Close on the heels of opening up commercial coal mining to overseas resource majors, India’s Coal Ministry is framing a supporting policy framework to woo global resource companies at the forthcoming coal block auctions. “We have opened up the coal min…
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Indian State-run National Aluminium Company Limited (Nalco) is facing an acute shortage of coal supplies of up to almost 50% of its daily requirement to fuel its 1 200 MW of captive thermal power plant, risking the closure of its smelting potlines. Nal…
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India’s ongoing auction of 27 coal blocks with end-use restrictions has evoked a tepid response from prospective developers with 45 bids received for the assets on offer, prompting the Coal Ministry to further tweak auction rules. According to informat…
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ExxonMobil India LNG, a subsidiary of ExxonMobil from the US, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with State-run oil refiner-marketer Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOC) to examine liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects in the country.
“The …
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India is poised to become a net importer of iron-ore during the next financial year, as the domestic market shifts from surplus to deficit. Supply-side disruptions could lead to an estimated deficit of about 50-million tons during 2020/21, forcing impo…
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The imminent completion of a critical natural gas pipeline connecting the northern and eastern Indian states has prompted Essar Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Limited (EOGEPL) to firm up plans to double coal-bed methane (CBM) gas production fro…
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Indian oil and gas exploration and production major ONGC has firmed up investments to the tune of $1.83-billion over the next five years to ramp up its production in the north-eastern state of Assam. According to an agreement signed with the Assam gove…
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India’s Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) has been allotted a second coal block in the eastern state of Odisha, boosting the miner’s plans to expand beyond its traditional operational hinterland in the south.
SCCL has been allotted New Patra…
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India’s Coal Ministry is working out contours of a policy intervention to ensure rapid operationalisation of coal blocks to be put up for auction over the next few months.
Ministry officials said that consultations had already been held with various c…
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The Indian mining industry is unimpressed by the government’s recent cuts in corporate tax rate and lofty pronouncement calling for an increase in mineral output of 200% over the next seven years. The Federation of Indian Mineral Industries (FIMI) said…
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