India

India's Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation (GSPC) is to reopen the bidding for a gas block off the country's east coast. GSPC intends to sell a 30% stake in the block, which is... 2007-04-16

India's Reliance Industries has announced two discoveries of natural gas off the country's east coast. The discoveries, one in Block KG D6 in the Krishna Godavari basin, and the... 2007-03-12

The US$7.23bn pipeline which will transport gas from Iran to Pakistan and India will be constructed in segments in order to minimise the risk of US sanctions aimed at punishing oil... 2007-03-09

The Indian government has approved a development plan by UK-listed Great Eastern Energy Corporation (GEEC) to produce natural gas from coal beds as an initial move towards beginning... 2007-03-02

Royal Dutch Shell has announced plans to double imports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to its US$600mn Hazira terminal in the state of Gujarat in north-west India.

Reuters has reported that the government of Myanmar is leaning towards a gas pipeline to China, rather than construction of liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities, as its favoured... 2007-02-26

Mittal Investments, owned by Indian steel magnate Lakshmi Mittal, is to invest INR32bn (US$727.7mn) in a 49% stake in the Bhatinda refinery being built by Hindustan Petroleum... 2007-02-20

India's Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) and Italy's Eni have agreed to an asset swap, the first in the Indian state exploration company's history. ONGC will receive up... 2007-02-13

China and India have been asked to pay deposits of US$100mn each in order to secure two of eight blocks which Sri Lanka is offering for exploration off its north-western coast. According... 2007-02-07

Nigeria is holding talks with international oil companies (IOCs) and national oil companies (NOCs) over expanding its refining capacity. Edmund Daukoru, the Nigerian oil minister,... 2007-02-05