Global miner BHP Billiton said on Monday it has given up nine oil and gas exploration blocks in India.

Posted on October 21, 2013 by Nanthakumar Victor Emmanuel, P.Eng Leave a comment

(Reuters) – Global miner BHP Billiton(BHP.AX) said on Monday it has given up nine oil and gas exploration blocks in India due to its inability to carry out exploration operations there.

The company is withdrawing from those blocks because of delays in clearances, according to local media, but BHP would not confirm the reason for its decision to relinquish its interest.

http://in.reuters.com/article/2013/10/21/bhp-india-idINDEE99K05E20131021