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Tuesday, March 17, 2026
TopicOil and gas companies

Topic: Oil and gas companies

2 options & a win-win — high crude prices can spell windfall gains of Rs 80,000 cr+ for govt

Windfall gains of Rs 84,400 crore-86,000 crore from higher crude prices could help the government bridge a shortfall that may occur in meeting its fiscal deficit target for 2022-23.

Our oil sector is dominated by financially strong PSUs. Monetisation may not benefit it

Oil PSUs are not really dependent on the proceeds from asset monetisation for raising resources for the new infrastructure projects planned by them.

ULFA(I) abduction of Quippo staff ‘desperate’ yet dark reminder of Assam’s insurgency past

ULFA(I) abducted two 2 working with oil firm Quippo on 21 December last year. It has since demanded Rs 20 crore in ransom, issued threats, and extended deadline for payment.

Global analysts are ratcheting up their profit forecasts for Indian equities

Fundamentals of corporate India are improving & projections for next year’s earnings at S&P BSE Sensex Index companies has jumped to a record high.

On Camera

Free gas to waivers, govt-owned gas firms roll out incentives to push households from LPG to PNG

IGL, MGL & other city gas distributors announce benefits to encourage LPG users to shift to piped natural gas as Centre flags concerns over LPG supply in the wake of Iran conflict.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.