ions of Cairn India Ltd. (532792.BY), and could jeopardize the biggest deal so far in India's oil and gas sector. The ministerial panel, headed by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, which met Friday evening to view the deal, didn't disclose what will they recommend federal cabinet committee on economic affairs. Oil Minister Jaipal Reddy told reporters Friday that the panel will submit its recommendations "as early as possible" with an outer limit of two weeks. Vedanta in August proposed acquiring up to 60% in Cairn India Ltd. (532792.BY), mainly from parent Cairn Energy and partly through an open offer to Cairn India shareholders as it sought to get a foothold in India's oil and gas sector. The proposed sale has lingered for months as the Indian government held back its approval in order to resolve issues of payment of taxes and royalties on a key onshore block in the northwestern state of Rajasthan. State-run Oil & Natural Gas Corp. (500312.BY) owns a 30% stake in Cairn India's Rajasthan oil block, but pays the entire royalty on production under the federal government's previous policy of giving discounts to attract investors. ONGC is expected to pay $3.08 billion in royalty fees over the life of the field. It maintains royalty should be an expense added to the cost of the project and recovered from the sale of oil. Cairnegional chemicals distributor based in Missouri. MAIN FACTS: -Financial details weren't disclosed. -The move improves Brenntag's presence in the food & beverage and water treatment industries. -Brenntag will integrate the unit into its north American operations over the next six months. -In 2010, G.S. Robins &amn Australia into a mine producing an average 4.5 million metric tons of the key ingredient in steel production over some 48 years. The company said the project, which it equally owns with Vale SA (VALE), has a resource of 959 million tons and a reserve of 254 million tons. It is located in the coal-rich Bowen Basin in central Queensland, near