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TopicOil India Ltd

Topic: Oil India Ltd

Corporate wars are common in India’s oil sector. But it all started with govt, ONGC, OIL

Richa Mishra -
In ‘Unfilled Barrels’, journalist Richa Mishra recounts India's upstream journey in the oil sector from KD Malaviya to ONGC.

‘Biggest cyberattack in recent years’ hits Oil India HQ, hackers demand Rs 60 crore in Bitcoin

Angana Chakrabarti -
OIL spokesperson Tridiv Hazarika says there has been no data breach so far in the attack, which is said to have occurred 10 April. Police are still investigating the source of the attack.

Baghjan Reels — a stirring documentary on the victims of India’s longest oil well fire

Tina Das -
The oil leak in Assam's Baghjan didn't capture media attention as the Vizag incident. But the 34-minute-long documentary is a grave reminder of its cost.

Burnt homes, illnesses, damage to ecology — what Baghjan is left with months after OIL fire

Archita Kashyap -
NGT has recommended compensation for the affected families in Baghjan. But researchers say no ‘restorative process’ has been put in place.

NGT panel report finds OIL was operating in Baghjan without mandatory clearances

Karishma Hasnat -
Panel recommends NGT should look at Assam Pollution Control Board for granting consent. OIL says ‘well-killing’ operations will be complete by Diwali.

Oil India diverts gas from Baghjan blowout site, brings fire under control

Karishma Hasnat -
The diversion comes over 100 days after a gas well in Baghjan suffered a blowout and a subsequent fire left two firemen dead.

Three foreign experts hurt after another explosion at Assam’s Baghjan oil well

Bismee Taskin -
The Oil India Limited has said this incident may delay the capping operation at the Baghjan blowout site.

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Opinion

US pilot rescue in Iran must be seen more than war cost. Nation protects its warriors

Ajay Ahlawat -
A live American pilot paraded on Iranian state television would have been an intelligence windfall and a propaganda coup of historic proportions.

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Economy

What to expect from China’s new 5-year plan—trade innovation, tensions with partners

WEF Team -
ASEAN is struggling against a flood of 'underpriced Chinese goods', while Brazil has imposed anti-dumping duties on Chinese steel.

Defence

UAE walks away from financing Rafale F5 due to restricted access to technology, reports French media

Keshav Padmanabhan -
French newspaper La Tribune earlier last week indicated that UAE withdrew from deal to fund EUR 3.5 billion. India is looking to order 114 new Rafales, which could include the F5.

National Interest

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

Shekhar Gupta -
China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.

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