NATIONAL NEWS
Nigeria extends deadline for marginal oilfield bids
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) announced earlier today that it had extended, by one week, the deadline for the registration of interest to bid for the marginal oilfields in Nigeria. As Nairametrics reported last week, the initial deadline for interested applicants to indicate interest for the bid was supposed to be June 14.However, the…
Assam: OIL well fire contained but not doused
GUWAHATI: After 48 hours of the explosion leading to an inferno, Oil India Limited reported on Thursday that the extent of the fire has been contained to the well and spread of fire to nearby village has been cutoff. “No flash fire is reported from the nearby areas. In order to arrest any untoward incidents…
Gabon’s DG of Hydrocarbons, PGS offering 3D seismic data across 35 blocks
Gabon’s Directorate General of Hydrocarbons and PGS have just expanded the Gabon MegaSurvey coverage, significantly increasing access to 3D seismic over the 35 blocks on offer under the ongoing 12th Offshore Licensing Round. In a very competitive market environment, Gabon is showing once again its willingness to remain attractive and engage with regional and global…
DGH panel to probe fire at OIL field in Assam
NEW DELHI: Oil minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Thursday constituted a three-member expert panel to probe the ‘blowout’ and subsequent fire at one of state-run Oil India Ltd’s production wells at Baghjan field in Tinsukia district of Assam. The committee will be headed by S.C.L. Das, who heads the Directorate General of Hydrocarbons, the ministry’s regulatory…
Bio-fuel boost: Govt to allow ethanol production from surplus rice, says Nitin Gadkari
Gadkari said he had a meeting with PK Sinha, advisor to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and secretaries from the departments of petroleum, food, agriculture and MSME, and chairman of the food corporation of India (FCI) this week in this regard. Transport and MSME minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday said the government is considering allowing ethanol…
LNG recovery in Asia depends on China, India policies
LAUNCESTON: The latest International Energy Agency (IEA) report on the global natural gas market makes sombre reading, especially for current and would-be producers of the super-chilled version of the fuel. No doubt much of the commentary on the report, issued on Wednesday, will be around the headline forecast that global natural gas demand will drop…
GST Council set to meet today, likely to debate cess shortfall
NEW DELHI : The shortfall in goods and services tax (GST) cess collection, used for compensating states for their revenue losses, and the proposed compliance relief to businesses for late filing of tax returns, will dominate the GST Council’s meeting on Friday, said two people familiar with the matter, requesting anonymity. Members of the GST…
Oil Prices Slide on Concerns about Patchy Demand Recovery, Record US Stocks
Oil prices fell in early trade on Thursday on worries about slow demand growth with coronavirus cases rising, US crude stockpiles hitting an all-time high and the US Federal Reserve projecting recovery from the pandemic would take years. US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures erased gains from Wednesday, falling as low as $38.42 a…
Oil slides below $41 as US inventory rise revives glut worries
NEW YORK: Oil fell more than 2 per cent to below $41 a barrel on Wednesday after US data showed crude inventories rose to a record high, reviving worries of a persistent glut due to weak demand during the lingering coronavirus crisis. Crude stocks rose by 5.7 million barrels in the week to June 5…
LNG tanker set to deliver gas to U.S. with European stockpiles near full
A ship carrying liquefied natural gas from Nigeria is expected to drop its cargo in Georgia as energy firms look for a place to store the super-cooled fuel with prices higher in the United States and stockpiles nearing full capacity in Europe. The ship, Madrid Spirit, does not have a destination listed, according to data…