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Oil & gas sector is attractive: Dipan Mehta
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NEW DELHI: In an effort to make prices uniform for consumers, the Oil Ministry has asked Plan panel to set up a committee to suggest a mechanism for averaging out price of costlier imported LNG with cheaper domestic gas.

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NEW DELHI: In an effort to make prices uniform for consumers, the Oil Ministry has asked Plan panel to set up a committee to suggest a mechanism for averaging out price of costlier imported LNG with cheaper domestic gas. "We have suggested to the Planning Commission that a committee be formed on 'Pooled Pricing' of gas," Oil Secretary S Sundareshan said at a FICCI conference here. He said the panel may be headed by Advisor (Energy), Planning Commission and may include Chairman, Gail (India) Ltd; Managing Director and CEO, Petronet LNG Ltd; Secretary, Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board and Director Finance, Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC).

Plan panel to set up a body for uniform gas price: Oil Ministry - Economic Times

The Sensex continues to trade on a buoyant note on the back of sustained buying interest seen in index heavyweights. IT, oil & gas and teck stocks moved up, while realty declined.

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At 11.23 a.m., the Sensex was trading up 149.27 points or 0.78% at 19,285.88 with 20 components gaining. Meanwhile, the Nifty was trading higher by 37.90 points or 0.66% at 5,789.85 with 28 components gaining. The 30-share benchmark index, BSE Sensex opened with a gain of 93.73 points or 0.49% at 19,230.34, while the broad based NSE Nifty started with a rise of 76.60 points or 1.33%, at 5,828.55.

Sensex extend gains; IT, Oil & Gas up - Myiris.com

A GAS and oil trade association is calling on New York state lawmakers not to enact a moratorium on drilling for natural gas in the Marcellus Shale formation.

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The Independent Oil and Gas Association of New York says the moratorium, which currently is under consideration by the state Assembly, would halt most gas and oil drilling currently allowed. The group also says the proposed moratorium has flaws that would harm the state’s entire gas and oil industry. Environmental groups favor a moratorium because they believe hydraulic fracturing (or “fracking”), the process used to extract natural gas from the ground, contaminates water sources.

Don't halt 'fracking,' gas group says - Kingston Daily Freeman

Nov 26 (Reuters) - New Zealand Oil and Gas NZO.NZ says it will provide the balance of a short-term funding facility to its 30 percent subsidiary Pike River Coal PRC.NZ in the wake of an explosion that killed 29 miners and halted production.

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The company said it would extend the repayment date and also put a 90 day standstill period on US$28.9 million it holds in secured convertible bonds.

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NZ Oil and Gas provides funding to Pike River Coal - Reuters Africa

We were hoping for a breakout in oil and gas around the Diwali muhurat trading day when the Nifty was close to its lifetime high and the BSE oil and gas index was exactly at that level of 11300. In the last 16-17 months, the oil and gas index has been underperforming but it has been in an upward sloping channel kind of a pattern and if it would have broken above 11300, then the gains could have been very huge but it corrected from that point.

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Now we are getting to the lower end of the pattern and the support for that index is around 10000. So I do not think this support level is going to get broken. Therefore, we could see a bounce back in some of these oil and gas stocks after the fall that they have seen in the recent past. So if you have to pick anything from the underperformer space, it would be oil and gas. BSE Quotes and BSE Sensex are real-time and licensed from the Bombay Stock Exchange. NSE Intra-day quotes are 15 min. delayed. All quotes in IST.

Oil and gas stocks could see a bounce back: Gautam Shah, JM Financial - Economic Times

HOUSTON (AP) — Carrizo Oil & Gas Inc. said Wednesday that it tendered $359.94 million in aggregate principal for convertible senior notes.

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The energy company announced results of its tender offer for up to $300 million in aggregate principal of its outstanding convertible senior notes at 4.375 percent interest, due in 2028. The offer expired at 5 p.m. Tuesday.

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Carrizo accepted for purchase $300 million aggregate principal amount in convertible senior notes for an aggregate consideration of about $306.3 million, including accrued and unpaid interest.

Carrizo Oil & Gas tenders senior notes - Bloomberg

Eni SpA , Italy’s largest energy company, plans to add 65 people in London over the next year as it groups oil, natural gas and power trading into a single U.K.- based business.

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Eni Trading & Shipping has 85 people in London today and plans to reach 150 in 2011, Managing Director Marco Alvera said at a briefing yesterday. About 80 percent of staff will be involved in trading crude oil and products, with the remainder concentrating on natural gas and power, he said. London was “a natural choice” as the center of Eni’s trading business because of its place as a trading hub and the Rome-based company’s links with the U.K., Chief Executive Officer Paolo Scaroni said. Eni Trading & Shipping also has offices in Amsterdam, Houston, Rome and Singapore and Brussels.

Eni Plans to Add 65 Oil, Natural Gas, Power Traders in London Next Year - Bloomberg

Aegis Logistics, a leader in Oil, Gas and Chemical Logistics, today entered into a major deal with APM Terminals Pipavav to avail on sub-lease close to 100 acres of land for building a global oil and petrochemicals storage complex. This was announced at a joint press conference hosted today by both companies. Aegis will invest up to Rs 400 crores ($90m) in building a 600,000 KL oil terminal complex in Port Pipavav.

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Aegis Logistics, a leader in Oil, Gas and Chemical Logistics, today entered into a major deal with APM Terminals Pipavav to avail on sub-lease close to 100 acres of land for building a global oil and petrochemicals storage complex. This was announced at a joint press conference hosted today by both companies. Aegis will invest up to Rs 400 crores ($90m) in building a 600,000 KL oil terminal complex in Port Pipavav. “The facilities at Port Pipavav will service oil companies who wish to use the port for import and export of oil and petrochemical products,” said Anish Chandaria, MD & CEO of AEGIS. “For the first time, India is becoming part of the Asian supply network for oil and this port will be a strategic infrastructure for contango and arbitrage trading strategies. With our existing locations in Mumbai and Kochi, we are one step closer to achieving our stated aim of creating a ‘necklace’ of similar port terminals around the coastline of India. We will also be expanding our capacity in Kochi by 50% and building an additional 80,000 KL in Haldia Port”, he added. The Indian oil and gas logistics sector has remained relatively small by global standards until now, but with continued deregulation and liberalization of the Oil Sector by the Government the scope and the scale of the business is likely to undergo a huge expansion. Aegis’s mission is to build an unrivalled national port infrastructure and distribution network in the oil & gas sector in India.

Aegis enters into a major deal with APM Terminals Pipavav - Business Standard

After witnessing bloodbath for previous two consecutive weeks, equity benchmarks saw a spectacular rally on Monday, led by buying across all sectors. The 50-share NSE Nifty closed above the 6000 - a psychologically important level by adding nearly 120 points while the Sensex was inching up towards 20,000 level.

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Indian equities are in a structural bull market, says Ridham Desai of Morgan Stanley. He advised every dip is an opportunity to buy Indian equities. "No doubt, valuations are on the higher side and hence prospective returns are slowing but a dip makes these future returns more attractive and warrant buying," he explained. All BSE sectoral indices ended in the green; the BSE Bank, IT, TECk and Realty indices jumped 2-2.6%. Auto, FMCG, Oil & Gas and Metal indices were up 1-1.8%.

Nifty ends 2 up banks IT oil gas lead - Moneycontrol.com


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Pike River, NZ Oil & Gas shares suspended - National Business Review

The recent Marcellus Shale gas boom in Pennsylvania has residents wondering how the drilling and transmission of the gas will impact their land ownership.

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Two groups of people will be affected — those who buy lands which have been leased for oil and gas, and the owners of the surface in which another party owns the subsurface, or oil and gas interest. Both of these groups are particularly anxious, and with good reason. Ownership or control of the subsurface oil and gas can have significant consequences to the owners of the surface.

Gas drilling impacts residents' rights - Centre Daily Times

Oil and natural-gas rigs operating in the U.S. fell for the first time in four weeks, led by declines in natural-gas drilling, according to data published by Baker Hughes Inc.

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The total rig count retreated from a 22-month high, losing eight to 1,677. The combined oil and gas rig count rose to a 22- year high in 2008, peaking at 2,031.

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Gas rigs dropped by 19 to 936. They have fallen 5 percent in 13 weeks. The gas rig count has dropped 42 percent from a peak of 1,606 in September 2008.

US Total Oil, Natural Gas Rig Count Falls 8 to 1677, Baker Hughes Says - Bloomberg

ONGC's oil output is expected to go up significantly in the current fiscal on the back of higher reserves accretion after witnessing flat production growth over the past decade, Chairman and Managing Director R S Sharma said today. "Our oil production, after a ten-year flat growth, is projected to increase by about three million tonnes (annually) in the next two-three years and gas production from 62 million cubic metres per day is expected to cross 100 million cubic metres per day in the next five-six years," he said.

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He said ONGC's production has been flat at approximately 25 million tonnes of oil per annum in the last ten years, while gas production amounted to 62 million standard cubic metres of gas per day on average, based on the discoveries made by the oil and gas explorer. Sharma said ONGC's follow-on public offer is slated for the January-March quarter, when a 5 per cent stake would be divested. When ten per cent was divested under the oil and gas exploration company's initial public offer in 2004, the government was able to raise Rs 10,500 crore.

Oil output to go up after 10 years of flat growth: ONGC - Hindustan Times

Calgary, Alberta CANADA, Nov 17, 2010 (Filing Services Canada via COMTEX) -- Ironhorse Oil & Gas Inc. (IOG - TSX Venture), ("Ironhorse" or the "Company") announces that it has recently granted 390,000 options to members of the Board of Directors and senior officers pursuant to the Company's stock option plan.An additional 290,250 options have also been granted to the employees of the Company.Each option, when vested, entitles the holder to purchase a common share for the price of $0.40 prior to expiry.

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The options granted vest at a rate of one-third on each of the first, second and third anniversary dates from the grant date.All of the options expire on the fifth anniversary date from the date granted. Ironhorse Oil & Gas Inc. is a Calgary-based junior oil and natural gas production company trading on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol "IOG".

Ironhorse Oil & Gas Inc. Announces - Stock Option Grant - MarketWatch

Parker Hannifin Corp. said Tuesday it bought Gulf Coast Seal Ltd., a maker of plastic sealing systems used in offshore oil and gas operations.

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Parker Hannifin, which makes pumps and controls for industrial and aerospace manufacturers, said the deal would expand its offerings to the oil and gas industry and add to earnings in the first full year. About Advertising EDGE Programs Reprints Terms of Use Disclaimer Privacy Notice Ethics Code Contact Us Site Map ©2010 Bloomberg L.P. All Rights Reserved.

Parker Hannifin buys Gulf Coast Seal - BusinessWeek

Confidence levels surged among exploration and production businesses in the North Sea in the third quarter as firms cashed in on rising oil prices.

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Research by Oil & Gas UK provided evidence of a sustained upturn in sentiment in the sector as the prospect of strong demand for oil from countries like China outweighed fears of a double dip recession.

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In the latest quarterly survey by the trade body, the index reading for exploration and production companies increased to 61 in the three months to September from 58 in the preceding quarter. The index is based on firms’ expectations of how they will perform on a range of measures, such as activity and investment levels.

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North Sea oil businesses in good mood thanks to China demand - Herald Scotland

NEW DELHI: The Rajasthan government plans to take a 26 per cent stake in a refinery proposed to be set up in the state by Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC), Oil Minister Murli Deora said on Tuesday.

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The Rajasthan government has been pressing for a 9-12 million tonnes per annum refinery at Barmer ever since Cairn India found 6.5 billion barrels of oil reserves in the Thar desert. The Barmer field can add 240,000 barrels per day (12 million tonnes per year) to the country's total oil production once plateau output is achieved. The Rajasthan government has been pressing for a 9-12 million tonnes per annum refinery at Barmer ever since Cairn India found 6.5 billion barrels of oil reserves in the Thar desert. The Barmer field can add 240,000 barrels per day (12 million tonnes per year) to the country's total oil production once plateau output is achieved. " ONGC has informed that the government of Rajasthan has indicated to take up 26 per cent equity stake in the proposed refinery," he said in a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha here.

Rajasthan to take 26% stake in Barmer refinery: Deora - Economic Times

Natural gas producer Williams Companies Inc. said Monday it plans to spend $925 million in cash to acquire oil fields on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation in North Dakota, in a move to acquire a major position in the state's Bakken Shale area.

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The deal will diversify the company's exploration and production interests into light, sweet crude oil production. Williams' entry into the Bakken Shale play follows its move into Pennsylvania's Marcellus Shale, where the company has accumulated about 100,000 net acres over the past year and a half.

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By 2013, about 25 percent of the company's exploration and production revenue streams are expected to be generated by oil production, up from 7 percent in 2010.

Williams to spend $925M on North Dakota oil fields - BusinessWeek

Port-of-Spain, Nov 15 (IANS) An Indian delegation held a string of talks with ministers and top officials in oil and gas rich Trinidad and Tobago 'to enhance trade relations' in the field of energy with the Caribbean nation.

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The Indian delegation comprising senior officials from Indian gas companies met Minister of Finance Winston Dookeran and Minister Energy and Energy Affairs Carolyn Seepersad-Bachan during their three-day visit. The Indian officials were Rajiv Kumar Mathur, executive director, Gas Authority of India Ltd. (GAIL), Sanjay Kumar, general manager, GAIL; and R.K.Garg, senior vice-president, Petronet LNG Ltd.

India looks at Trinidad and Tobago for oil - Sify

Nov 14 (Reuters) - Israeli energy company shares slid for a second straight session on Sunday, extending Thursday's losses on news a finance ministry panel said the government should sharply raise its take on oil and gas revenue.

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An advisory committee's interim report recommended keeping the royalty rate at 12.5 percent while adding a "progressive tax" in a 20-60 percent range, depending on production yields. A final report was expected soon. [ID:nLDE6AA1EU] "The interim recommendations will essentially change the valuation picture of energy partnerships," said IBI Investment House analyst Guil Bashan. Bashan lowered his rating for Isramco (ISRAp.TA: Quote ), one of the partners in a group exploring for natural gas, to "reduce" from "buy" and his price target to 0.33-0.47 shekel from 0.64 shekel.

Israel oil stocks add to losses on tax-hike plan - Reuters Africa

Within the framework of the second stage of field development volume of gas extraction from Shah Deniz will possibly be raised to 25bn cu m a year.

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The partners on the development of a big Azerbaijani gas condensate field Shah Deniz are planning to sign contracts on gas sale from the second stage of the project development in mid 2011, SOCAR president Rovnag Abdullayev told on Saturday. Trend reports that according to him the works are held on preparation of contracts with the Turkish side on transit of gas and sale and purchase of 6bn cubic meters a year within the framework of second stage of the field development.

Gas contracts on Shah Deniz-2 to be signed in 2011 - News.Az

Nov 13 (Reuters) - Russian energy giant Gazprom (GAZP.MM: Quote ) said on Saturday it has discovered hydrocarbon reserves in Algeria together with Algeria's state-owned Sonatrach.

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It said it discovered the reserves after a successful drilling an exploration well in El Assel license area in the oil- and gas-bearing Berkine Basin, its first such discovery in North Africa.

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Russia's Gazprom discovers oil and gas in Algeria - Reuters Africa

TEHRAN -- The bidding for Pakistan’s part of Iran-Pakistan Gas Pipeline Project would commence shortly, Pakistani Prime Minister Seyed Yousuf Raza Gilani told the visiting Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini on Thursday.

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The Pakistani prime minister expected that Italian oil and gas exploration company ENI, while competing for the pipeline project, would also be financially supported by the Italian government for undertaking the project, IRNA New Agency reported. The $7.6 billion project is crucial for Pakistan to meet the fast growing energy crisis, causing severe electricity shortages, People’s Daily reported.

Pakistan to start importing Iranian gas - Tehran Times

NEW YORK, Nov 12 (Reuters) - The number of rigs drilling for natural gas in the United States were unchanged this week at 955, according to a report on Friday by oil services firm Baker Hughes in Houston.

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The gas-directed rig count, which has fallen three times in the last five weeks, hit 992 in mid-August, its highest level since February 2009 when there were 1,018 rigs drilling for gas.

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Horizontal rigs -- the type most often used to extract oil or gas from shale -- slipped three to 940 after hitting a record high of 943 last week, Baker Hughes said.

US natgas rig count unchanged at 955--Baker Hughes - Reuters Africa

PetroNeft Resources (PTR) has discovered 40 degree API oil in its Arbuzovskaya No.1 exploration well in Licence 61, Tomsk Oblast, Russia. The well, the first in a five well exploration programme, has discovered 40 degrees API oil in the uppermost five metre section of the Upper Jurassic J1 interval. An open hole test was conducted over this interval and tested at a pro-rated inflow of 289 bopd unstimulated. The well will now be drilled to basement, at approximately 2,900 metres, targeting higher risk secondary objectives in the Middle and Lower Jurassic intervals.

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Bowleven's (BLVN) Sapele-1 exploration well drilling in the Douala Basin, offshore Cameroon has made two potentially significant hydrocarbon discoveries in Miocene reservoirs based on the results of drilling and initial wireline logs and pressure data. Bowleven plans to drill on to a total depth of approximately 4,450 metres to test further prospective horizons, including the deeper Cretaceous, a new play untested within this part of the Douala Basin. Planning for testing and sidetrack activities on the Miocene discoveries is underway. Gulf Keystone Petroleum (GKP) said the Bijeel-1 discovery well in Kurdistan has been successfully tested by the operator. Gulf Keystone has a 20% interest in the well. A joint cased hole test was performed for two intervals (3,729 - 3,967 meters) with a result of 3,743 bbl/d of 13° API oil and 618,826 scf/d (99 boe/d) gas through a 48/64 inch choke.

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The markets have slumped deep in the red and are trading near the day's low. At 1.05 pm, the Sensex was trading 95 points lower and the Nifty retreated 24 points to touch the 6,250 mark.

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IT, realty, oil and gas stocks were leading the decline. DLF was the biggest loser on the Sensex and the stock was trading 2.77 per cent lower. The company had reported a 5 per cent decline in profit after tax (PAT) on Wednesday. Bharti fell 2.50 per cent after its profits skid. ONGC declined 2 per cent. Among the gainers were metal stocks that rose 1.15 per cent. Consumer durable stocks were also trading higher. Hindalco was trading 3.71 per cent higher. Tata Power gained 2.18 per cent.

Sensex slips; Realty, IT, oil & gas decline - NDTV.com

MUMBAI: After days of consolidation, Indian equities ended near intermediate support levels as investors booked profits at higher levels Thursday. All the sectoral indices ended in the red with realty, oil & gas and IT stocks worst hit.

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Indices turned choppy after a positive start due to lack of buying interest after a sharp run-up before Diwali. The sell-off was in reaction to selling pressure in South Korean markets. According to analysts, investors are also cautious ahead of G-20 meet on Friday “ markets were under pressure due to correction in Korea. We are expecting around 50 points rise in opening trade tomorrow. There’s some concern following profit booking by FIIs as well in the previous session,” said Bharat Gala, president, Ventura Securities. Indices turned choppy after a positive start due to lack of buying interest after a sharp run-up before Diwali. The sell-off was in reaction to selling pressure in South Korean markets. According to analysts, investors are also cautious ahead of G-20 meet on Friday “ markets were under pressure due to correction in Korea. We are expecting around 50 points rise in opening trade tomorrow. There’s some concern following profit booking by FIIs as well in the previous session,” said Bharat Gala, president, Ventura Securities. “If the Nifty holds 6208 then we are likely to see 6224-6238-6267 levels. On the downside, once 6179 is broken then the index can even slip to 6137-6063 supports,” he added.

Nifty ends below 6200; realty, oil & gas, tech down - Economic Times


Oil, gas development in St. Lawrence is frozen to Ontario border
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Oil, gas development in St. Lawrence is frozen to Ontario border - Montreal Gazette

NEW DELHI: Cairn Energy , struggling to get approval for its $9.6-billion deal to sell its Indian unit to Vedanta Resources , is getting mired in more problems as its day-to-day operations and expansion plans are suffering in the wake of simmering tensions with the oil ministry and state-owned partner Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC).

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ONGC, which is the licensee and a 30% owner in the oil-rich Rajasthan block operated by Cairn, has held back $500 million to Cairn India alleging that the expenditure had been inflated, a director in the company, who did not want to be named because of the sensitivity of the matter, said. ONGC, which is the licensee and a 30% owner in the oil-rich Rajasthan block operated by Cairn, has held back $500 million to Cairn India alleging that the expenditure had been inflated, a director in the company, who did not want to be named because of the sensitivity of the matter, said. “Cairn spent money over and above the approved budget. ONGC is a PSU, it is public money. We can’t spend it without approvals,” he said.

ONGC blocks $500 million payments to Cairn - Economic Times

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Anglo-Dutch oil & gas company Shell and BHP Billiton <BHP.AX> both made a takeover bid for Australia's oil & gas giant Woodside Petroleum ((WPL)) back in 1985, ending up with 40% each. BHP subsequently sold down to 10% in 1990 and was out by 1994, while Shell sold down to 34.3% in 1994. In 2000, Shell proposed a merger with Woodside which was rejected by the company, and then launched a hostile takeover which was rejected by the government on national interest grounds.

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Yesterday, Shell announced the sale of 10% to leave a 24.3% stake. The remaining stake is in twelve-month escrow and can only be sold under a couple of specific conditions, one of them being into a takeover offer.

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Firing speculation is the recent knock-back of the Canadian government of BHP's takeover attempt of Potash Corp, citing national interest grounds. (See What Chance A BHP Buyback? ). While BHP has been given a month to come back with some sort of concessionary offer, no details were released, and analysts are basically assuming “national interest” is a hard point to concede. In other words, it is now assumed BHP will abandon the bid.

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India has signed an accord with the US for cooperation in shale gas technology that will help the energy-hungry nation exploit its vast unconventional resource, Oil Minister Murli Deora said on Monday.

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The agreement was one among the several agreements signed during the visit of President Barack Obama. "The memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed on November 6," he said in New Delhi. India does not have technology to exploit shale gas, an unconventional gas trapped in sedimentary rocks and the US is a pioneer in the field.

India, US ink pact for cooperation in shale gas - NDTV.com

The Federal Government is set to reject frivolous expatriate quota requests by companies operating in the Nigerian oil and gas industry. This is to bring an end to the influx of expatriates with lower qualifications taking over juicy jobs at the expense of Nigerians in the oil and gas industry.

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The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) had threatened to embark on industrial action if the Federal Government failed to stop replacement of Nigerians with expatriates by both indigenous and international oil companies (IOCs) in the oil and gas industry. In response, the Federal Government has finalised plans that will ensure that companies seeking to get expatriate quota approvals for their operations in the oil and gas industry must first advertise the positions to Nigerians through national and international media outfits.

FG rejects frivolous expatriate quota requests by oil firms - Nigerian Tribune

The auto sector, which is riding the wave of increased demand and robust economic growth, generated the most number of job opportunities in October, says a study. "An in-depth analysis shows that the index for the Auto sector stands at 917 in October'10, which is the highest index for the sector since October '08," shows the study named 'Naukri Job Speak' prepared by the leading job portal naukri.com under its industry sector analysis.

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The Oil and Gas sector also clocked impressive growth figures of 12% in October 2010 as compared to October 2009. "A look at the index for the past two years shows that there is usually a seasonal dip in hiring during the festive season. However, this year the sentiment is encouraging as sectors like Auto, Oil and Gas, ITES and Manufacturing continue to hire aggressively," Info Edge India CEO and MD Hitesh Oberoi said. Most of the other industry sectors like IT/ITeS, IT-Hardware, Manufacturing and Construction continue to maintain steady hiring levels. "For the coming months, macro and micro economic changes will impact the hiring plans in the country. For example if the rupee continues to strengthen export oriented sectors like IT, small and medium size industries will be impacted," Oberoi added.

Auto sector hires most in October: Naukri.com - Hindustan Times

Nov 6 (Reuters) - Hungarian oil group MOL (MOLB.BU: Quote ) has found oil and gas in its exploratory well in the TAL block in Pakistan's KPK province, the company said on the Budapest Stock Exchange website late on Friday.

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The company said that drilling would continue in the next three months as the full extent of the discovery would only be known once the well reached the planned total depth.

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Hydrocarbon exploration has been carried out in this block since 1999 by a consortium of companies with MOL as an operator of the joint venture. MOL has a 10 percent interest in the consortium.

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Hungary's MOL finds new oil and gas in Pakistan - Reuters Africa

NEW YORK, Nov 5 (Reuters) - The number of horizontal rigs drilling for oil and natural gas in the United States rose by 24 to a record high of 943 this week, oil services firm Baker Hughes said on Friday.

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Horizontal rigs -- the type most often used to extract oil or gas from shale -- easily eclipsed the previous record high of 929 hit in early October. Analysts estimate that two-thirds of horizontal rigs are drilling for natural gas, and these comprise part of the overall rig count. The rest are drilling for oil.

US horizontal rig count hits record high - Reuters Africa

Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Murli Deora on Thursday said Africa's largest crude oil and gas producer — Nigeria — was willing to increase oil exports to India besides liquefied natural gas (LNG).

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Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Murli Deora on Thursday said Africa's largest crude oil and gas producer — Nigeria — was willing to increase oil exports to India besides liquefied natural gas (LNG). “Nigeria is our close friend and willing to help us in meeting our growing energy requirements. This is a positive development for securing India's energy security,'' Mr. Deora said. He recently had a meeting with Nigerian President's special adviser Emmanuel O. Egbogah.

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Mr. Deora said that during his meeting, he took up the issue of GAIL (India) and Petronet LNG picking up stake in the $8-billion LNG project at Brass in the Niger delta. “We expressed interest in sourcing LNG on long-term contract from Nigeria and discussed the possibility of GAIL and Petronet joining in a LNG project,'' Mr. Deora remarked.

India seeks more oil, gas from Nigeria - The Hindu

NEW DELHI: A consortium of India’s top state-run energy firms, led by exploration giant Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC), is in talks to acquire a 25% stake in Australia’s Advent Energy for around $1 billion, two officials with direct knowledge of the negotiations said.

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The development signals an increasingly aggressive approach of Indian state firms in targeting oil and gas assets abroad, in step with the oil ministry’s strategy that Indian firms should make at least one significant overseas acquisition every year. ONGC , along with smaller exploration and production (E&P) firm Oil India (OIL) and gas transmission company Gail India , hopes to grab a share in the massive natural gas reserves of the Perth, western Australia-based unlisted Advent to help secure energy supplies for the country’s rapidly expanding economy.

ONGC in talks for Australia's Advent Energy - Economic Times

New Delhi, Nov 2: Oil demand in India will grow 40 percent in the next 10 years, said Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh at Petrotech-2010 oil and gas conference, in New Delhi on Monday, Nov 1.

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New Delhi, Nov 2: Oil demand in India will grow 40 percent in the next 10 years, said Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh at Petrotech-2010 oil and gas conference, in New Delhi on Monday, Nov 1. "Demand over the next 10 years will increase by over 40 percent, whereas the increase in supply from the domestic oilfields is expected to be around 12 percent," he said. Manmohan Singh also stressed that, "India needs adequate supplies of energy at affordable prices to meet the demand of its rapidly growing economy." "In 2009-10, India consumed over 138 million tonnes of fuel. In which India imported 159.2 million tonnes of crude oil from the other countries and even Indian domestic sources are insufficient to meet the demand for energy, " he added.

India's oil demand to soar 40 pc in next 10-yr: PM - Oneindia

NEW DELHI: India is encouraging state-run oil companies to acquire oil and gas assets abroad as demand in the energy-hungry country is rapidly outpacing domestic supply, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Monday.

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India’s energy demand would increase by over 40% in the next 10 years but supply from its ageing oil-fields was expected to increase around 12%, Dr Singh said highlighting the huge demand-supply gap. India’s energy demand would increase by over 40% in the next 10 years but supply from its ageing oil-fields was expected to increase around 12%, Dr Singh said highlighting the huge demand-supply gap. "The Indian government is, therefore, encouraging national oil companies to pursue equity oil and gas opportunities overseas," he said while inaugurating the ninth international oil & gas conference Petrotech-2010 in New Delhi.

Home oil supplies in mind, PM tells oil cos to buy foreign assets - Economic Times

NEW DELHI: Iranian oil firm Petropars has set a year-end deadline for ONGC-Hinduja consortium to decide on participation in a USD 7.5 billion gas field in the Persian Gulf.

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Petropars has offered Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) and the Hinduja group 40 per cent stake in the development of Phase-12 of the giant South Pars gas field.

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Petropars has offered Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) and the Hinduja group 40 per cent stake in the development of Phase-12 of the giant South Pars gas field. "The technical due diligence has been completed by ONGC. Financials and project model have been gone through," Petropars G R Manouchehri said on the sidelines of the Petrotech-2010 oil and gas conference here.

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Petropars asks ONGC-Hinduja to decide on gas block by Dec-end - Economic Times

Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Murli Deora and Minister of State Jitin Prasada at the inaugural ceremony of the 9th Petrotech International Oil and Gas exhibition in New Delhi on Sunday.

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New Delhi: The government, which was aggressively pushing for exploration of conventional oil and gas, had taken steps to tap shale gas to reduce the country's import dependence, Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Murli Deora said on Sunday. New Delhi: The government, which was aggressively pushing for exploration of conventional oil and gas, had taken steps to tap shale gas to reduce the country's import dependence, Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Murli Deora said on Sunday. “India launched its 9th New Exploration Licensing Policy (auction) this month offering 34 blocks, covering approximately 88,000 sq.km. (for exploration of hydrocarbons),” he said while inaugurating the Petrotech-2010 exhibition here.

Government to step up oil and gas exploration - The Hindu

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