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BPCL may import Ethane from US for its petchem unit

Last year, RIL announced ethane imports from the US to save Rs 2,000 crore in it petchem units

Physical store format is here to stay

Can imbibe from online segment for growth

2 HPCL refineries caught in the red tape

Company still struggling to get the project off ground since its inception at the hands of Congress president Sonia Gandhi two years ago

BPCL to spend Rs 1 lakh crore in next 5 years: S Varadarajan

Interview with CMD, BPCL

Dart Energy to exit India by November

The only foreign CBM player joins the list of over half-a-dozen foreign operators, who have quit India in the last few years

Keep e-shopping expectations low

Only one in seven Indians able to do any meaningful activity on their computers and smartphones

Oil marketers in a sweet spot

Though crude oil price is down 50%, the retail price of fuel has not seen an equivalent revision

OMCs to continue to reap benefits of lower crude oil prices, de-regulation

Though crude prices are down by 50%, retail prices of petrol and diesel have not been revised proportionately

ONGC counts benefits of crude oil's drop

Company says drop in crude oil prices has helped reduce operating expenditure for exploration in shallow waters by 30%

As crude slips, ONGC sees 30% drop in exploration costs

Lower demand for oil has also brought down costs of rigs and the cost of ONGC's subsidy share

ONGC may approach govt seeking premium pricing on gas from KG basin

ONGC is planning to invest up to $10 bn in its D5 block in the KG basin, the field development plan for which will be submitted shortly

IT majors to raise entry pay by 5-10%

Peer pressure, competition from start-ups and other core sectors are the reasons

Thomas Cook fires with Kuoni power

With its recent acquisitions, Thomas Cook is positioning itself as a leading inbound travel brand and expanding its forex business

Cognizant cries foul as TCS hits campuses a week before time

Oil Ministry to publish premium gas formula soon

Govt planning to auction discovered marginal fields and bring in new oil and gas field bidding round by end-fiscal

Start-ups struggle to fix HR policies

HR experts say start-ups have always had an informal work culture. But with a growing work force, they are now struggling to put in place HR policies to ensure professionalism

Crude price decline hurts shale prospects

HPCL posts record profit in FY-2015, highest since 1974

State-owned oil firm registers profit of Rs 2733 cr for FY2015 on sales of Rs 2,17,061 crore

Govt may blink on IIM autonomy

HRD ministry officials assure institutes their concerns over draft IIM Bill will be addressed

Fuel retailing: OMCs gear up for intense competition

Weakness in crude oil prices, coupled with stable fuel prices at home, have revived the retailing plans of private entities