Advertisement
nidhi verma

Nidhi Verma

India's thirst for petrol supports Asian margins

by Nidhi Verma |Aug 19, 2015

India has surplus refining capacity, but there has been maintenance at some plants and petrol demand has risen after a cut in diesel subsidies increased the attractiveness of petrol cars.

FM Arun Jaitley

FM Arun Jaitley says govt should cut political interference in state banks

by Nidhi Verma |Aug 14, 2015

Country's banking sector, dominated by more than two-dozen state-run lenders, has been hobbled by its highest bad-loan ratio in a decade as slower economic expansion hurt companies' ability to ser...

Essar Oil gets BSE approval to delist, say sources

by Nidhi Verma |Jul 17, 2015

The delisting plan had already been approved by National Stock Exchange. Essar Oil, a unit of diversified Essar Group, was given the BSE green light on Wednesday, the sources said.

RIL chairman Mukesh Ambani

Reliance sells diesel to Indian Railways in a decade

by Nidhi Verma |Jul 15, 2015

Indian Railways, the country's biggest diesel guzzler, consumes up to 2.5 million tonnes of the fuel each year. Until last year, it received supplies from state refiners who used to be compensated...

(Pic for representation purpose only. Source: Reuters)

BPCL to expand Bina oil refinery by 30 per cent

by Nidhi Verma |Jul 13, 2015

BPCL chairman S. Varadarajan said the refinery will be expanded to 156,000 barrels per day at a cost of about $472 million.

Photo: Reuters

Global oil firms jostle for India orders amid spending cuts

by Nidhi Verma |Jul 9, 2015

A slump in global crude oil prices has driven most countries to slash spending on exploration and production.

India grants one-year extension to Iranian ship insurers

by Nidhi Verma |Jun 29, 2015

The extension will help India receive its crude imports from Tehran in Iranian vessels, while exports of non-oil commodities and industrial goods are largely handled by vessels operated by Hafez D...

Rosneft talks to buy Essar Oil stake hit bump over price

by Nidhi Verma |Jun 18, 2015

Two sources with knowledge of the deal said discussions between the two sides over the 400,000 barrel per day (bpd) refinery began in December, when Essar signed a deal to buy 200,000 bpd oil from...

Photo: Reuters

Cairn India seeks to export oil despite ban

by Nidhi Verma |Jun 10, 2015

A government official said there had been no change in the ban and that Cairn India might simply be trying to establish a price for its oil via the tender process ahead of negotiations to sell it ...

Govt to consider converting ONGC's loan to OVL into equity

by Nidhi Verma |Jun 9, 2015

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Cabinet will soon consider the deal which would also require raising the authorised capital of the subsidiary ONGC Videsh (OVL) by half to Rs 15,000 crore, said thre...