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Indian Oil Firms Need To Bring In Foreign Players To Unlock Resources: Pradhan

India's exploration licensing rounds have so far seen a lukewarm response from global oil majors, with most of the blocks awarded to local companies, mainly ONGC and Oil India.

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Aramco Markets Five-Tranche Bonds, Seeking Cash Amid Cheap Oil

Aramco needs the money to pay dividends of $37.5 billion for the second half of 2020 and fund its $69.1 billion purchase of 70% of Saudi Basic Industries (SABIC).

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Oil Prices Edge Higher Ahead Of OPEC+ Meeting, Vaccine Hopes

Brent crude futures for January rose 16 cents, or 0.4%, to $43.98 a barrel by 0104 GMT and U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude for December added 13 cents, or 0.3%, to $41.47 a barrel.

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Indonesia Says B40 Biodiesel Programme Unlikely To Proceed Next Year

Other than a higher percentage of bio-content, the B40 programme will also be produced using a different formulation, combining 30% FAME and 10% "green diesel" made out of palm oil with conventional diesel.

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Aramco Plans Debt Market Comeback With Multi-Tranche Bond Deal

Aramco needs cash to pay $37.5 billion in dividends for the second half of 2020 and to fund its $69.1 billion acquisition of 70% of Saudi Basic Industries (SABIC), for which it will pay instalments through 2028.

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India's Diesel Sales Fall 5% In Early November - Industry Data

Diesel consumption, a key parameter linked to economic growth and which accounts for about 40% of overall refined fuel sales in India, fell 5% year-over-year to 2.86 million tonnes during the first fifteen days of November.

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BPCL Privatisation: Bid Closes On Monday, All Eyes On Reliance

BPCL will give buyers ready access to 15.3 per cent of India's oil refining capacity and 22 per cent of the fuel market share in the world's fastest-growing energy market.

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Oil Prices Edge Up On Hopes OPEC+ Maintains Supply Curbs

Brent crude futures for January rose 27 cents, or 0.6%, to $43.05 a barrel by 0043 GMT while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude for December was at $40.48 a barrel, up 35 cents, or 0.9%.

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India's Fuel Demand Posts First Annual Growth Since Feb

Total demand for petroleum products rose 2.5 per cent in October to reach 17.77 million tonnes as compared to 17.34 million tonnes a year back

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Rosneft Swings To Net Loss, Hit By Pandemic And Weaker Rouble

The company's oil and gas condensate output for the July to September period was down 3.2% from the previous quarter at 3.91 million barrels per day.

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