff.com12 Sep 2014

The government has formed a four-member panel of secretaries to suggest a new gas pricing mechanism.

RIL to invest Rs 1 lakh cr in core business

RIL to invest Rs 1 lakh cr in core business

Rediff.com7 Jun 2012

Mukesh Ambani said new projects in petrochemicals and refinery business would come online in the next two to three years.

Investing in RIL an act of faith

Investing in RIL an act of faith

Rediff.com18 Dec 2004

RIL scales down KG-D6 spend by $3 bn

RIL scales down KG-D6 spend by $3 bn

Rediff.com8 Oct 2012

RIL in August submitted a revised field development plan for the Dhirubhai-1 & 3, the only producing gas fields among a total of 18 gas discoveries made so far in the KG-D6 block in Bay of Bengal, sources with direct knowledge of the development said.

RIL to invest Rs 1.5 lakh crore in 3 years

RIL to invest Rs 1.5 lakh crore in 3 years

Rediff.com6 Jun 2013

The company will unfold its business plans going forward even as shareholders are seeking answers to the performance of the company's oil and gas exploration and production business.

US Lobbying: RIL pauses, Government spends Rs 3.7 crore

US Lobbying: RIL pauses, Government spends Rs 3.7 crore

Rediff.com23 Apr 2012

Corporate giant Reliance Industries Ltd has stopped lobbying with US lawmakers for the last two quarters, while the Indian government incurred an expense of Rs 3.7 crore (Rs 37 million) for such activities during the last financial year ended March 31, 2012.

RIL's 4G launch may not be a big risk to telcos

RIL's 4G launch may not be a big risk to telcos

Rediff.com22 Aug 2014

Also, the combination of a new entrant and new technology is not necessarily good.

ADAG sends letter to RIL, may seek damages

ADAG sends letter to RIL, may seek damages

Rediff.com21 Jul 2008

In what could be a prelude to Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group claiming damages against Mukesh Ambani-controlled Reliance Industries for allegedly derailing the merger talks with South Africa's MTN group

RIL plans to pick 26% stake in leading cable operators

RIL plans to pick 26% stake in leading cable operators

Rediff.com16 Jan 2012

Talks under way for partnership model to provide last-mile connectivity to 4G users.

Dow Chem's $18 bn buy may hit RIL

Dow Chem's $18 bn buy may hit RIL

Rediff.com11 Jul 2008

Dow Chemicals' acquisition of the Indian born billionnaire Raaj L Gupta headed speciality chemical company Rom and Haas for over $18 billion, is likely to impact its proposed joint venture with Reliance Industries (RIL) and expansion plans in India worth over $100 million.

RIL board plans to shelve buyback offer

RIL board plans to shelve buyback offer

Rediff.com22 Jul 2005

Mukesh Ambani-controlled Reliance Industries is all set to shelve midway its ongoing share buyback programme -- which was opposed from the very beginning by younger Ambani scion Anil -- in the wake of the two reaching a settlement.

Independent directors had financial ties with RIL

Independent directors had financial ties with RIL

Rediff.com31 Jan 2005

Consulting, other contracts may mean listing agreement violation.

RIL returns 1,384 acre of SEZ land in Haryana

RIL returns 1,384 acre of SEZ land in Haryana

Rediff.com31 Aug 2014

The JV was established for development of SEZs/Model Economic Township project and other infrastructure facilities in Haryana.

Corporate India on overdrive to celebrate Ram Mandir inauguration

Corporate India on overdrive to celebrate Ram Mandir inauguration

Rediff.com19 Jan 2024

As Ayodhya readies itself for the glittering, much-awaited consecration ceremony of the Ram Mandir on January 22, and as millions of pilgrims and devotees pour into the holy city for the momentous event, companies are rushing to do their bit and be a part of the mega celebrations. Some are offering a part of their profits as donations, telcos are beefing up the number of cellular towers to ensure better connectivity, and there are those distributing jalebis and food platters.

Some active funds made hefty bets on Jio Financial amid ETF selling

Some active funds made hefty bets on Jio Financial amid ETF selling

Rediff.com20 Sep 2023

At a time when exchange-traded funds (ETFs) were unloading Jio Financial Services from their portfolios, some active fund managers were placing large bets on the demerged financial services arm of Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL), a report by Nuvama Alternative & Quantitative Research shows. Motilal Oswal Mutual Fund and Quant Mutual Fund were the top MF buyers of the stock in August. They bought around 60 million shares each, together investing around Rs 2,800 crore.

RIL, Adani in race to strike a deal with Germany's Metro AG

RIL, Adani in race to strike a deal with Germany's Metro AG

Rediff.com6 Jun 2022

Three business houses are likely to be in the final race to strike a deal with Germany's Metro AG for investing in its India unit -- Metro Cash & Carry. Industry sources in the know named Reliance, Adani Group, and Thailand's conglomerate Charoen Pokphand (CP) as potential frontrunners to acquire a partial or full stake in the Gurugram-headquartered Metro Cash & Carry, which has 31 stores and 5,000 direct employees. Around 20 companies, including strategic and private equity investors, were approached by the German chain, inviting them to bid for the Indian wholesale business, according to a source aware of the M&A developments.

Mukesh Ambani picks up Rolls-Royce costing Rs 13.14 crore

Mukesh Ambani picks up Rolls-Royce costing Rs 13.14 crore

Rediff.com4 Feb 2022

Reliance Industries, headed by India's richest man Mukesh Ambani, has bought an ultra-luxury Rolls Royce hatchback costing Rs 13.14 crore.

RIL shuts seventh well on KG-D6 gas block

RIL shuts seventh well on KG-D6 gas block

Rediff.com13 Dec 2012

It is shut due to high water and sand ingress and it awaits regulatory nod to carry out urgent workover.

GAIL, RIl to select site for petrochem plant

GAIL, RIl to select site for petrochem plant

Rediff.com4 Apr 2008

"We had identified 10 countries for setting up the mega petrochemical plant. A working group (of GAIL and RIL) will shortlist three of the identified countries. We may then narrow on one or two for setting up of the mega petrochemical plant," GAIL Chairman and Managing Director U D Choubey told reporters. He, however, refused to name the 10 countries identified for the purpose.

RIL overtakes ONGC to become second most valued co

RIL overtakes ONGC to become second most valued co

Rediff.com18 Jun 2013

Reliance Industries on Tuesday toppled state-run oil major ONGC to become the country's second most valued firm after TCS.

RIL to buy 45% stake in US co Pioneer

RIL to buy 45% stake in US co Pioneer

Rediff.com24 Jun 2010

RIL signed agreement to take 45 per cent interest in highly prospective Eagle Ford Shale play, the Mumbai-based firm and Pioneer said in separate but almost identical statements.

RIL to invest $3 billion in new petrochem complex

RIL to invest $3 billion in new petrochem complex

Rediff.com19 Nov 2009

Mukesh Ambani-controlled Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) is planning to spend $3 billion for a new petrochemical complex at Jamnagar.The new complex will utilise residual gases generated from the two existing refineries, of which one is located in a special economic zone (SEZ), to generate further downstream products."The investment could be in the range of $3 billion, depending on raw material prices," said a Reliance official on condition of anonymity.

RIL to sign gas supply contract with Essar Oil

RIL to sign gas supply contract with Essar Oil

Rediff.com10 Sep 2010

RIL has sent a draft GSPA to Essar Oil and the contract may be inked within the next few days.

RIL headcount dips by 1,314 in FY10

RIL headcount dips by 1,314 in FY10

Rediff.com26 May 2010

RIL is one of the biggest employers among the non-IT private sector companies in the country.

Oil regulator seeks consultants to set RIL marketing margin

Oil regulator seeks consultants to set RIL marketing margin

Rediff.com8 Apr 2014

After grappling with the issue for two years, the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas had on November 21 ordered that the margin to be charged, over and above the gas sale price, should be fixed between the seller and buyers in all sectors other than urea and LPG.

RIL gets ministry rap for oil retail delay

RIL gets ministry rap for oil retail delay

Rediff.com6 Aug 2007

The petroleum ministry has rapped Reliance Industries for failing to meet its obligations of opening and operating 10 per cent of its petrol and diesel retail outlets in remote and low-service areas.

RIL-RNRL verdict has no bearing on NTPC case

RIL-RNRL verdict has no bearing on NTPC case

Rediff.com7 May 2010

Power Minister Sushilkumar Shinde on Friday said the Supreme Court upholding the government's right to approve price and utilisation of gas was a "fair decision" and it had no bearing on the gas supply dispute between NTPC and Reliance Industries.

RIL plans new gas well; conversion of 2 sick ones

RIL plans new gas well; conversion of 2 sick ones

Rediff.com12 Sep 2012

RIL has so far drilled six wells on the MA oilfield, the only oil discovery among the 19 oil and gas finds the company had made in the eastern offshore KG-DWN-98/3 or KG-D6 block.

RIL, RNRL gas dispute all set for court finale

RIL, RNRL gas dispute all set for court finale

Rediff.com5 May 2010

RNRL is seeking 28 million cubic meter of gas a day or more than one-third of peak output from RIL's eastern offshore KG-D6 fields at a price set in a 2005 family agreement.

Retail to be next growth engine for Reliance: Goldman Sachs

Retail to be next growth engine for Reliance: Goldman Sachs

Rediff.com21 Jun 2021

With a potential for a 10x growth in pre-tax profit from the business over the next decade, retail including e-commerce will be the next growth engine for Reliance Industries Ltd, Goldman Sachs said in a report. After growing 5x over FY16-FY20, RIL's core retail revenue growth has taken a pause in FY21 (April 2020 to March 2021) due to Covid related macro headwinds including lower footfalls. The oil-to-telecom conglomerate run by billionaire Mukesh Ambani used the period to build strong digital capabilities of the retail business while continuing to expand its physical reach.

RIL to set up world-class varsity in India

RIL to set up world-class varsity in India

Rediff.com9 Jan 2010

Mukesh Ambani, chairman and managing director of Reliance Industries Ltd, will set up a new age world-class university in India.

RIL, financials drag Sensex down 155 points

RIL, financials drag Sensex down 155 points

Rediff.com9 Apr 2021

Bajaj Finance was the top loser in the Sensex pack, shedding around 3 per cent, followed by UltraTech Cement, NTPC, Axis Bank, ICICI Bank, IndusInd Bank, Reliance Industries, L&T and HDFC Bank. NSE Nifty slipped 38.95 points to 14,834.85.

RIL to stop gas supply to 4 UP fertiliser plants

RIL to stop gas supply to 4 UP fertiliser plants

Rediff.com5 Oct 2011

Reliance Industries has served a notice for suspension of gas supplies to four fertiliser plants in Uttar Pradesh from Thursday unless they enhance their financial guarantees to cover for state sales tax.

RIL discovers 7th oil well in Gujarat block

RIL discovers 7th oil well in Gujarat block

Rediff.com28 Jun 2010

The well, CB10A-N1 encountered hydrocarbon bearing zone between 1,388 and 1,403 meters below the earth in the block CB-ONN-2003/1 near Ahmedabad, the company said in a press statement in Mumbai.

RIL close to selling BKC land to Wadhwa Group

RIL close to selling BKC land to Wadhwa Group

Rediff.com28 Jun 2010

The deal is expected to be around Rs 1,000 crore (Rs 10 billion) in size and will take a month to conclude, a person involved with the talks between the two groups said. The plot is a part of the 18.5-acre land RIL had bought in 2006 from Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority for Rs 1,104 crore (Rs 11.04 billion) in an auction.

ADAG co fails to pay Rs 12 l: RIL may shut off gas

ADAG co fails to pay Rs 12 l: RIL may shut off gas

Rediff.com24 Sep 2009

The Anil Ambani group, fighting a legal battle for securing 28 mmscmd gas for Reliance Natural Resources from RIL at a price of $2.34 per mmBtu under a family settlement, had last week questioned the marketing margin and had informed RIL that it would not pay the same.

Govt no to demand for nationalising RIL gas fields

Govt no to demand for nationalising RIL gas fields

Rediff.com6 Aug 2009

Cutting across party lines, MPs in Rajya Sabha expressed deep concern over the dispute and said the private contractor should not be allowed to enter into a memorandum of understanding for distribution of gas from a national asset.

Key Obama official received $255,000 from RIL, TCS

Key Obama official received $255,000 from RIL, TCS

Rediff.com6 Apr 2009

Two Indian companies - Reliance Industries and Tata Consultancy Services - figure in the financial disclosure report submitted by Lawrence Summers, director of President Barack Obama's National Economic Council.

RIL warns of big damage to KG oil basin

RIL warns of big damage to KG oil basin

Rediff.com26 Oct 2009

RIL said production capacity from KG-D6 has far exceeded the 40 million standard cubic meters per day (mmscmd), for which buyers have been tied-up, and has asked the government to immediately name customers for an additional 25 mmscmd so as to avoid irreversible damage to the field reservoirs.

Gas pipeline: GAIL in talks with RIL

Gas pipeline: GAIL in talks with RIL

Rediff.com5 May 2004

GAIL on Wednesday said it is in talks with Reliance for laying a Rs 6,725 crore pipeline from Kakinada in Andhra Pradesh to Uran to pipe natural gas from RIL's gas fields in Bay of Bengal to consumption centres in West and North.