I see where you are coming from. One would have to think that a company like Bharat would have quite a bit of string pulling ability when it comes to those kinds of things. Might be able to get a very special price for the rig or something.
Bit of a news article i came across for BPCL in August:-
Seems that they are not the only Indian company interested in shale gas with another company called Reliance Industries aquiring shale assets in the US. I know nothing about their activities. Possibly there is a little competition for making shale commercially viable between the two. We shall see...
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