Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) emerged as the dominant player in the Open Acreage Licensing Policy (OALP-VIII) bid round, securing seven out of ten blocks.
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Finland's gas system operator said on Friday it had invoked its right to order a rapid extra delivery of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to ensure market balance amid a surge in demand driven by a prolonged cold spell that drove up electricity prices.
Brent crude futures settled up $1.17, or 1.51%, at $78.76 a barrel. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures finished up $1.62, or 2.24%, at $73.81.
India approved signing a 5-year memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Guyana to cooperate in the hydrocarbon sector as the South Asian nation looks to diversify its oil import sources.
India plans to halve the amount of equity investment to $1.8 billion for 2023/24 to help fund three state oil refiners' green energy projects, four government and industry sources said, as the federal government seeks to curb its fiscal deficit.
Brent crude futures were up 44 cents, or 0.57%, to $78.03 a barrel, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures rose 57 cents, or 0.79%, to $72.76 at 1032 GMT.
Trans Mountain Corp plans to begin line fill in March or May on its long-delayed Canadian oil pipeline expansion, depending on the diameter of pipe it uses and assuming no new problems, the Canadian government-owned company said in a filing on Wednesday.
Brent crude rose 70 cents, or 0.9%, to $78.95 a barrel by 1148 GMT while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures rallied 74 cents, or 1%, to $73.44.
Canadian energy, power and mining companies are expected to lead a rebound in dealmaking this year helped by lower interest rates, following a slump in overall mergers and acquisitions in 2023 to the lowest since the outbreak of COVID-19, bankers said.
Canada’s Saskatchewan province has removed the national fuel emissions charge, or carbon tax, from state-provided electric and natural gas heating, in a relief for families during the winter.
India's oil imports from Russia fell due to unattractive pricing and not because of payment problems, oil minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on Wednesday.
Brent crude fell 39 cents to $75.50 a barrel by 1056 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures slipped 51 cents to $69.87 a barrel.
India has hiked the windfall tax on crude oil while reducing the tax on diesel and aviation turbine fuel, according to a government notification.
Natural gas supplies to Europe by Russian energy giant Gazprom were down 55.6% to 28.3 billion cubic metres (bcm) in 2023, Reuters calculations showed on Tuesday.
Brent crude rose $1.28, or 1.7%, to $78.32 a barrel by 0438 GMT while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude was at $72.69 a barrel, up $1.04, or 1.5%.
India has reduced domestic natural gas price to $7.82 per mmBtu, the lowest level since July 2023, effective from January 1 to January 31, 2024.
OPEC is facing weakening demand for its crude in the first half of 2024 just as its global market share declines to the lowest since the COVID-19 pandemic on the back of output cuts and member Angola's exit, according to Reuters calculations and data from forecasters.
In the face of international scrutiny, India has staunchly defended its substantial purchases of Russian crude oil since the onset of the Ukraine war.
Ecuador has reached an agreement with an Indigenous community in the country's Orellana province to end the group's blockade of oil projects in the area, the ministry of energy and mining said on Saturday.
India's fuel exports rose in November from a month earlier as refineries ramped up crude processing while diesel demand for trucking was lower during the Diwali festival season.