Oil Companies

Oil stocks surge as crude prices spike amid rising Middle-East tensions

Shares of Oil companies rallied over 3 per cent on Thursday as crude oil prices soared due to escalation of ongoing tensions in the Middle East region

Big oil companies defeat US consumer lawsuit over production, prices

The court also found a lack of proof that the oil companies violated antitrust law by conspiring to raise prices

Venezuela Oppn calls on US to cancel oil firm licences to pressure Maduro

Venezuela's main opposition coalition on Monday called on the US to cancel the licenses that allow Chevron and other energy companies to operate in the South American country to pressure President Nicols Maduro to negotiate a transition from power. The appeal came from an adviser to the campaign of Edmundo Gonzlez Urrutia, who represented the Unitary Platform coalition in the July 28 election, and his main backer, opposition leader Maria Corina Machado. Gonzlez and Machado claim their campaign won the vote by a wide margin, contradicting the decision of national electoral authorities to declare Maduro the winner. We want them cancelled this is a lifeline to the regime, adviser Rafael de la Cruz said in reference to the licenses during a panel discussion hosted by a Washington-based think tank. We want all the oil companies to go to Venezuela. So, it's not about the companies. It's about the situation that is impoverishing the country so badly that practically the whole population ..

Colombian rebels, world's oldest guerrilla force revive war on oil firms

The rebels have long viewed the oil industry as a military target as well as a cash cow, its antagonism comes from its belief that Colombia should have sovereignty over its natural resources

World-beating Indian energy stocks' rally has fuel for more gains

The Nifty Energy Index, a local benchmark for the industry, has risen 31 per cent this year, on course for a nine-year winning streak

Why state-run oil companies are spending billions on petchem capacity

Why state-run oil companies are spending billions on petchem capacity, amid oversupply and weak margins

Shell beats forecasts with $6.3 bn Q2 profit, but shares down by 0.5%

The results were lifted by strong performances in the oil and gas production and retail marketing businesses and the profit was nearly 25 per cent higher than the same time a year ago

HPCL Q1 results: Net profit tanks 90% to Rs 634 cr on low refining margins

Gross refining margins fell to $5.03 per barrel even as market sales rose

Digital mirror gives ONGC view of safety, business

ONGC, short for Oil and Natural Gas Corporation, recently launched a project called Darpan that technology wise puts the company alongside the best in the world

Largest oil firm IOC targets $1 trillion revenue by 2047: Chairman Vaidya

Indian Oil Corporation, the nation's largest oil firm, is targeting to become a USD 1 trillion company by 2047, combining growth in traditional oil refining and fuel marketing with clean energy avenues like green hydrogen and EV charging, its chairman said. Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) posted a record net profit of Rs 39,619 crore (USD 4.7 billion) on a revenue of Rs 8.66 lakh crore (USD 104.6 billion) in the 2023-24 (April 2023 to March 2024) fiscal. The company will continue to invest in fossil fuels and new energy avenues to have a balanced portfolio that will help achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2046, company chairman Shrikant Madhav Vaidya said in its latest annual report. It will expand oil refining capacity, and invest in petrochemical units that will convert crude oil into value-added chemicals directly, while also increasing its focus on gas, biofuels and clean mobility. "With India's economy on the rise, the energy needs of the country are growing exponentially. As '

Upstream oil companies bat for tweaking tax regime in Union Budget

Say 90% of domestic production taxed at 70% holds back capital investments

Oil, gas exploration offers $100 bn opportunity: Hardeep Singh Puri

Oil marketing companies in talks with Russia for long-term deal, say officials

Budget Watch: Will oil companies have the cushion of a mega net zero fund?

Rs 15,000 crore fund has the potential to open up major capex for green projects

US House lawmakers seek antitrust probe of OPEC, other oil companies

Major oil producers appear to be colluding with each other and foreign cartelsto keep prices high, padding their profits at the expense of American consumers, lawmakers said

IOC, GAIL, ONGC fined for 4th straight quarter for not appointing directors

State-owned oil and gas giants including IndianOil, ONGC and GAIL (India) Ltd have been slapped with fines for the fourth straight quarter for failing to meet listing requirements of having the requisite number of directors on their board. Stock exchanges imposed a cumulative fine of Rs 34 lakh on oil refining and fuel marketing giants Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL) and Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL), explorers Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) and Oil India Ltd (OIL), gas utility GAIL, and refiner Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd (MRPL) for not meeting the listing requirement in the January-March quarter, stock exchange filings showed. In separate filings, the companies detailed the fines imposed by the BSE and NSE for either not having the requisite number of independent directors or the mandated women director in the quarter ended March 31, 2024 (fourth quarter of 2023-24 fiscal year), but were quick to point out tha

Castrol India's Q1 profit rises on new product launches, resilient demand

Revenue from operations grew 2.4% to Rs 13.25 billion , despite soft consumer demand initially in the quarter, Managing Director Sandeep Sangwan said

RIL Q4 results: Profit falls 1.8% to Rs 18,951 cr, Rs 10 dividend announced

RIL's board on Monday recommended a dividend of Rs 10 per fully paid-up equity share for FY24, subject to the approval of the company's members at the ensuing annual general meeting

Marginal cut in jet fuel price, commercial LPG rate reduced by Rs 30.5

Jet fuel or ATF price on Monday was cut by a marginal 0.5 per cent while rates of commercial LPG used by establishments such as hotels and restaurants were slashed by Rs 31 per cylinder in line with international prices. Aviation turbine fuel (ATF) price was cut by Rs 502.91 per kilolitre or 0.49 per cent, to Rs 100,893.63 per kl in the national capital, according to a price notification of state-owned fuel retailers. Rates in Mumbai have been cut to Rs 94,466.41 per kl from Rs 94,809.22. Prices differ from state to state depending on the incidence of local taxes. Alongside, oil firms also cut the price of commercial LPG by Rs 30.5 to Rs 1,764.50 per 19-kg cylinder. Rates of the cooking gas used in domestic households however remained unchanged at Rs 803 per 14.2-kg cylinder. This is the first reduction in commercial LPG prices since January. Rates had gone up Rs 14 per cylinder on February 1 and Rs 25.5 on March 1. Also, the price of the 5 kg FTL (Free Trade LPG or market price

Oil and gas producer to pay millions to US to remedy pollution concerns

A Texas company has reached a multimillion-dollar settlement with the federal government and the state of New Mexico to address air pollution concerns in the largest oil and gas producing region in the US. The agreement announced on Tuesday with Apache Corporation calls for the company to pay USD 4 million in penalties and spend more than USD 5 million on preventative measures to reduce emissions at its wells in the Permian Basin, which spans parts of New Mexico and Texas. Apache was accused in a civil lawsuit of failing to comply with federal and state requirements to capture and control emissions at some of its operations in the two states. Federal officials and regulators in New Mexico identified the alleged violations through field investigations and flyovers by helicopters outfitted with infrared cameras that can detect hydrocarbon vapours that are invisible to the naked eye. Efforts by regulators to crack down on oil companies have ramped up in recent years through a combinati

IOC Q3 net profit jumps to Rs 9,030 cr on improved marketing margins

The profit in the year-ago quarter was significantly impacted due to under-recoveries arising from higher input costs in the form of crude oil prices