Ispat Energy Ltd, a part of Ispat Industries Ltd, is planning an investment worth Rs 1,000 crore in the current fiscal, for producing bio-CNG from pressmud, a byproduct of sugarcane processing.

The gas produced can be used as a fuel for transportation and industrial applications.

According to the source, the company has showed it’s willing to work with 20 sugar mills in Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh for producing bio-CNG.

The firm has decided to invest Rs 35 crore in a bio-CNG facility for Warna Sugar Ltd, Maharashtra.

State-run gas utility Gas Authority (India) Limited has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) to explore possibility of setting up a Rs 10,000 crore petrochemical plant at Barauni in Bihar.

Under the arrangement, a joint working committee consisting of two representatives from each company shall be formed for undertaking techno-economic feasibility study of the project including feedstock (naphtha and natural gas) management.

New York - The second largest US oil company Chevron on Friday reported record third quarter profits as it benefited from high oil prices.

Profits nearly doubled to 7.9 billion dollars, the San Ramon, California-based firm said. Revenue rose 43 per cent to 78.9 billion dollars.

Chevron joins the other energy companies that have reported record profits this month. Rival ExxonMobil recorded the largest quarterly profit in US history at 14.8 billion dollars.

Vienna - The price for

Vienna - The price for crude oil produced by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) rose by 2.23 dollars Wednesday, as the weaker dollar buoyed oil markets, according to data released by OPEC on Thursday.

One barrel (159 litres) of OPEC crude stood at 58.13 dollars on Wednesday, up from 55.90 dollars on the previous day.

The oil price rebounded as interest-rate cuts in the United States and China on Wednesday led to a depreciation of the dollar, Vienna-based analysts JBC Energy said.

Stockholm - Swedish state-owned energy group Vattenfall on Thursday posted higher operating profits for third-quarter 2008, boosted by its operations in the Nordic region.

Operating profit before tax and interest was 5.59 billion kronor (726 million dollars), up 17 per cent year-on-year.

Third-quarter turnover increased by 17 per cent to 37 billion kronor, while the net profit fell some 29 per cent to 2.48 billion kronor.