Crude oil prices slide on US-China tensions, doubts about Russian output cuts

NEW YORK: Oil futures tumbled on Wednesday after US President Donald Trump said he was working on a strong response to China’s proposed security law in Hong Kong and as some traders doubted Russia’s commitment to deep production cuts. Many worried that Russia may not agree to extending production cuts ahead of the meeting in…

Russia plans to drill oil wells and pump in 2022 when OPEC+ deal expires

MOSCOW: The Russian government has tentatively approved a plan on drilling idle oil wells in order to prepare for restoration of oil production once the global deal on output curbs expires in 2022, according to a government statement published on Tuesday. Russia has agreed to cut its oil production by around 2.5 million barrels per…

Lockdown fails to hit oil & gas production

Jaisalmer: While many sectors were affected due to the countywide lockdow, the oil and gas production continued in Barmer and Jaisalmer.The employees worked taking full precautions against coronavirus for two months and now many of them will be sent back home. Cairn India in Barmer and Oil India Limited in Jaisalmer worked efficiently despite the…

IOC may OK arm Chennai Petro s new 9-mtpa refinery plan in 3-4 months

NEW DELHI – Chennai Petroleum Corp Ltd’s proposed mega project to replace its 1-mtpa Cauvery Basin refinery at Nagapattinam in Tamil Nadu with a new 9-mtpa refinery is likely to receive the official nod from the boards of the company and its parent–state-owned Indian Oil Corp Ltd–within three to four months, sources in the know…