IOC priced its five-year rupee bonds at a coupon rate of 6.14 per cent tighter than a similar maturing government bond that is trading at an annualised yield of 6.29 per cent
Brent crude futures fell $1.83, or 1.9%, to $91.14 a barrel by 1425 GMT, extending a 1.9% drop from the previous session
Brent crude was down 81 cents, or 0.9%, at $93.63 a barrel by 1259 GMT, off an ealier peak of $96.16, the highest since October 2014
With KG-D5 going live, oil production is estimated to rise to 24 million tonnes in 2023-24 and gas to rise to 32.16 bcm, said Anurag Sharma, director (onshore) and interim director (finance) of ONGC
Brent crude futures edged down 36 cents, or 0.4%, to $90.42 a barrel by 1150 GMT
The share of OPEC in global oil production has been falling in recent times
Brent crude rose $2.16, or 2.4%, to settle at $93.27 a barrel having earlier touched its highest since October 2014 at $93.70
While the OPEC+ has been expected to maintain its policy of gradual production increases at a meeting on Wednesday, Goldman Sachs said there was a chance of further steps
The most-active Brent contract, for April delivery, traded 74 cents higher, or 0.8%, to settle at $89.26 per barrel.
Weekly data from the US Energy Information Administration is due later on Wednesday
Futures in New York traded above $73 a barrel, though liquidity is dwindling heading into the holiday period
The spread of the Omicron variant saw the Netherlands go into lockdown on Sunday and put pressure on others to follow, though the United States seemed set to remain open
India last month agreed to release five million barrels of crude oil from its Strategic Petroleum Reserves
Lower oil prices can improve margins, but they could impact inventory value while a third Covid wave can potentially hurt growth
Governments worldwide imposed travel curbs on travellers from southern Africa during the weekend to limit the spread of Omicron, first detected in South Africa
Oil fell with global equities markets on fears the variant, could dampen economic growth and fuel demand
Puri blamed the key producers for keeping supplies lower than demand
The sale of SPR oil, which is mainly blended sour crude, is expected to depress the value of U.S. sour crude Mars and benefit buyers in Asia which processes mainly high-sulphur oil
U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures fell 12 cents, or 0.2%, to $78.38 a barrel at 0122 GMT, reversing out of a 2.3% gain in the previous day
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The administration of U.S. President Joe Biden announced on Tuesday it will release millions of barrels of oil from strategic reserves in coordination with China, India, South Korea, Japan and Britain, to try to cool prices after OPEC+ producers repeatedly ignored calls for more crude.