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Choubey praised for fast DGH budget approvals

Tue, 21 May 2013 10:28:58 IST

RN Choubey’s appointment as the first civil servant to head the DGH is paying dividends. For the first time in the past

Aramane Giridhar leaving exploration division

Tue, 21 May 2013 09:57:17 IST

Veerappa Moily and Vivek Rae want joint secretary exploration Aramane Giridhar moved out of his current role. “This is

Cairn bans agents from procurement tenders

Tue, 21 May 2013 10:19:03 IST

Cairn India has been forced to circulate a ‘code of ethics’ to vendors banning the use of agents, amid reports of financial

Hard work not enough to win ONGC promotion

Tue, 21 May 2013 10:13:41 IST

Merit and hard work are not enough to win promotion under chairman Sudhir Vasudeva, complain ONGC employees. On May 2

When senior bureaucrats come begging for a job

Tue, 21 May 2013 09:23:02 IST

Acute embarrassment is the only way to describe the response of oil ministry officials to efforts by senior bureaucrat Sharda Prasad

Outsider will be next IndianOil chairman and MD

Tue, 21 May 2013 09:40:14 IST

Expect the next IndianOil chairman to be an outsider as not a single company director is eligible for the job. PETROWATCH learns

Shiv Vani rejects ‘malicious’ bankruptcy rumour

Tue, 21 May 2013 10:12:33 IST

Shiv Vani managing director Prem Singhee has hit out at claims his company is verging on bankruptcy. For the past few

China sabotages OVL-Conoco deal in Kazakhstan

Tue, 21 May 2013 10:03:04 IST

History is repeating itself for OVL, this time in Kazakhstan where China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) is trying

Cairn India chief P. Elango upsets ONGC

Mon, 20 May 2013 16:41:44 IST

ONGC is angry that Cairn India chief P. Elango is going behind its back direct to oil minister Veerappa Moily to complain

IndianOil wants Petronas assets in Canada

Mon, 20 May 2013 05:49:17 IST

IndianOil is in talks with Petronas for up to 10% in each of three shale gas assets and a LNG project in Canada promoted

Sarus deal with GeoGlobal hangs in balance

Mon, 20 May 2013 12:56:19 IST

Canadian high commissioner Stewart Beck was in Gandhinagar on April 30 to meet chief minister Narendra Modi in a last

Moily recommends ex-CBI judge for PNGRB

Mon, 20 May 2013 18:14:15 IST

Veerappa Moily has been forced to recommend former CBI judge Subhash Batra for the member legal position at the PNGRB

Essar boss Shashi Ruia in Modi peace offensive

Mon, 20 May 2013 12:21:54 IST

Essar chief Shashi Ruia and Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi are back on speaking terms, signalling a major thaw

Only a few suited for ONGC director offshore post

Tue, 21 May 2013 06:30:03 IST

ONGC is worried about the lack of experienced candidates applying to become the next director offshore to replace PK

Sarraf goes all out to win ONGC chairman race

Mon, 20 May 2013 11:03:44 IST

DK Sarraf will fight hard to become the next ONGC chairman, say friends of the OVL managing director. “Sarraf is 56

Talukdar favourite to replace Choubey at DGH

Mon, 20 May 2013 17:21:05 IST

He may be frustrated but he\'s not defeated. Despite losing twice to become Oil India chairman, company director exploration

How to get your ONGC boss to sit up and listen

Mon, 20 May 2013 03:22:33 IST

When Sunil Chaurasia, an additional chief legal advisor for ONGC in Mumbai, was denied promotion, he refused to take

OVL and Oil India set to win Bangladesh acreage

Mon, 20 May 2013 23:11:32 IST

An Indian consortium of OVL and Oil India have sent in two of only three bids received in Bangladesh\'s latest offshore

Varesh Sinha decides on new Gujarat Gas board

Mon, 20 May 2013 17:19:11 IST

Tongues are wagging as speculation mounts over who will be the new directors on the Gujarat Gas board as the ex-BG company’s

Rig death offshore Mumbai on Dynamic Vision

Tue, 21 May 2013 08:32:19 IST

Tragedy struck new build jack-up Dynamic Vision this month (April) when a crew member was killed in an accident while the

Hand over your acreage to Oil India, says ULFA

Tue, 21 May 2013 07:45:04 IST

Saying no to a terrorist organisation isn\'t easy when peace talks hang in the balance. But ONGC has flatly rejected a demand

Vivek Rae looks likely to stay at oil ministry

Mon, 20 May 2013 07:47:22 IST

Vivek Rae might not move to the defence ministry after all, but he still lives in hope. The reclusive oil secretary is

When a ‘home’ is not ‘home’ for ONGC directors

Mon, 20 May 2013 13:04:03 IST

If home is where the heart is, then ONGC\'s directors have their hearts in too many places. ONGC directors stand accused

Italian ambassador Mancini lobbies for Drillmec

Tue, 21 May 2013 05:43:20 IST

Most people would think Daniel Mancini had enough to worry about dealing with the diplomatic crisis between Italy and

Mrs. RS Borah becomes Oil India director finance

Mon, 20 May 2013 20:01:10 IST

Rupshikha Saikia Borah is doing rather well at Oil India, the company where her husband NM Borah was formerly chairman

Chevron stake in Cambodia block up for sale

Mon, 20 May 2013 20:45:16 IST

Cambodia wants to give Chevron\'s offshore block A to a smaller company so it can start producing sooner rather than

Adani fights hard to keep Naftogaz fraud block

Sat, 18 May 2013 12:20:29 IST

Adani Welspun is trying its level best to persuade the oil ministry to reverse its decision to terminate the PSC at

Swire makes up for Cameron snub to Modi

Sun, 19 May 2013 23:21:51 IST

British premier David Cameron snubbed Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi during his visit to India in February

GAIL chairman Tripathi grilled by angry MPs

Tue, 21 May 2013 03:10:45 IST

For two years BC Tripathi had been assiduously avoiding calls by MPs on the influential Standing Committee on Petroleum

Yadav murder puts Engineers India in the dock

Mon, 20 May 2013 14:39:56 IST

Junior managers at Engineers India believe senior company management is trying to cover-up responsibility for the

Fernas hits back at forged certificate allegation

Mon, 20 May 2013 11:23:32 IST

Turkish contractor Fernas vigorously denies it used fake certificates from Qatar Petroleum to win two prestigious EPC

Sahu tipped as next OVL director exploration

Mon, 20 May 2013 13:23:11 IST

Anand Sahu, head of ONGC’s EXCOM division, is widely tipped as the most promising candidate to replace NK Verma as OVL

Canada uses diplomacy in Sarus pitch to Modi

Mon, 20 May 2013 17:19:15 IST

Canadian high commissioner Stewart Beck wants Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi to usher through a proposed $100m

Seismic shift proposed in 2D and 3D acquisition

Sun, 19 May 2013 12:48:37 IST

Seismic acquisition in India is set for a radical overhaul if the government accepts recommendations from the country’s

Villagers confuse NTPC for ONGC in public hearing

Fri, 17 May 2013 19:45:35 IST

You often hear about the public hearings explorers must endure before drilling. But what are these village encounters

Whispers of Vivek Rae shifting to defence ministry

Tue, 21 May 2013 02:47:58 IST

Hardly two months into his new job and there\'s already talk that oil secretary Vivek Rae is moving out. Fifty-nine-year

Vivek Rae ignored at Dahej LNG ceremony

Mon, 20 May 2013 18:55:34 IST

Whispers of Vivek Rae’s possible transfer from the oil ministry to the defence ministry might explain his lukewarm reception

Cairn geophysicist barks up the wrong tree

Mon, 20 May 2013 09:16:12 IST

Britain is a nation of dog lovers; India is not, at least when it comes to stray dogs. Nowhere is this sharp culture

Lakshmi Mittal disappoints with court no-show

Mon, 20 May 2013 10:07:15 IST

If you think the Indian oil industry is corrupt try working in Nigeria. This week steel tycoon Lakshmi Mittal was

Nishi Vasudeva leads race for HPCL top job

Sun, 19 May 2013 05:20:49 IST

If she wins Nishi Vasudeva will make history as the first female boss of an Indian state-owned oil company. PETROWATCH

Verma’s priority as ONGC director exploration

Mon, 20 May 2013 10:18:46 IST

Narendra Kumar Verma received excellent news on February 27 when the oil ministry confirmed his appointment as the

Moily doesn’t want Subhash Batra at PNGRB

Tue, 21 May 2013 06:39:44 IST

Oil minister Veerappa Moily doesn’t want former CBI judge Subhash Batra as the next PNGRB member legal, if you believe

Jobs-for-cash scam catches up with Satyanarayana

Mon, 20 May 2013 17:18:20 IST

Incoming ONGC director onshore Kotipally Satyanarayana is again at the centre of an investigation over his alleged role

Tripathi lobbying to become ONGC chairman

Mon, 20 May 2013 02:49:13 IST

GAIL chairman BC Tripathi is doing all he can to convince oil minister Veerappa Moily he deserves the coveted role

Lots of fiscal perks in shale gas policy

Sun, 19 May 2013 09:07:11 IST

Unlimited gas marketing freedom is one of the incentives India\'s Planning Commission is considering for companies interested

Cairn wins cost recovery duel with ministry

Mon, 20 May 2013 05:20:22 IST

After a frustrating two-year wait, Cairn India has finally won the right to recover the cost of two spur pipelines from

Angry gas customers take aim at Gujarat Gas

Mon, 20 May 2013 02:58:31 IST

More than 800 factories in Gujarat are getting increasingly fed up with companies like Gujarat Gas, newly acquired by

Saumya wants to sell its gas license for Mathura

Mon, 20 May 2013 03:05:09 IST

Cash-strapped Saumya DSM Infratech has finally realised it is not cut out to be a gas retailer. PETROWATCH learns Saumya

Tripura battles ONGC over unfair gas pricing

Fri, 17 May 2013 19:24:12 IST

Tripura Natural Gas (TNGCL) is threatening to disrupt gas supplies to state capital Agartala unless ONGC backs down

Sexual harassment scandal rocks ONGC

Mon, 20 May 2013 15:59:50 IST

CM Jain, the head of ONGC’s unconventional resources department, is fighting sexual harassment allegations made by