Some of the stations were closed, while others were operating
Private players are set to stage a comeback in oil retail
Iraq is offering some of the world's largest remaining untapped oilfields in an auction that will spark fierce competition
Essar and Shell had earlier been working towards a deadline of Nov. 30, with a media report saying Shell may take a 10 per cent stake in Essar Oil
India's top industrialist Mukesh Ambani will take a pay cut as his group's flagship Reliance Industries on Thursday announced a cap on executives' package
The world's first commercial passenger flight powered by a fuel made from natural gas completed late on Monday a six-hour journey from London to Qatar
Global recession saw energy exploration firms bidding for just over half of the oil, gas and coal bed methane blocks put up for auction
The decision underscores a growing appetite for gas in the Asia Pacific region and heralds a shift in the hierarchy of Asian consumers
Oil resumed its fall towards $60 on Friday and looks set to end the week down around 8 per cent, its largest weekly fall since late January, on deepening economic pessimism and fears of new regulations to curb futures speculation.
