Adani says enough room to dilute 10-15 per cent stake in Adani Green Energy

After French energy major Total SA, more foreign investors have shown interest in partnering Adani group in its renewable energy business, its chairman Gautam Adani said on Tuesday. In April, Total invested around Rs 3,707 crore for 50 per cent partnership with Adani Green Energy for a joint venture that will house 2.148 gigawatts (GW)…

Oil Prices Steady As Market Awaits Clarity On OPEC+ Output Cuts

Oil prices were little changed on Thursday as investors awaited a decision from top crude producers on whether to extend record output cuts.The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and allies led by Russia, a group known as OPEC+, are debating when to hold ministerial talks to discuss a possible extension of the existing…

Diesel glut hits refiners struggling to recover from coronavirus fallout

LONDON: Brimming diesel inventories and stronger oil prices are driving down refining profits, stifling incentives to hike production even as fuel demand recovers from the coronavirus hammering.European cracks, the profit margin for producing diesel from crude, has hit an all-time low, while cracks in the US and Asia have also plummeted. With diesel accounting for…

OPEC+ may meet over oil cuts this week if laggards agree to comply

DUBAI/MOSCOW/LONDON – OPEC+ oil producers could still hold a ministerial video conference this week if Iraq and others which have not fully complied with existing supply cuts agree to boost their adherence, three OPEC+ sources told Reuters on Thursday. The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and allies led by Russia, a group known as…

Denmark should end oil and gas hunt, says government adviser

COPENHAGEN – Denmark should end all future oil and gas exploration in the North Sea, an independent adviser to the government said on Thursday, saying it would hurt Denmark’s ambition as a front-runner in the fight against climate change. Denmark has set one of the most ambitious climate change targets in the world and the…

Attempt to cap gas blowout in Assam in 2-3 days with help from experts: OIL

A special chartered fight that took off from Singapore on Thursday afternoon had an unusual destination in India — Dibrugarh Airport in Assam. The flight had a team of experts from Alert Disaster Control, one of the largest disaster management companies in the oil and gas sector. Amid Covid-19 restrictions it needed special permission from…

Thousands of crores of rupees saved: India fills strategic reserves to full capacity

India saved Rs 5,000 crore in foreign exchange while strengthening its energy security by filling the strategic reserves to full capacity with cheap crude oil. strategic reserve, strategic oil reserve, crude oil, cheap crude oil. Out of the proposed strategic reserve of 6.5 MMT, India has commissioned 6.33 MMT of strategic oil reserves so far…

Chennai Petroleum proposes JV to Indian Oil for Cauvery refinery project

The Board of directors of Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited (CPCL) has proposed the implementation of the 9 MMTPA Refinery Project at Cauvery Basin Refinery, Nagapattinam district, to the Board of Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL). CPCL plans to do this through a joint venture, at an anticipated cost of Rs 28,983 crore. This project encompasses…