Oil Producers

'New US sanctions threaten to disrupt India's Russian crude oil lifeline'

India's imports of Russian crude oil - the feedstock for fuels like petrol and diesel - are expected to drop sharply in the near term but not halt entirely as new US sanctions on Moscow's top oil exporters take full effect, analysts said. US sanctions on Rosneft and Lukoil, and their majority-owned subsidiaries, took effect on November 21, effectively turning crude linked to these firms into a "sanctioned molecule". India's crude oil imports from Russia, averaging 1.7 million barrels per day (bpd) this year, remained firm ahead of the cutoff, with November arrivals projected at 1.8-1.9 million bpd, as refiners maximise discounted purchases. But flows are expected to drop noticeably in December and January, with analysts estimating near-term declines to around 4,00,000 bpd. Traditionally, reliant on Middle Eastern oil, India significantly increased its imports from Russia following the February 2022 Ukraine invasion. Western sanctions and reduced European demand made Russian oil ...

Oil prices likely to drop further as Opec+ boosts output from October

Beginning April this year, Opec+ had been increasing production every month. The latest September production increase fully reversed the 2.2 million bpd voluntary cut

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

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

OPEC meeting to shape India's Russian oil purchases as May levels stay high

Bloc members led by Saudi Arabia and Russia are holding a ministerial meeting on June 2 to decide the fate of global oil production

BP, ADNOC suspend $2 bn deal to acquire 50% stake in Israel's NewMed

NewMed said all parties had agreed to pause negotiations, although Abu Dhabi National Oil Co (ADNOC) and BP have reaffirmed their interest in the deal

Govt hikes windfall tax on petroleum crude to Rs 4,600 a tonne from March 1

On Feb. 16, the government raised the windfall tax on petroleum crude to 3,300 rupees a metric ton from 3,200 rupees and hiked the tax on diesel to 1.5 rupees a litre from zero

Oil India hits new high after a 9-year hiatus; rallies 63% so far in 2023

In the last one year, the stock has outperformed the market by zooming 80 per cent, as compared to the 12.3 per cent rise in the S&P BSE Sensex.

Exxon Mobil nears $60 bn acquisition of shale driller Pioneer Natural

The acquisition would be Exxon's biggest since its $81 billion deal for Mobil in 1998

Troubled power plant leaves Jordan in debt to China, raises concerns

Jordan's Attarat power plant was envisioned as a landmark project promising to provide the desert kingdom with a major source of energy while solidifying its relations with China. But weeks after its official opening, the site, a sea of black, crumbly rock in the barren desert south of Jordan's capital, is instead a source of heated controversy. Deals surrounding the plant put Jordan on the hook for billions of dollars in debt to China all for a plant that is no longer needed for its energy, because of other agreements made since the project's conception. The result is fueling tensions between China and Jordan and causing grief for the Jordanian government as it tries to contest the deal in an international legal battle. As Chinese influence grows in the Middle East and America withdraws, the $2.1 billion shale oil station has come to characterize China's wider model that has burdened many Asian and African states with crippling debt and served as a cautionary tale for the ...

New gas price policy positive for city gas distributors, oil producers

Market analysts are somewhat divided on the CGD companies and on OIL and ONGC

What higher oil prices mean for the fight against climate change

In the past year, soaring energy prices and Russia's invasion of Ukraine have been accelerants and a curse for the transition away from dirty fuels

Oil India, ONGC gain up to 4% on improved earnings outlook

Sustained higher crude oil prices and gas realisations can result in better profitability for upstream companies, say analysts.

GAIL India set to carry out oil exploration work soon in Rajasthan

Rajasthan is among the top oil producers in the inland area of the country

India's crude import basket at 10-month low but pump prices to remain high

Fear of worsening economic slowdown in China has dealt the latest blow to global crude oil, with daily prices falling to their lowest since January 4, 2022

OIL interested in picking up petroleum mining lease in Jaisalmer, Bikaner

OIL produces heavy oil and natural gas at Tanot Dandewala and Baghewala in the state, and is exploring PML for five more locations in the state.

Climate activists throw soup on Van Gogh's 'Sunflowers' in National Gallery

The activists, who are a part of a group called "Just Stop Oil" wants the British government to halt new oil and gas projects

Indian oil refiners scout for term deals ahead of EU's ban on Russian crude

Indian state refiners plan to lock-in more of their crude supplies in term deals, worried that tighter Western sanctions on Russia, including from the EU

Saudi Arabia's economy is booming and this time it isn't only about oil

The property market of Saudi Arabia, the world's biggest exporter of oil, is red-hot as income from a spike in energy prices flows through the economy

Govt imposes windfall tax on oil producers, raises import duty on gold

To curb gold imports, govt hikes customs duty on the metal to 15% from 10.75%

Domestic crude oil producers get marketing freedom, exports not allowed

According to a government statement, this move shall ensure marketing freedom for all exploration and production (E&P) operators