Mumbai: Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) on Friday agreed to sell the first of its shale gas ventures—upstream Marcellus shale gas assets in northeastern and central Pennsylvania in the US—for $126 million.

The assets held by Reliance Marcellus II LLC, a unit of Reliance Holding USA Inc. and Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL), were sold to BKV Chelsea LLC, an affiliate of Kalnin Ventures LLC. It is currently operated by Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc. In 2010, RIL had bought a 60% stake in the assets for $392 million.

Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries seeks to garner $126 Million by selling Reliance Marcellus assets to BKV Chelsea, an associate of Kalnin Ventures. Reliance Marcellus II, LLC, a subsidiary of Reliance Industries announced the signing of agreements to divest all of its interest in upstream assets in north-eastern and central Pennsylvania.

Reliance could receive contingent payments of up to $11.25 million in aggregate based on natural gas prices exceeding certain thresholds over the next three years, according to an ET Now report.

Reliance Industries ltd has jumped five places to rank as the world’s third-biggest energy company behind Russian gas firm Gazrpom and German utility E.ON, according to Platts Top 250 Global Energy Company Rankings. State-owned Indian Oil Corp (IOC) broke into the top 10 club, climbing to 7th position in the 2017 ranking, up from 14th rank in 2016. IOC has been steadily climbing the rankings — it was placed at No. 66 in 2015. Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) was placed at 11th position in 2017 as against 20th in 2016.

The Reliance Industries, operator of the world's largest refining complex, is considering expanding its oil processing capacity by over 40 percent by 2030, according to two sources familiar with the matter.

Reliance may expand the capacity at its dual refinery complex in Jamnagar in Gujarat by 30 million tonnes a year to 100 million tonnes per year, according to the sources, who saw the expansion plans in a presentation by the company on potential energy scenarios to 2030.

The rate cut by India’s telecom regulator TRAI has led global research and brokerage firms such as CLSA, Goldman Sachs and Bank of America cheering for Reliance Industries, even as the stock trades at all-time high levels. Reliance Industries enjoys the status of being India’s most valued company as the conglomerate commands a market capitalisation greater than Rs 5,54,000 crore, nearly Rs 75,000 crore more than India’s second in command TCS.

Reliance Industries (RIL) hits a new high of Rs 845, up 2.6%, extending its Tuesday’s nearly 1% gain on BSE. The stock surpassed its previous high of Rs 832.70 touched on September 7, 2017 in intra-day trade.

RIL is the second best performer stocks from the 30 share index Sensex, gaining 56% so far in the calendar year 2017 (CY17), as against 21% rise in the benchmark index. Tata Steel has rallied 74% so far in CY17.

Reliance Industries (RIL) hit a new high of Rs 832.70 on BSE in early morning trade, surpassing its previous high of Rs 832.50 (adjusted to bonus shares) touched on August 3, 2017 in intra-day trade. The stock is trading ex-bonus in the ratio of 1:1 with effect from today.

On July 21, 2017, the board of directors of RIL had recommended issue of bonus shares to shareholders of the company by capitalisation of its reserves in the ratio of 1:1, i.e. 1 (one) bonus equity share of Rs 10 each fully paid-up for every 1 (one) existing equity share held by the members as on a record date.

Reliance Industries (RIL) was up 1% at Rs 1,650, extending its 6.6% surge in past five trading sessions on BSE, after the company fixed September 9 as the record date for 1:1 bonus issue. The stock will turn ex-bonus tomorrow on September 7.

The stock outperformed the market by gaining 7.7% from Rs 1,532 on August 28, as compared to 1% rise in the S&P BSE Sensex.

Reliance Industries Ltd's (RIL’s) first-of-its-kind ethane import project is expected to add $300 million to the operating profit of the petrochemicals business, Vipul Shah, chief operating officer of petrochemicals, told reporters in a media briefing on Wednesday.

To secure feedstock for its three cracker facilities at Dahej, Nagothane and Hazira, RIL invested about $1.6 billion to import ethane from the US to use as feedstock and produce ethylene at these facilities.

Mumbai/New Delhi: Reliance Industries Ltd, owned by Mukesh Ambani, is considering entering the power-storage business with its partner BP Plc. to expand into the country’s growing renewable energy sector, according to two people with knowledge of the plan.

The companies are considering a plan to set up energy-storage projects near solar- and wind-energy installations, the people said, asking not to be identified, citing company policy. A decision on investment and implementation will be taken by December, they said.

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