Exxon Mobil, BP and Shell have held preliminary discussions with Oil and Natural Gas Corp. for a potential partnership in the Indian company's $5B deepwater project in the KG basin.

The FTSE 100 rallied into the close on Monday, ending at best levels for the day, as investors weighed UK-EU reset talks and Moody's US credit rating downgrade. The FTSE 100 index rose 14.75 points, 0 ...