The British Minister of State for Foreign Office, Hugo Swire, met Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday. A deal was signed between the state-owned Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation Ltd and UK-based BG group to get a supply of 1.25 million tonnes of liquefied natural gas per annum starting 2015. When asked about granting Modi a UK visa, Swire said the decision is taken on an individual basis. He, however,...
08:46 PM, Mar 20, 2013
The BJP on Monday termed as "baseless and politically motivated" the allegations levelled by Union minister Manish Tiwari about the Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation's (GSPC) deal with a foreign company. "The Congress has invented a scam which does not exist. Contracts given or contracts cancelled are normally done with prior approval given by the Director General Hydrocarbons... Even in this matter it is so," said Nirmala Sitaraman, BJP spokesperson. ...
11:27 PM, Dec 03, 2012
The Congress Party is on the attack in Gujarat. Quoting an investigation done by Tehelka magazine, the party has questioned why the Narendra Modi government gave 10 per cent equity in a gas field to a firm, GeoGlobal, that exists only on paper. ...
06:23 PM, Dec 03, 2012
New Delhi: The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) in its report on Oil and Natural Gas Commission (ONGC) has slammed the PSU for poor performance, static production and lowest drilling efficiency in the sector. The report said that the company did not complete work in 74 per cent of its blocks and that its exploration costs overshot target by a huge margin. "ONGC made lesser discoveries than Reliance...
01:41 PM, Aug 28, 2012
