India is 85 per cent dependent on imports to meet its oil needs
Brent crude oil futures dropped by 38 cents
In New Delhi, petrol is selling at Rs 101.84 per litre. In Mumbai, the price stands at Rs 107.83
Rebounding demand for oil, gas and chemicals helped
India's largest oil refiner earned $6.58 on turning every barrel of crude oil into fuel in the quarter as opposed to GRM of a minimum $1.98 a barrel a year back
The safety measures have been recommended by a three-member committee of the ministry of petroleum and natural gas
BP Plc and Equinor ASA have already made incremental dividend increases and announced more modest buyback plans
Tie-ups in Arctic projects also being evaluated
Brent crude futures had gained $2.53, or 3.65 per cent, to $71.88 a barrel by 18.41 pm IST
Signs of delta's continued impact on energy abound.
The Delta coronavirus variant is now the dominant strain worldwide, U.S. officials said on Friday.
RIL's board is scheduled to consider and approve the unaudited financial results for Q1 on Friday.
India's dependence on imported oil and gas is rising steadily but the country's premier exploration conglomerate is running on empty
Brent oil prices fell on the news by as much as $1 per barrel towards $75 per barrel after Reuters reported the two major Opec producers had agreed a deal.
Dwindling gas reserves and higher demand can put further strain
Congress leader in Lok Sabha, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, made the claim
Petrol price was hiked by 35 paise per litre and diesel by 26 paise, according to a price notification of state-owned fuel retailers.
Oil marketing companies kept the retail price of petrol and diesel unchanged on Friday
A failure of OPEC+ talks on Monday means a planned output rise for August has yet to be agreed
Global shares were mostly lower Tuesday as oil prices surged after a meeting of oil producing nations was postponed, with little else guiding trading after the US Independence Day holiday. France's CAC 40 dropped 0.5% in early trading to 6,534.23, while Germany's DAX lost 0.6% to 15,561.04. Britain's FTSE 100 edged down 0.2% to 7,153.81. The future for the Dow industrials inching less than 0.1% lower to 34,663.00. The S&P 500 future lost 0.1% to 4,339.88. Talks among members of the OPEC cartel and allied oil producing countries have broken off in the midst of a standoff with the United Arab Emirates over production levels. No debt has been set for the next meeting. US benchmark crude rose $1.28 to $76.43 a barrel. Brent crude, the international standard, added 24 cents to $77.40 per barrel. With oil prices pushing toward $80 a barrel, that raises the risk of a price war if the conflict escalates, like in March last year, Harpreet Bhal of ActivTrades said in a commentary. Higher ..