Archive for November, 2008

Dabhol may retain LNG terminal

Govt may allow the two promoters of Ratnagiri Gas & Power Pvt Ltd (Erstwhile Dabhol Power), GAIL India and NTPC, to keep 5-mn tonnes per annum LNG terminal as an integral part of the 1,850 mw power project. For full story, click here

LNG supply crunch no longer given as demand hit

The deepening financial crisis and collapse in oil prices is all but certain to delay a number of LNG projects, but consumers need not fear a shortage since an economic recession may stifle demand growth. For full story, click here

OVL gets Iran nod for study on gas block

OVL, the overseas arm of the state-run ONGC, has received approval from National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) on the feasibility report of its gas discovery in the Farsi block. For full story, click here

IGL stock has shed just 7 per cent

Compared to the 43 per cent erosion in the Sensex since mid-August, the IGL stock has shed just 7 per cent with a low of Rs 98 and a high of Rs 121. For full story, click here

Amex Natural Gas Index loses 16% of its value

Energy stocks moved within striking distance of their Oct. 10 lows with double-digit percentage losses Thursday, as oil futures closed at a three-and-a-half-year low, retail gasoline prices dipped within a whisker of $2 a gallon, and natural-gas shares dropped sharply on a surprise boost in weekly inventory data. For full story, click here