The state government has also given its permission to the company for exploration in the extended area of the Jairampur block in Changlang district
The PSU major Indian Oil Corporation said vehicle fuel and LPG supply in Tinsukia, Dibrugarh, Sivasagar, Golaghat and Jorhat districts in upper Assam have been severely affected.
The company realised crude oil at $61.30 per barrel during the September quarter
The block in Rajasthan saw competition from ONGC and OIL but the five in Madhya Pradesh and one in West Bengal saw single bids from ONGC, DGH said
At least 23 companies had shown interests in a pre-bid meeting held on September 17
The meeting, coordinated by the Niti Aayog, focuses on challenges posed by volatile oil prices, impacted by changing geopolitical situation.
The government cut the price of gas produced from difficult fields to $8.43 from $9.32, the PPAC notification said
Investment bankers said the falling share price of PSUs would mean that the government would not only miss the disinvestment target but also not get good valuation
We are importing around 82 per cent of our requirement, so lower oil prices are more beneficial to the country, says Bora
The company is in talks with multiple players to sell its assets Niobrara Shale Asset in the US and Licence 61 asset in Russia
OIL has announced plans to buy back 4.45 per cent of its shares at a total cost of Rs 1,090 crore.
The stock slipped 7% to Rs 188 on the BSE in an otherwise firm market as it turned ex-date for the proposed buy-back of 50.5 million shares at Rs 215 per share.
The government is expected to participate in each of the share buyback programme of these PSUs
The stock was up 3% at Rs 205 on the BSE in early morning trade.
The company has received approval to appoint Asha Kaul, Priyank Sharma, S Manoharan, and Amina R Khan
Crude realisation increased by $23.59 a barrel to $72 a barrel during the first quarter of the current financial year
During the financial year, the company's crude oil production increased marginally to 3.39 million tonne (MT), while the production during 2016-17 was seen at 3.27 MT
The stock was trading 2% higher at Rs 336 on the BSE after the company said it has fixed March 29, 2018 as the record date for 1:2 bonus issue.
The stock moved higher by 2.7% to Rs 345, bouncing back 5% from its intra-day low of Rs 328 touched on BSE in early morning trade
Improving realisations and refining margins enhance earnings visibility