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MCX Crude Oil can fall to Rs 5,900; Natural Gas may soon test Rs 500-mark

The MCX Crude Oil October futures are likely to test major support of 100-WMA around the Rs 5,900-level. Whereas, for the week, Rs 530-level is the key support for Natural Gas futures.

Gas price review panel, led by Kirit Parikh, seeks more time: Report

The government-appointed panel for reviewing the pricing of natural gas has sought more time to submit its report as it does a tightrope walk of striking a balance between the expectations of producers and consumers, sources said. The panel headed by former planning commission member Kirit S Parikh was tasked to suggest a "fair price to the end-consumer" by the end of September. Given the enormity of the task, the committee wanted 30 more days to finish the report but the government wants it to wrap up the work by mid-October, two sources with knowledge of the matter said. A decision on the exact duration of the extension will be taken next week after oil secretary Pankaj Jain returns from his overseas trip, they said. Natural gas is a fossil energy source that formed deep beneath the earth's surface. It is used to generate electricity, produce fertiliser, convert into CNG to run automobiles and piped to household kitchens for cooking and heating. It is also used in making glass, .

Higher gas prices raise difficult questions for Reliance, Adani Group

The 153% jump in prices of natural gas this year has raised the stakes for the government of India to get its policy right in the sector

Prices of natural gas likely to increase to record level this week

Prices of natural gas, which is used to generate electricity, make fertiliser and is converted into CNG to run automobiles, is likely to rise to record levels at the rate review scheduled this week, sources said. The government-dictated price for natural gas produced in the country is to be revised on October 1. After factoring in the spike in energy prices witnessed in recent months, the rate paid for gas produced from old fields such as of state-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) is likely to rise to USD 9 per million British thermal units from current USD 6.1. Simultaneously, difficult fields like the ones in Reliance Industries Ltd and its partner bp plc operated D6 block in KG basin, are likely to get around USD 12 mmBtu compared to the current rate of USD 9.92, two sources aware of the matter said. These are the highest rates for administered/regulated fields (like ONGC's Bassein field off the Mumbai coast) and free-market areas (such as the KG basin). Also, this w

With MCX Crude Oil below Rs 7,050, bears likely to reign; charts suggest

The MCX Crude Oil October futures may see a directional move on breakout from the Rs 6,550-6,900 trading range so far this week. Short-term trend for Natural Gas futures may soon turn negative.

Shell CEO Ben van Beurden to leave at year-end; gas chief Sawan to step in

Shell Plc Chief Executive Officer Ben van Beurden will step down at the end of this year after almost 40 years at the company

Bias for MCX Crude Oil still negative; Natural Gas seeks support at 100-DMA

The MCX Crude Oil September futures may trade in a broad range of Rs 6,550 to Rs 7,150 this week. MCX Natural Gas futures seem to be finding support around the 100-DMA.

Crude oil output to go up substantially from next year: Petroleum Secy

Pankaj Jain's comments follows contracts signed by govt for 34 oil exploration blocks; minister Hardeep Singh Puri asserts energy crisis in Europe far worse than India

Deflating gas economy: Kirit Parikh has a tough task on hand as prices soar

As global prices soar, another committee to review gas pricing policies may find the going more challenging

Bias negative for MCX Crude Oil; Natural Gas may slide below Rs 500-mark

The bias for MCX Crude Oil September futures is likely to favour the bears as long as the commodity trades below Rs 7,170; For MCX Natural Gas futures the key support range of Rs 630 - Rs 620.

What is Nord Stream 1 pipeline, and why is it critical for Europe?

Nord Stream 1 is the biggest pipeline transporting cheap natural gas between Russia and Europe via Germany

New gas pipeline linking Poland, Slovakia opens; to import 10.4 bcm gas

Poland and Slovakia celebrated launch of new pipeline connecting them, which enables Warsaw to import 5.7 billion cubic meters (bcm) of natural gas and grants Bratislava access to 4.7 bcm each year

Rising prices of natural gas, coal spur revival of nuclear power in Asia

The embracing of nuclear energy comes after the prices of natural gas and coal, the two fossil fuels used to generate most of Asia's power, shot to records this year as Russia's invasion of Ukraine up

MCX Crude Oil has to hold above Rs 7,350; Natural Gas may see sharp moves

The overall bias for Crude Oil remains negative, however, select momentum oscillators have turned positive on the daily chart. Natural Gas futures could see sharp directinal moves, hints ADX indicator

MCX Crude Oil futures likely to exhibit high volatility in the near term

Sustained trade below Rs 6,940-level, can trigger a sharp slide in MCX Crude Oil August futures; Bias for Natural Gas futures has turned marginally negative.

MCX Crude Oil may soon test 200-DMA; Bias for Natural Gas turns neutral

The MCX Crude Oil futures could dip briefly below the 200-DMA at Rs 7,275 indicates the weekly momentum oscillators. Bias for Natural Gas futures no longer negative.

MGL hikes CNG price by Rs 6/kg, PNG by Rs 4 a unit with immediate effect

The price revision comes amidst rising prices of the natural gas at source both internationally as well as for domestically drilled gas.

Bias for MCX Crude Oil remains negative; 200-DMA is the key support

Meanwhile, the Natural Gas futures soared nearly 79 per cent in the last 15 trading sessions to a new high of Rs 760; the commodity could witness some profit-taking now.

Reliance expects gas price to rise in Oct, wants removal of ceiling prices

Reliance Industries Lenergy td expects prices of natural gas in India to rise again in October but wants government-dictated caps to go, in a bid to align domestic rates with global energy prices

Somany Ceramics aims 27% growth in turnover at Rs 2,700 cr this fiscal

The industry is passing through a "bad phase" due to rise in natural gas prices, a company official said on Wednesday.