According to the Planning Commission, the Indian power sector is one of the most diversified in the world. India is the fifth largest producer of electricity in the world and, while the State Governments account for 51.5% of the total ...
Tags: India, power sector, electricity, energy
The US rotary rig count was down 11 rigs at 1,763 for the week of December 28th 2012. It is 244 rigs (12.2%) lower than last year. The number of rotary rigs drilling for oil was down 13 at 1,327. There are 134 more rigs targeting oil than ...
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PTI reported that Larsen & Toubro Hydrocarbon has secured an offshore contract valued at INR 781 crore from Oil and Natural Gas Corporation. A company statement said that the contract, won against international competitive bidding, ...
Tags: Hydrocarbon, offshore contract, ONGC, EPCI
In a recent report,US based consulting firm Mcquilling Services attempted to forecast the course of bunker prices during the next few years,as this factor is among the most important ones when it comes to ship owning operating costs. ...
Tags: average bunker prices, Arts, Crafts, Mcquilling Services
Business Standard reported that GAIL has started issuing compensation to land owners who have lost their land to the gas pipeline project, connecting the Kochi LNG terminal to Bangalore and Mangalore. The first set of cheques were ...
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PTI reported that Natural gas pipe laying work of GAIL Ltd,hindered due to resistance from local people demanding more compensation for the land through which the pipe was passing,is all set to resume with the state run gas utility agreeing ...
As gas utilities look for ways to operate more efficiently and provide enhanced applications to customers,the natural gas meter market is shifting from traditional manual-read devices to more intelligent meters with sophisticated ...
Tags: meters, smart gas meters, Pike Research, Navigant's Energy Practice
Reuters reported that Lebanon ill seewk bids from February 1st from companies wanting to pre qualify for oil and gas exploration drilling in its Mediterranean waters and has set a May 2nd date for formal applications. Seismic surveys ...
Tags: Lebanon, oil, gas exploration drilling, natural gas
“The most valuable commodity I know of is information.” (Gordon Gecko in “Wall Street” by Oliver Stone) Commodities have experienced a renaissance after the bursting of the internet bubble at the end of the ...
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Business Line reported that growth rate of 8 core sector industries declined to 1.8% in November, from 7.8% in the same month last year, due to drop in production of coal, natural gas and cement. The 8 core sector industries had registered ...
Tags: coal, natural gas, cement, growth rate
Business Line reported that GAIL Ltd is set to receive LNG cargo from Russia’s Gazprom on December 28th 2012 Friday to commission the Dabhol LNG terminal in Maharashtra. The cargo carrying 0.138 million cubic meter of LNG equivalent ...
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As the photovoltaics sector transitions to emerging markets and away from Europe, analyst company NPD Solarbuzz is predicting a massive rise in demand for solar energy across Latin America and the Caribbean over the next five years. ...
Tags: Solarbuzz, PV Market, Latin America, CAGR
The next two weeks will be a "make-or-break" period for $4/Mcf natural gas prices this winter, and forecasts of warmer-than-normal weather across the eastern US during the period are pointing to "break," energy investment bank Tudor ...
Tags: January, natural gas prices, gas, Mineral
US railroads in 2012 hauled less coal, by far the largest commodity to travel by rail, but made gains in other commodity groups, such as petroleum products, which saw growth of more than 46%, according to annual traffic data released ...
Tags: US Rail Traffic, Coal Woes, Oil Loads Climb, Chemicals
Demand for solar energy across Latin America and the Caribbean is poised for explosive growth through 2017, with a forecast compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 45%, according to NPD Solarbuzz. According to Chris Sunsong, analyst at NPD ...
Tags: solar energy, Latin America, the Caribbean, CAGR