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.
Read MoreAramco 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).
Read MoreBrent 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.
Read MoreOther 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.
Read MoreAramco 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.
Read MoreDiesel 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.
Read MoreBPCL 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.
Read MoreBrent 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%.
Read MoreTotal 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
Read MoreThe 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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