Brazil to auction new oil blocks in 2013
September 20th, 2012 - 12:11 pm ICT by IANS
Brasilia, Sep 20 (IANS/EFE) Brazil is planning an auction of new oil and gas exploration and production blocks for May 2013, although that long-delayed round will depend on prior approval ... Read more...
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Indians keen to invest in Ghana’s sugar, fertiliser industry
February 22nd, 2012 - 12:44 pm ICT by IANS
Accra (Ghana), Feb 22 (IANS) Indian investors are keen to invest as much as $36 million in Ghana's ailing sugar industry, Indian High Commissioner Rajinder Bhagat has said."Indian investors ... Read more...
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Goa casinos need regulatory authority: Casino operator
November 15th, 2011 - 5:41 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Nov 15 (IANS) The promoters of Goa's newest casino said Tuesday that a gaming commission or a regulatory authority was "absolutely essential" to monitor casino gaming arenas in the ... Read more...
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Top 20 Indian outsourcing firms grew 13 percent in 2010-11: Report
August 19th, 2011 - 3:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 19 (IANS) Top 20 outsourcing companies in India grew by 13 percent in 2010-11 and posted revenues worth Rs.32,246 crore, said a report by Dataquest magazine Friday."The ... Read more...
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ONGC quarterly net profit rises 11.85 percent
July 28th, 2011 - 9:29 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 28 (IANS) The state-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) Thursday posted an increase of 11.85 percent in net profit at Rs.4,094.9 crore for the quarter ended June ... Read more...
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India gives conditional approval to Cairn-Vedanta deal
June 30th, 2011 - 10:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 30 (IANS) In a major relief to the Anil Aggarwal-led Vedanta Resources, the Indian government Thursday conditionally approved the company's plan to buy majority stake in ... Read more...
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Cairn-Vedanta sale referred to CCEA for final decision: Reddy
May 27th, 2011 - 10:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) A ministerial panel has come to a unanimous decision which will be sent to the cabinet to take a final call on the proposal of ... Read more...
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Cairn extends deadline for wrapping up deal with Vedanta
May 19th, 2011 - 5:14 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 19 (IANS) London-based oil and gas exploration major Cairn Energy Thursday said it had extended the closing date for the sale of 40 percent stake in its Indian ... Read more...
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100 WW II bombs washed up on UK beach due to Super Moon phenomenon
March 26th, 2011 - 1:48 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar. 26 (ANI): The unusual proximity of the moon to earth or, the Super Moon phenomenon that took place earlier this month, is being cited as the key reason for the ... Read more...
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Bill to put casinos out of bounds for Goans
March 25th, 2011 - 7:58 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, March 25 (IANS) Casinos may soon be out of bounds for Goans. The leader of opposition in the state assembly Friday moved a bill seeking to amend the ... Read more...
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ONGC rises after gas discovery
September 23rd, 2010 - 4:49 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 23 (IANS) Oil and gas explorer ONGC Thursday saw its scrip soar after the state-run company said it has discovered two gas and oil wells in the Krishna Godavari and ... Read more...
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China replaces India as preferred outsourcing destination
July 15th, 2010 - 2:50 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, July 15 (ANI): China has replaced India as the primary destination of outsourcing and shared services for Asia-Pacific companies, according to the accounting firm KPMG.The China Daily quoted the ... Read more...
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Debates rage over impact of oil dispersants in Gulf
July 12th, 2010 - 12:34 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 12 (ANI): Scientists are worried about the increasing amounts of oil dispersants creeping onshore, and its impact on the ecosystem.Initially, BP and the federal agencies involved in the spill response ... Read more...
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Exploration, production industry urged to gear up
January 22nd, 2010 - 9:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 22 (IANS) India's exploration and production companies will have to gear up to meet the country's future needs, Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas Jitin Prasada said ... Read more...
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ONGC stumbles upon uranium in Assam
November 14th, 2009 - 1:41 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Nov 14 (IANS) Oil exploration firm Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) Saturday said it has stumbled upon a reserve of uranium while carrying out exploration work in an oilfield in ... Read more...
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Goa’s offshore casinos ordered off city limits
February 24th, 2009 - 6:28 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Feb 24 (IANS) The six offshore casino-ships docked in the Mandovi river have been ordered off city limits within 15 days, Goa Chief Minister Digambar Kamat Tuesday said.
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ONGC signs pact for enhancing production from matured fields
February 16th, 2009 - 2:14 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb.16 (ANI): The Oil and natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) has entered into a strategic alliance with M/s Weatherford, a leading international oilfield service provider to jointly work in various ... Read more...
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Mary Rose may have sunk by French cannonball in 1545
November 18th, 2008 - 5:07 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 18 (ANI): Academics have found that the ship known as Mary Rose may have been sunk by a cannonball shot by a French warship in 1545.The Mary Rose, which ... Read more...
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ONGC places Rs.16-bn order for eight onshore rigs
August 7th, 2008 - 7:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) India's state-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) has given an order worth Rs.16.1 billion for eight deep drilling onshore rigs to Shiv-Vani Oil and Gas exploration ... Read more...
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Oz state of Victoria, the preferred destination for Indian migrants
May 31st, 2008 - 5:38 pm ICT by admin
Melbourne, May 31 (ANI): New figures show that the Australian state of Victoria has emerged as the preferred destination for Indian migrants.
Over 2300 Indian-born people came here in the last six ... Read more...
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Melrose Resources starts production in Egypt’s West Dikirnis Field
December 15th, 2007 - 7:56 pm ICT by admin
Nicosia, Dec 15 (ANI): Melrose Resources plc, an Edinburgh based oil and gas exploration, development and production company, has started production from the West Dikirnis Field in the onshore Nile Delta in ... Read more...
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Anuratna Chadha appointed Country Business Manager for CITI Private Bank
November 29th, 2007 - 9:22 pm ICT by admin
Mumbai, Nov 29 (ANI-Business Wire India): Anuratna Chadha has been appointed as Country Business Manager - India for Citi Private Bank and onshore head of Citi Global Wealth Management businesses in India.
With ... Read more...
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ONGC Videsh wins two exploration blocks in Brazil
November 28th, 2007 - 9:21 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, Nov 28 (ANI): Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limiteds wholly-owned subsidiary ONGC Videsh has bagged two blocks in Brazil, namely deepwater Block 470 in the highly prospective Espirito Santo basin ... Read more...
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National Iranian Oil Company studies proposals for three exploration and development Licences
November 14th, 2007 - 2:57 am ICT by admin
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Australia’s Suncorp to transfer 250 jobs to Infosys in India
November 14th, 2007 - 2:30 am ICT by admin
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