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  • Reliance pumps oil

    It is finally here. After years of waiting and rumours of delays Reliance Industries has finally started pumping oil from its massive KG-D6 block of the Krishna Godavari basin. Initially about 5,000 bbls/day of crude is being pumped out although the plan is to reach 550,000 bbls/day over the next six...
    Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 09-22-2008
  • JK wants to sell acrylic fibre. Any takers?

    JK Synthetics is once again scouting for a buyer for its 18,000 tonnes/year acrylic fibre plant in Jhalawar, Rajasthan, according to this report in the Economic Times. I doubt if the company is going to be successful. JK was declared "sick" in 1998 and efforts have been underway since then...
    Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 07-24-2008
  • Reliance for carbon fibre?

    Reliance Industries is reported be looking at sourcing technology from India's National Aersospace Laboratories (NAL) to build a 4000 tonnes/year carbon fibre plant at Vadodara. NAL had set up a 20 tonnes/year plant in Bangalore in 2006 with the material used for light combat aircraft, missile and...
    Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 07-15-2008
  • The caustic-chlorine dilemma

    Indian demand for caustic soda has been steadily expanding thanks to the alumina sector but investments in new chlor-alkali facilities are being held back by limited demand growth for chlorine. As is usually the case, India’s low per capita consumption suggests immense opportunity for growth. India...
    Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 05-12-2008
  • New hurdle for CTL projects

    It is two steps forward and one back for Indian coal-to-liquid (CTL) projects. Just a few months back an interministerial group had cleared an $8bn project proposed by the Tatas and Sasol. And Reliance Industries was also in talks with Coal India for a project. But the coal ministry is now having second...
    Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 05-06-2008
  • Govt approves Tata's CTL project

    The Tatas are set to launch India’s first $8bn coal-to-liquid (CTL) project . The project, a joint venture with Sasol, is said to have received government clearance. The Tatas have sought access to 30m tonnes/year of coal to produce 3m bbls of oil. The project would be based on Fischer Tropsch technology...
    Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 03-18-2008
  • Reliance eyes coal

    Coal has started attracting the attention of Indian majors. Reliance Industries is said to be talking to Coal India for a joint venture 80,000 bbl/day coal-to-liquid project. The project would require an investment of $5bn This report in the Times of India says that Reliance has already asked the government...
    Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 03-10-2008
  • ONGC delays Dahej

    This is probably an indication of how difficult it is for Indian public sector companies to put together a petrochemical project. ONGC has announced yet another delay to its cracker complex at Dahej, Gujarat, from mid-2010 to February 2012. The project, which has been in the pipeline for many years,...
    Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 02-26-2008
  • Reliance plans EPC venture

    After cracking the world of oil, gas, refining and petrochemicals Reliance Industries is setting its sights on the engineering, procurement and services (EPC) sector says this report in today’s Economic Times. A blueprint for a global EPC business is said to be ready and the plan with Reliance looking...
    Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 01-28-2008
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