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Govt to unveil 5th round of oil, gas exploration soon (December 30, 2003)
Plea to withdraw import ban on white kerosene (December 29, 2003)
Investment strategies — Planning panel critical of PSU oil companies (December 25, 2003)
CCD okays sale of 10% equity each in ONGC, GAIL (December 24, 2003)
Oil majors cross-holdings: Sell & gain (December 21, 2003)
IOC plans to start hedging purchases next month (December 20, 2003)
Oil cos: Cabinet nod for sale of cross-holding (December 20, 2003)
IOC plans domestic, GDR route for cross-holding sales (December 20, 2003)
PSU index touches new high as oil stocks gain (December 19, 2003)
First LNG tanker to touch Indian shores by Jan-end (December 19, 2003)
Govt may raise OIL's equity in Numaligarh Refinery: Shourie (December 19, 2003)
TN petro dealers' plea to oil cos (December 19, 2003)
SCOPE for oil cos to bid in sell-off (December 18, 2003)
Oil workers threaten `indefinite' strike (December 17, 2003)
Petrol to cost Rs 36.85 in Hyderabad (December 17, 2003)
Petrol, diesel dearer by Re 1 (December 16, 2003)
Coastal movement of POL products — Oil cos' proposal to water down cost (December 15, 2003)
Bed of gases (December 13, 2003)
BPCL moves to sell products thru e-choupal network (December 13, 2003)
Hydrogen fuel vehicle prototype by 2006: Naik (December 13, 2003)
Amendments in petroleum Bill cleared (December 12, 2003)
Oil PSUs to consider interim dividends (December 12, 2003)
Oil Ministry moots cut in duties — Move may hit refining margins (December 11, 2003)
Oil PSUs agree to pay Rs 150-cr dues to RIL (December 11, 2003)
BPCL policy for crude risk management soon (December 10, 2003)
Hindustan Petro keen to complete pipeline project in 3 years (December 10, 2003)
Fuelling demand (December 10, 2003)
Ex gratia for retd IOC staff (December 09, 2003)
Oil sector staff to observe strike on Dec 16 (December 09, 2003)
ONGC Videsh may acquire stake in Sudan oilfield (December 04, 2003)
Iran backs gas pipeline project (December 03, 2003)
Kerosene prices soar on import ban order (December 02, 2003)
IOC to spend Rs 120 cr on automation of bunks (December 02, 2003)
Indraprastha Gas eyes Gurgaon, Faridabad markets (December 02, 2003)
IOC to invest Rs 1,100 cr in Tamil Nadu (December 02, 2003)
ONGC launches deep-water drilling at Gulf of Kutch (December 01, 2003)
`MRPL becomes 3rd largest refinery' (November 30, 2003)
To curb adulteration of diesel — Govt to control kerosene import, bans private firms (November 29, 2003)
As North Block says no to reimbursement scheme... Oil Ministry moots 4 pc addl duty on petro goods (November 28, 2003)
ONGC bags 5 coal-bed methane blocks; Reliance 3 (November 26, 2003)
Iran offers to bear 60 pc cost of gas pipeline project (November 26, 2003)
IOC chief moots price stability mechanism (November 25, 2003)
ONGC loan for MRPL (November 23, 2003)
How much gas does Reliance have? (November 23, 2003)
Partner lowers Reliance's K-G basin gas reserve estimates (November 22, 2003)
RIL sticks to its estimates (November 22, 2003)
Retail, bulk sales of diesel get better (November 21, 2003)
Work on Kochi LNG project to be expedited (November 21, 2003)
IOC officers to visit fuel stations (November 18, 2003)
ONGC urges TN to use natural gas reserves for power sector (November 18, 2003)
ONGC invites bids for crude supply (November 18, 2003)
Govt considering interim dividend by oil PSUs (November 16, 2003)
IOC threatens to set up overseas investment arm (November 15, 2003)
PSU oil cos decide to pay interim dividend (November 14, 2003)
White kerosene proves lucrative for racketeers (November 13, 2003)
ONGC cuts wastage by 60 pc through gas flaring — `India, China oil import dependence to go up' (November 11, 2003)
OIL eyeing 40 pc stake in BPCL's pipeline project (November 10, 2003)
ONGC's Sakhalin project sees $800 m cost overrun (November 08, 2003)
Kerala to hike tax on `white' kerosene (November 05, 2003)
GAIL's separate gas trading co by 2008 (November 04, 2003)
New tariff regime in offing for petro pipeline scheme (November 04, 2003)
Naik seeks review of policy on petro-product pipelines (October 31, 2003)
Gasohol to be available at TN petrol bunks from Dec (October 31, 2003)
Oil cos to share LPG, kerosene subsidy burden (October 29, 2003)
ONGC bags 15 blocks in NELP IV round of bids (October 29, 2003)
RIL likely to price gas at 30 pc discount to global rates (October 29, 2003)
RIL seeks 2-year extension of IOC marketing deal (October 28, 2003)
ONGC, Tata Power gas talks hang fire over price (October 28, 2003)
ONGC to bear subsidy bill of Rs 2,000 cr (October 27, 2003)
OIL stake to go up in Numaligarh (October 24, 2003)
NCR in talks with oil PSUs for automating retail outlets (October 18, 2003)
Stand-alone refineries spared from subsidy burden (October 17, 2003)
Hasten cautiously in oil sector divestment (October 16, 2003)
Govt receives 14 bids for 8 CBM blocks (October 16, 2003)
Petrol, diesel prices cut (October 16, 2003)
Kochi Refineries on modernisation path (October 16, 2003)
Drop in demand for diesel `locational', says study (October 14, 2003)
Govt to encourage pvt, public investments for gas grids (October 12, 2003)
GSPC, Niko to pump Rs 330 cr into Hazira (October 12, 2003)
'Differential pricing for petro products will hit growth' (October 12, 2003)
Meet to discuss ONGC joint venture plan for retailing (October 11, 2003)
Oil PSUs told to defer dealer selection in States going to polls (October 08, 2003)
Dial 1258 for Indane gas (October 03, 2003)
ONGC to pay $135 m for Cairn oil blocks (October 02, 2003)
Ethanol-blended petrol launched across Karnataka (October 02, 2003)
Nine new bidders for 22 oil, gas blocks (October 01, 2003)
`Cairn's Saraswati field may get commercial viability nod in a week' (September 30, 2003)
Inter-State gas pipelines under single co likely (September 30, 2003)
Ministry planning policy on gas pipeline (September 29, 2003)
HPCL eyes retail business abroad (September 26, 2003)
IOC hopes to complete Chennai-Madurai pipeline project in 18 months (September 26, 2003)
Correction (September 25, 2003)
Plan for locational pricing of petro products stillborn (September 24, 2003)
HPCL/BPCL disinvestment: A supreme blow (September 24, 2003)
LPG distributor commission hiked (September 24, 2003)
BPCL to hold mock fire drill (September 24, 2003)
Jaitley, Shourie to discuss SC ruling on oil PSUs (September 23, 2003)
Hydrocarbon measurement traceability — Cos should go for high accuracy levels: FCRI (September 22, 2003)
Energy conservation for SSIs (September 22, 2003)
For motorists... Filling fuel is now on the cards, literally (September 21, 2003)
Oil marketing cos looking forward to price reduction (September 18, 2003)
Oil PSUs to share LPG subsidy burden; Reliance spared (September 16, 2003)
KRL opposes FACT plea to scrap entry tax on petroleum products (September 16, 2003)
ONGC bids to gain expertise in well control (September 15, 2003)
Row between RIL, PSU oil marketing cos — Law Ministry says it is too premature for intervention (September 15, 2003)
ONGC upgrading expertise to deal with blowouts (September 14, 2003)
No hike in LPG, kerosene prices this fiscal (September 13, 2003)
TERI develops new tech for higher oil recovery (September 12, 2003)
TERI develops new tech for higher oil recovery (September 12, 2003)
ONGC may share LPG, kerosene subsidy burden (September 11, 2003)
RRL helps KRL get around the bitumen odour nuisance (September 05, 2003)
Ethanol-mixed petrol in 8 States, 4 UTs by month-end (September 04, 2003)
IOC campaign to promote premium petrol (September 04, 2003)
New petrol, diesel rates in AP (September 02, 2003)
OIL finds US well dry; seeks Rs 39-cr write-off (September 02, 2003)
Petrol, diesel prices hiked (September 02, 2003)
Oil dealers' meet in Sept to discuss commission hike (August 30, 2003)
Report on conservation drive in oil, gas sector released (August 30, 2003)
BPCL offers add-on services (August 29, 2003)
Oil stocks remain market pick (August 28, 2003)
CCEA nod for ONGC Sudan investment (August 24, 2003)
`Ban kerosene import by private retailers' (August 24, 2003)
Cabinet to consider ONGC acquisition proposal today (August 23, 2003)
South-based kerosene cos seek FIPB nod for takeover (August 23, 2003)
Study on kerosene supply in AP (August 21, 2003)
Bengal petrol pumps to down shutters for three days (August 21, 2003)
Consumers urged to fight adulteration of petroleum (August 20, 2003)
BPCL plans foray into `city gas sales' (August 20, 2003)
Gujarat Gas mulls distribution joint venture in Ahmedabad (August 18, 2003)
Petro product pricing dispute unresolved (August 17, 2003)
LNG terminal crucial to Kerala's growth: Experts (August 16, 2003)
Diesel sales dip in July (August 16, 2003)
ONGC supply vessels locate ill-fated copter (August 13, 2003)
Aboard ONGC's Dauphin copter — a fortnight ago (August 13, 2003)
As employees gear up for `direct action' — ONGC gets injunction against strike (August 13, 2003)
Aviation, Oil Ministries order separate probes (August 13, 2003)
TIDCO to sign gas pact with GAIL soon (August 12, 2003)
Rising oil prices hurt fertiliser, power units (August 12, 2003)
27 feared dead in ONGC copter crash (August 12, 2003)
Ministry finalises dealer selection norms for oil PSUs (August 12, 2003)
Mesco inducted first Mi-172 helicopter in late 1994 (August 12, 2003)
Gas supply: Tatas, ONGC close to deal (August 11, 2003)
The stocks to barrel (August 10, 2003)
Oil and gas — upstream: A gush of activity (August 10, 2003)
The action at Mumbai High (August 10, 2003)
`We have to be an integrated oil company' (August 10, 2003)
Interest in gas flares up (August 10, 2003)
Mega LNG project hits a roadblock (August 08, 2003)
HPCL launches `weight campaign' (August 01, 2003)
Gasohol supply in AP, Karnataka by mid-August (August 01, 2003)
Reliance plea for petro-product compensation turned down (July 29, 2003)
Punjab seeks to revise sops for HPCL refinery (July 26, 2003)
BPCL in talks for stake in Cauvery basin blocks (July 26, 2003)
GoM moots hike in gas prices — Power, fert users to be hit (July 24, 2003)
GoM on gas price to meet today (July 23, 2003)
NTPC tender may set benchmark for LNG pricing (July 22, 2003)
Foreign cos evince interest in CBM blocks (July 21, 2003)
Auto sales rev up fuel consumption (July 21, 2003)
Petrol pumps bounce back in Kochi, go dry in other places (July 18, 2003)
Pant to discuss natural gas price issue with Ministers (July 16, 2003)
Govt may extend LPG subsidy to pvt marketers (July 15, 2003)
Naik assures gas supply to Delhi (July 14, 2003)
Naik assures gas supply to Delhi (July 14, 2003)
Ministry questions need for `irrecoverable taxes' (July 12, 2003)
Higher duty mooted on PMS kerosene to check adulteration (July 08, 2003)
Move to ease curbs on PSU marketing cos — Govt mulls short-term oil dealerships (July 05, 2003)
Deadline for ethanol-doped petrol extended by 3 months (July 02, 2003)
Training on fuel conservation (July 02, 2003)
Makeshift petrol bunk (June 30, 2003)
Gasohol plan yet to take off in South (June 30, 2003)
Petronet pipeline trial run set to begin on June 30 (June 28, 2003)
LPG, kerosene purchased from Reliance — We are not bound to pay market rates, say oil PSUs (June 27, 2003)
Ministry okays VRS in ONGC, Indian Oil (June 25, 2003)
GAIL stealing GSPC thunder (June 21, 2003)
Pricing of natural gas: Naidu proposes market regulator (June 21, 2003)
North States urged to cut tax on ATF (June 20, 2003)
GAIL strikes oil, gas in Cambay (June 19, 2003)
GAIL plans pipeline to supply Petronet's LNG (June 19, 2003)
`Appropriate price' for procuring ethanol — Petroleum Ministry move irks sugar mills (June 18, 2003)
Iran offers oil to Asian union on easier terms (June 17, 2003)
Govt hopeful of good response for NELP round (June 17, 2003)
Rs 1,500 cr to be spent on exploration (June 17, 2003)
Oil PSUs reviewing auto LPG plans — `Infrastructure cost hard to recover without help from St (June 14, 2003)
No solution in sight to LPG tankers' impasse (June 13, 2003)
Form cluster, petro product cos told (June 11, 2003)
BHPV supply delay hits oil PSUs' projects (June 10, 2003)
Large LNG users may form consortium (June 09, 2003)
Why oil stocks are slippery (June 08, 2003)
IOC campaign for `Diesel Super' in Mangalore (June 07, 2003)
BPCL in talks with ONGC for joint bidding in NELP (June 07, 2003)
Shipping, oil industries on collision course — Age criteria for tankers and CAP ratings (June 06, 2003)
Strong Re to boost oil cos' earnings (June 05, 2003)
TN: LPG tanker crew stir `has little impact' (June 03, 2003)
10 paise cut in petro prices (June 01, 2003)
`TN should do more to boost LPG as auto fuel' (May 31, 2003)
Putting a brand in your tank! (May 29, 2003)
Regulatory body for natural gas mulled — Panel moots hydrocarbon highway, State grid (May 27, 2003)
Govt puts 9 CBM blocks on offer (May 24, 2003)
Truckers' strike hits April petro products consumption (May 19, 2003)
Petrol, diesel prices cut (May 16, 2003)
BPCL's tank lorry hits roadblock (May 14, 2003)
Ethanol-mixed petrol may be a tall order (May 11, 2003)
Govt offer to Essar Oil on Ratna field issue (May 10, 2003)
Bids invited for 24 oil, gas blocks (May 09, 2003)
`Only Govt must issue licences for gas pipelines' (May 09, 2003)
BPCL to tone up customer service (May 09, 2003)
Anhydrous ethanol: TN nod for five sugar mills (May 08, 2003)
AP panel explores ways to tap K-G gas finds (May 06, 2003)
Goa plans reduction in sales tax on ATF (May 05, 2003)
Underground LPG project hits hurdle (May 03, 2003)
Govt allows oil cos to lower stockpile (May 01, 2003)
ONGC pulled up for `excessive' handling capacity (April 29, 2003)
Petrol, diesel prices cut (April 27, 2003)
`Iraq war cost oil PSUs Rs 600 crore' (April 25, 2003)
Decision soon on gas pricing policy: Naik (April 25, 2003)
`Brand building key to market share' (April 25, 2003)
Retail outlets: IOC seeks nod for joint venture (April 24, 2003)
TN ethanol programme still in limbo (April 24, 2003)
Strike, weak monsoon may drag diesel sales (April 22, 2003)
`Further cut in petrol, diesel prices likely' (April 17, 2003)
Ministry oversight results in Rs 1,200-cr loss to oil cos (April 17, 2003)
Petrol, diesel prices cut by Re 1 (April 16, 2003)
Petroleum product prices in post-APM era — Panel asks Govt to rationalise duty structure (April 15, 2003)
Naik hints at cut in petrol, diesel prices (April 10, 2003)
Govt mulls oil club for bidding overseas (April 08, 2003)
Crude import bill up Rs 6,000 cr (April 07, 2003)
Crude short-term range seen at $23-24 (April 05, 2003)
Jaswant promises no `shocks' in oil prices (April 04, 2003)
TN distillers unlikely to meet demand — Oil cos may float 2nd tender for anhydrous alcohol (April 03, 2003)
Oil refiners to be paid full market prices (April 02, 2003)
Import of petrol, diesel decanalised partially (April 01, 2003)
ONGC may share LPG, kerosene subsidy burden (March 29, 2003)
Crude transportation cost doubles due to Iraq war (March 29, 2003)
GAIL plans to invest Rs 20,000 cr for grid (March 27, 2003)
GAIL plans to invest Rs 20,000 cr for grid (March 27, 2003)
RasGas won't renegotiate LNG price for Dahej (March 26, 2003)
Oil PSU workers go on strike (March 26, 2003)
Rs 1,000-cr bonanza awaits oil cos (March 26, 2003)
HC stays strike by BPCL workers (March 26, 2003)
Kerala plea on kerosene allocation (March 26, 2003)
Petro prices could fall: Naik (March 25, 2003)
`Stockpiling prompted higher petroleum products sales' (March 24, 2003)
Tax makes petrol dearer (March 21, 2003)
Soft crude may not help consumers (March 21, 2003)
Supplies won't be hit: Naik (March 21, 2003)
Oil cos have petro stocks for 2 months (March 20, 2003)
Oil subsidy not enough to soften war shock: FICCI (March 19, 2003)
`IOC Xtra' launched (March 18, 2003)
Essar-led consortium bags Rs 198-cr gas grid contract (March 18, 2003)
GAIL moots `barter' deal with exploration cos — Seeks gas supply for paying back to Govt (March 17, 2003)
Petrol, diesel prices hiked (March 16, 2003)
3 mt Sudan crude for OVL annually (March 14, 2003)
Reliance gas find flares Dabhol lenders (March 06, 2003)
LPG, kerosene subsidy to make the consumer pay (March 03, 2003)
CPCL oil jetty opened — Next round of NELP blocks soon (March 02, 2003)
Want better roads? Pay 50 paise more for diesel, petrol (March 01, 2003)
Rs 3,600 cr more from petro sector likely (March 01, 2003)
Big disappointment on oil front (March 01, 2003)
ONGC signs pact with IOC to sell crude (March 01, 2003)
45 pc hike in kerosene, LPG subsidy (March 01, 2003)
Oil cos hope for a friendly Budget (February 23, 2003)
Petrol pumps may go dry on Monday (February 23, 2003)
Ministry pushing States to lower sales tax on ATF (February 23, 2003)
Aviation meet calls for thrust to energy security (February 22, 2003)
New norms soon for petrol pumps on highways: Khanduri (February 22, 2003)
ONGC irons out crude supply pact with HPCL (February 22, 2003)
2-month import cover for petro products (February 21, 2003)
`Incremental' gas sold to power plants — GAIL to charge market rates in AP (February 20, 2003)
Oil cos defer decision to revise prices (February 17, 2003)
A complex game waiting to be played out (February 16, 2003)
Where's the regulator? (February 16, 2003)
BRPL contracts 1.5 mt crude from Ravva field (February 16, 2003)
Oil refining and marketing: Deregulation, warts and all (February 16, 2003)
Own the pipe, call the tune (February 16, 2003)
Reliance strikes gas off Kutch (February 15, 2003)
`Speed' launched in Kerala (February 15, 2003)
Modi, Naik skip CII Petrominex meet (February 15, 2003)
RIL unlikely to take stake in K-G basin blocks (February 15, 2003)
Govt to cut security deposit on domestic LPG (February 14, 2003)
Rlys, IOC tie up to produce bio-diesel (February 14, 2003)
Iraq war fears fuel crude tanker rates (February 14, 2003)
Gujarat crude royalty jumps to Rs 850 cr (February 08, 2003)
Tap the potential of gas find: Barnala (February 07, 2003)
Finance Ministry turns away Rs 600-cr royalty revenues (February 06, 2003)
23 oil, gas deals signed (February 05, 2003)
Govt hikes oil royalty Gujarat, Assam to be richer by Rs 400 cr (February 05, 2003)
Ministry seeks 2 pc duty cut on petrol, diesel (February 04, 2003)
Plan to stock 45 days crude — Estimated cost put at Rs 4,350 crore (February 04, 2003)
Ethanol-blended petrol for more States by June (February 02, 2003)
Petrol, diesel prices up 40 paise (February 01, 2003)
Power, Fertiliser Ministries oppose gas price hike (January 30, 2003)
ONGC decision welcomed (January 24, 2003)
GoM meet to review gas prices on Jan 29 (January 23, 2003)
Reliance to set up 2,500 retail outlets (January 23, 2003)
Set right duty anomalies on diesel: Oil Ministry (January 20, 2003)
LPG tanker operators call off stir (January 18, 2003)
Reliance gas find figures `premature' (January 12, 2003)
`Stable tax regime vital for investments' (January 12, 2003)
Petroleum reserve soon to meet contingencies (January 11, 2003)
Fourth round of NELP in early April: Naik (January 10, 2003)
OPEC to stabilise crude prices soon — To consider concession for India (January 10, 2003)
No plan to merge IOC, ONGC (January 10, 2003)
RIL strikes gas off Gujarat (January 10, 2003)
GAIL mulling new pipeline for natural gas (January 10, 2003)
ONGC to invest Rs 500 cr in three new fields (January 09, 2003)
ONGC bids for Cairn assets in India (January 09, 2003)
`Only excess gas to be allowed out of Tripura' (January 06, 2003)
Petrol, diesel prices hiked by over Re 1 (January 03, 2003)
Special or interim, it's slick gain for Govt (January 03, 2003)
Diesel, petrol prices to be hiked today (January 02, 2003)
Gasohol will not attract additional duty: Naik (January 02, 2003)
LPG transporters threaten strike — To decide on course of action tomorrow (January 01, 2003)
Gasohol programme watered down (January 01, 2003)
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