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Oil prices steady after overnight sell-off as demand doubts persist

Oil prices plunged 7% for a fifth day in a row on Thursday

Oil ministry wants Covid-19 vaccination for employees at forefront

The ministry said these frontline workers had braved the intense first wave of the pandemic and ensured uninterrupted fuel supplies to the country

Oil prices fall 2% as inventories rise and vaccine rollout stalls

A sharp rise in the value of the dollar after the Fed meeting has also driven the oil sell-off

World may see peak of petrol demand by 2035 but not in India: Official

The world is likely to see peak demand for petrol by the late 2020s and for diesel by 2035, a senior petroleum ministry official said Thursday

Only half of urban slum households use LPG exclusively: Study

An independent study on the usage of the LPG shows that very few households, even in urban areas, use the cleaner fuel in their kitchen

Oil prices rise on economic outlook, drawdown in fuel stocks

Brent crude oil futures for May rose 79 cents

Oil & Gas shares rally; ONGC, Gail surge up to 7%, hit 52-week highs

The recent rebound in crude oil prices has been driven by gradual recovery in global economy and thereby, improving demand for crude oil even as it remains below pre-Covid levels

Amid high oil prices, Saudi asks India to use cheap oil it bought last year

International oil prices rose after OPEC and its allies ignored India's plea to ease production control

Oil extends gains on prospect of OPEC+ sticking with supply cuts

The market had been expecting OPEC+ to ease production cuts by around 500,000 barrels per day (bpd) from April

Oil rises as US vaccine progress raises demand expectations

Brent crude futures rose 24 cents, or 0.38%, to $62.94 a barrel after four days of losses

BPCL to pay shareholders from Rs 9,876 cr Numaligarh Refinery stake sale

Privatisation-bound Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) may use Rs 9,876 crore proceed from stake sale in Numaligarh Refinery to pay a special dividend to shareholders

Oil slips on fears over higher OPEC supply, slower China demand

OPEC oil output fell in February as a voluntary cut by Saudi Arabia added to reductions agreed to under the previous OPEC+ pact

India's fuel demand to rebound in 2021-22 with 10% growth

A reflating economy will drive petrol and diesel demand, according to Oil Ministry's projections

Pakistan signs gas deal with Qatar, may save $3 billion in 10 years

Pakistan's landmark, new deal with Qatar for liquefied natural gas at lower rates will save Islamabad a total of about USD 3 billion over the next 10 years, an adviser to the country's prime minister said on Monday. The agreement, signed last Friday, will save the state USD 317 million annually due to the reduced price of the gas compared to the 2015 agreement between the two countries, according to Nadeem Babar, Prime Minister Imran Khan's adviser on petroleum. This "will result in the lowering of the overall cost of liquefied natural gas" imported from Qatar, Babar said. Under the agreement, which comes into effect in January 2022, Pakistan will import liquefied natural gas or LNG from Qatar at a reduced price of about 31 per cent, compared to the previous agreement signed in 2015 for 15 years. At the time, Islamabad's agreeing to pay a higher price had drawn criticism from experts. Many Pakistanis have been rallying, angry over long power cuts in the summer and shortages of ..

Oil set for steady gains as economies shake off pandemic blues

Oil demand was seen growing by 5-7 million barrels per day in 2021

IOC to invest Rs 32,496 cr to expand Panipat refinery capacity

The firm said it will invest to expand its oil refinery at Panipat in Haryana to 25 million tonnes per annum capacity

Global LNG demand expected to almost double by 2040 - Shell

Asia is expected to drive nearly 75% of LNG demand growth to 2040

Reliance Industries prices coal gas from Madhya Pradesh at minimum $6

The firm sought bids from buyers of coal gas it produces from CBM blocks in Madhya Pradesh at a minimum price of about $6 at the current oil price

Reliance Industries shares rise nearly 1 pc after spin-off

Shares of Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) rose nearly one per cent to close at Rs 2,024.25

Reliance's proposed business reorganisation credit neutral: Fitch

Fitch Ratings said on Tuesday the proposed reorganisation plan by Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) to transfer its refining, marketing and petrochemical (oil-to-chemicals) businesses to a wholly-owned subsidiary as a step towards facilitating participation by strategic investors in its O2C businesses."We anticipate the reorganisation will have a neutral impact on RIL's credit metrics and rating," it said.The transfer will be on a slump sale basis subject to attaining the requisite approvals. The consideration for transfer will be in the form of long-term interest-bearing debt of 25 billion dollars to be issued by O2C to RIL.RIL's external debt is proposed to remain with RIL only. As RIL moves its oil refining, petrochemical and 51 per cent stake in a fuel retail subsidiary -- among other businesses -- to O2C, it will continue to hold businesses like textiles and upstream oil & gas, and will act as an incubator for new growth businesses.The proposed reorganisation eases formation of