As per the new norms, RIL will get the benefit of the new price for gas from its existing fields like MA in the KGDWN-98/3 or KGD6 block and new/upcoming ones like R-Series and satellite in the KG Basin block and the ones in North East Coast block NEC-25.
Oil minister Veerappa Moily's plans of increasing crude purchases from Iran have been dashed by the reluctance of the latter to accept rupees for their Farsi crude.
Reliance Industries and its partner BP plc's KG-D6 gas fields and gas discovery area NEC-25 are among 14 oil and gas blocks that have been declared "No-Go" areas by the Defence Ministry, barring any exploration or production activity.
The newly formed Cabinet Committee on Investment will soon consider clearing 47 oil & gas blocks, including Reliance Industries' producing KG-D6 gas fields, where defence clearance has either been withdrawn or withheld.
With domestic output stagnating, India will become a net importer of natural gas in next two years with expensive LNG meeting rising energy demand of the growing economy.
Reliance Industries today rejected charges of receiving favours from government for its KG-D6 gas project, saying allegations by India Against Corruption (IAC) were at the "behest of vested interests".
Political experts believe that Jaipal Reddy lost the coveted portfolio of the oil Ministry for being though on Reliance Industries.
UK's BP Plc is exploring options for importing liquefied natural gas (LNG) into India through its joint venture with Reliance Industries, a senior company official said today.
Reliance Industries has asked the oil ministry to break the logjam and approval for its KGD6 capex plans of USD 1.6 bn for FY12 and FY13.
Reliance Industries and partner BP Plc have warned of their KG-D6 gas field shutting down in 2015-16 if the government does not approve investments needed to keep the nation's largest gas fields alive.
As Oil Ministry resists Reliance Industries' demand for higher gas price, India's 12th Five Year Plan document prescribes natural gas prices being determined by market forces.
Reliance Industries and BP have dropped a bombshell by claiming gas production at the KG-D6 could stop in 2015.
Mukesh Ambani is targeting to double operating profit in four to five years. Addressing the share holders, Ambani said RIL has improved profitability and financial position.
Reliance Industries is battling the government over cost-recoveries and delayed budgetary approvals for gas block development between 2008 and 2012.
Since November 2011, the oil ministry has been saying no dispute exists with the company and therefore it must immediately withdraw the arbitration notice it had served the government. But that has now all changed with the oil ministry serving RIL a notice to limit its KGD6 cost recovery.
Cairn India has hiked Mangala reservoir estimate by 36%, reports, CNBC-TV18's Nayantara Rai quoting sources.
There is no legal and financial justification to hike RIL’s KGD6 gas price, reports Nayantara Rai quoting oil ministry sources.
Gas output from India's Reliance Industries' D6 block may decline to 27 million standard cubic meters a day (mscmd) from April, compared with 37-38 mscmd now, an oil ministry source said on Tuesday.
Will Reliance Industries today finally get its way with the oil ministry? The ministry is working out ways for RIL and BP to carry out pre-development activities at the KGD6, reports CNBC-TV18 quoting sources.
In an interview with CNBC-TV18, Portfolio Manager PN Vijay talks about his two multibagger ideas Bajaj Corp and Dena Bank. He details out reasons for investors to hold onto these stocks for a particular timeframe.
Reliance Industries has received a fresh blow as Directorate General of Hydrocarbons (DGH) has rejected two discoveries, reports CNBC-TV18 quoting sources.
SP Tulsian of sptulsian.com, in an interview with CNBC-TV18’s Udayan Mukherjee and Mitali Mukherjee spoke about his three multibagger ideas.