Brent crude oil futures shed 5 cents, or 0.1%, to $72.84 a barrel, as of 0309 GMT. US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude was down 8 cents, or 0.1%, at $71.18 a barrel.
The company is expected to start production from the block during the third quarter of the current financial year
In New Delhi, petrol is selling at Rs 101.84 per litre. In Mumbai, the price stands at Rs 107.83
India has taken up the issue of high oil prices with producer nations and OPEC, demanding affordable rates, Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas Rameswar Teli told the Lok Sabha on Monday.
Futures in New York fell 0.6 per cent toward $71 a barrel after closing at the lowest in a month on Thursday
India's dependence on imported oil and gas is rising steadily but the country's premier exploration conglomerate is running on empty
Futures in New York traded near $75 a barrel after rising 1.6% on Tuesday
Oil prices fell more than $1 a barrel on Wednesday in another seesaw trading session, as investors feared what this week's collapse in Opec+ talks meant for worldwide production
UAE on Sunday pushed back against a plan by the OPEC oil cartel and allied producing countries to extend the global pact to cut oil production beyond April 2022 revealing country's frustration
Modi aimed at lowering it by at least 10 per cent by 2022 - to coincide with the platinum jubilee of India's independence
Futures in New York rose as much as 3.7 per cent on Thursday to the highest intraday level since 2018
NEW YORK (Reuters) -Oil prices steadied on Thursday, holding close to their highest levels in almost three years, supported by drawdowns in U.S. inventories and accelerating German economic activity.
As a result, OPEC's share in India's oil imports has dropped to about 60 per cent in May from 74 per cent in the previous month
Moscow is considering making a proposal that the group should ease a global supply deficit by increasing output, according to Russian officials familiar with the matter
Data for the financial year 2020-21 revealed that domestic oil production fell again by 5% to 30.5 mn tonnes. This is the lowest in this century
Brent crude futures were up 16 cents, or 0.22%, at $71.51 a barrel by 1244 GMT after touching their highest since September 2019 at $71.99. The international benchmark had gained 1.6% on Wednesday
Judges, investors force oil firms towards low-carbon future
Request for proposal document awaiting Centre's nod
Vedanta Ltd's Cairn Oil & Gas on Wednesday said it has commenced oil production from NA #01 facility in Aishwariya Barmer Hills in Rajasthan. "The project is a first in Cairn's tight oil portfolio with a growth potential to contribute 20 per cent to the company's vision production," the company said in a statement. Cairn Oil & Gas however did not give production numbers. The project, the firm said, has been executed in collaboration with leading global oilfields services company, Schlumberger. The ABH development uses some of the most advanced technologies for its operations. It is the largest horizontal well with multi-frac development campaign of 37 wells in the Indian subcontinent which is the key enabler to unlock tight oil. Speaking about the project, Prachur Sah, Deputy CEO, Cairn Oil & Gas, said, "The ABH tight oil project is yet another example of our commitment to growing India's E&P sector through the deployment of advanced technologies. "It is also a ...
The company's oil and gas production is hinging on output at its satellite fields. It is minuscule compared to its big-bang entry into this segment in the late 1990s