ONGC’s first power project to start generation this month
September 3rd, 2012 - 4:40 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Sep 3 (IANS) The 726 MW first commercial power plant of state-owned ONGC at Palatana in southern Tripura will start generating electricity this month-end, company officials said here ... Read more...
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Brazil importing Spanish defence technology
August 24th, 2012 - 12:09 pm ICT by IANS
Sao Paulo, Aug 24 (IANS/EFE) Brazil has begun to import Spanish defence training technology, a media report said Thursday.Simulators from Tecnobit, S.L., will be installed in Brazil at two training ... Read more...
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Gas production from RIL’s KG-D6 block declines
August 9th, 2012 - 8:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) Gas production in the Krishna-Godavari basin KG D6 block, operated by Reliance Industries, has declined in 2011-12 and the estimate of gas reserves has been ... Read more...
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Bangladesh discovers 137 mn barrels of oil
May 20th, 2012 - 8:15 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, May 20 (IANS) The Bangladesh Oil, Gas and Mineral Corporation - popularly known as Petrobangla - Sunday announced the discovery of 137 million barrels of oil in two old ... Read more...
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Beijing-Manila row over island
May 8th, 2012 - 12:50 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, May 8 (IANS) China has slammed Manila's attempt to rename Huangyan Island as Beijing is set to launch its first deep water oil rig in the South China Sea.Manila ... Read more...
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China’s to drill in South China Sea
May 7th, 2012 - 9:21 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, May 7 (IANS) The first deep-water drilling rig developed in China will be put into service in the South China Sea Wednesday, the country's largest offshore oil producer said ... Read more...
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India, Pakistan say strategy soon for gas import from Turkmenistan
January 25th, 2012 - 3:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) India and Pakistan are closer to agreeing on a transit fee and a joint strategy to develop gas fields and import the hydrocarbon via pipeline ... Read more...
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Ukraine, Brazil talk on energy
January 24th, 2012 - 4:55 pm ICT by IANS
Mexico City, Jan 24 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Ukraine has started talks with Brazil on joint development of hydrocarbons on the Black Sea shelf, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Konstantin Grishchenko said Tuesday."Naftogaz Ukraina ... Read more...
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Brazil oil giant’s reserves’ rise
January 13th, 2012 - 11:21 am ICT by IANS
Sao Paulo, Jan 13 (IANS/EFE) Brazilian state-controlled oil giant Petrobras said its oil and gas reserves rose to 16.41 billion barrels in 2011, up 2.7 percent from the prior year.The ... Read more...
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Iran finds large gas deposit in Caspian Sea
December 11th, 2011 - 9:24 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Dec 11 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A large natural gas deposit with reserves of 50 trillion cubic feet , or over 1.40 trillion cubic metres was discovered in the Iranian part ... Read more...
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Chinese aircraft carrier to serve in South China Sea
August 17th, 2011 - 1:18 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 17 (IANS) China's new aircraft carrier is likely to serve in the South China Sea by the next Army Day (Sep 3), a military source has revealed.The South ... Read more...
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ONGC exploring for gas deposits in Mizoram
August 11th, 2011 - 8:07 pm ICT by IANS
Aizawl, Aug 11 (IANS) State-owned exploration major Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) has begun looking for gas reserves in Mizoram, close to the site of known reserves, officials said ... Read more...
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Urgent steps needed to deal with petrol shortage: Pakistan paper
June 9th, 2011 - 6:21 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 9 (IANS) The Pakistan government must take urgent steps to deal with the petrol shortage in the country, a Pakistani paper said Thursday, urging it to rein ... Read more...
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Obama, Clinton accept resignation of US envoy to Mexico
March 20th, 2011 - 1:14 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar.20 (ANI): US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and President Barack Obama have accepted the resignation of Carlos Pascaul, the country's envoy to Mexico, following a reported spat with Mexican ... Read more...
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India, Nigeria to strengthen economic ties
March 17th, 2011 - 11:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) India and Nigeria Thursday pledged to further strengthen economic ties so that they are commensurate with their "excellent" political ties.This was agreed in a ... Read more...
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Spanish firm files for delisting from New York Stock Exchange
February 24th, 2011 - 12:21 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 24 (IANS/EFE) Spanish energy company Repsol-YPF officially informed the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of its decision to delist from the New York Stock Exchange, where its shares had ... Read more...
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Six dead after Taliban attack Hungarian oil company convoy in Pakistan
January 21st, 2011 - 4:14 pm ICT by BNO News
Islamabad - Six people were killed on Thursday when militants ambushed a convoy of a Hungarian oil company in Pakistan's northwestern region, security officials said.Two employees returning from work were killed in ... Read more...
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Bolivia plans $1.73 bn in energy investments in 2011
December 27th, 2010 - 11:50 am ICT by IANS
La Paz, Dec 27 (IANS/EFE) Bolivia plans to invest $1.73 billion in the energy industry in 2011, focusing on gas to ensure adequate production to supply Argentina and Brazil, as well as ... Read more...
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Musharraf forced me not to resist BP deal at ‘throwaway price’: Ex-minister
November 27th, 2010 - 6:12 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Nov 27 (ANI): Former Pakistan Petroleum Minister Usman Aminuddin has revealed that then President Pervez Musharraf and ex-Premier Shaukat Aziz had been forcing him to not to resist the British ... Read more...
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India, US to sign shale gas deal during Obama visit
October 27th, 2010 - 9:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 27 (IANS) India and the United States will sign an agreement on cooperation in shale gas technology during the visit of US President Barack Obama next month."We hope ... Read more...
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Gulf-spill oil consumed by microbes far more than thought earlier
October 21st, 2010 - 4:03 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 21 (ANI): According to new research, the amount of oil consumed by microbes living at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico may be far more than previously thought."Because of ... Read more...
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ONGC makes two new oil and gas discoveries
October 16th, 2010 - 8:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 16 (IANS) The Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) has made two new discoveries of oil and gas reserves - gas at the Krishna-Godavari basin block and oil in ... Read more...
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Bangladesh discovers gas field with huge reserves
September 26th, 2010 - 2:15 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Sep 26 (IANS) A new gas field with a possibility of a two to three trillion cubic feet (tcf) reserve has been found in Bangladesh, an official said.
The gas structure in ... Read more...
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Punj Llyod bags engineering contract from Saudi oil firm
September 20th, 2010 - 2:36 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 20 (IANS) Infrastructure major Punj Lloyd has secured an engineering and procurement contract from Saudi Arabian state-run oil company Saudi Aramco.
The order was secured by the Indian firm's Saudi Arabia ... Read more...
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Algeria invites India Inc for $10-bn gas pipeline project
August 22nd, 2010 - 2:14 pm ICT by IANS
By Lakshmi Krishnakumar
New Delhi, Aug 22 (IANS) Oil-rich Algeria, the second largest country in Africa, has invited Indian companies to participate in a $10-billion project to build an ambitious trans-Saharan gas pipeline ... Read more...
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ONGC set up first power project to run on Bangladesh gas
August 21st, 2010 - 11:10 pm ICT by ANI
Agartala, Aug 21 (ANI): The Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd (ONGC) has set up first unit of 726-MegaWatt power plant here which will run on gas supplied by Bangladesh.The plant is ... Read more...
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S.M. Krishna arrives in Mozambique
July 4th, 2010 - 9:54 pm ICT by ANI
By Ravinder Singh RobinMaputo (Mozambique) July 4 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna arrived here on Sunday afternoon in the second leg of his tour.The Mozambique Deputy Foreign Minister Dr. Eduardo ... Read more...
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Krishna leaves for Mauritius, Mozambique
July 2nd, 2010 - 8:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) Indian External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna Friday left on a five-day visit to Mauritius and Mozambique to deepen strategic and economic ties with these strategically located countries. ... Read more...
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India out of ‘peace pipeline’ as Iran-Pakistan seal gas deal (Lead)
June 14th, 2010 - 4:32 pm ICT by IANS
Tehran/New Delhi, June 14 (IANS) Iran has formally signed a $7.6-billion cross-border pipeline deal to supply 750 million cubic feet of natural gas daily to Pakistan from mid-2014, ignoring India that was ... Read more...
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Iran, Pakistan to seal gas pipeline deal tomorrow
June 7th, 2010 - 4:54 pm ICT by ANI
Tehran, Jun.7 (ANI): Iran and Pakistan are likely to finalise all formalities regarding the much delayed seven billion dollar gas pipeline project on Tuesday (June 8).Deputy director (investment) of the National Iran ... Read more...
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Timeline of Reliance Krishna-Godavari gas dispute
May 7th, 2010 - 3:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) Following is the chronology of events surrounding the dispute over gas from the Krishna-Godavari basin, off the Andhra Pradesh coast, between the Anil Ambani group and his ... Read more...
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Oil exploration off Falklands turns up poor quality crude
March 30th, 2010 - 3:21 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 30 (IANS/EFE) A British oil company searching for crude oil in the waters around the disputed Falkland Islands has said that initial exploration turned up poor quality crude.
Exploration in a ... Read more...
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Hillary slams Canada, leaves Arctic summit
March 30th, 2010 - 11:19 am ICT by IANS
Ottawa, March 30 (IANS) US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton slammed Canada Monday for not inviting Sweden, Finland, and Iceland for the Arctic summit held near Ottawa and made an early exit ... Read more...
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Qatar’s Deputy Premier meets Manmohan Singh
March 23rd, 2010 - 1:16 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Mar 23 (ANI): Qatar's Deputy Premier and Minister of Energy and Industry, Abdullah Bin Hamad Al-Attiyah, met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh here on Monday.The two reportedly discussed issues ranging ... Read more...
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Azerbaijan’s president ’s 11-year-old son behind $44mln Dubai mansion shopping spree?
March 6th, 2010 - 5:28 pm ICT by ANI
Dubai, Mar. 6 (ANI): In an incredible shopping extravaganza, an 11-year-old boy from Azerbaijan bought nine waterfront mansions in Dubai - worth almost 44 million dollars - in just two weeks early ... Read more...
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