Oil & Gas
Blending of biodiesel in diesel in India is less than 0.1%
August 3, 2021
Blending of biodiesel in diesel in India is less than 0.1%
The present percentage of blending of biodiesel in diesel is less than 0.1 per cent, the government informed the Lok…
Gautam Adani floats company to foray into petrochemicals
August 1, 2021
Gautam Adani floats company to foray into petrochemicals
Gautam Adani's ports-to-energy conglomerate has floated a new subsidiary that will set up refineries, petrochemical complexes and hydrogen plants businesses
Hardeep Singh Puri launches DSF Bid Round-III
July 30, 2021
Hardeep Singh Puri launches DSF Bid Round-III
Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri launched the Discovered Small Field (DSF) Bid Round-III.
India seeks reasonable price from oil producers
July 28, 2021
India seeks reasonable price from oil producers
India has asked crude oil producers, including OPEC, to price oil at reasonable rates and to provide better commercial terms…
Torrent Gas plans Rs 10,000 crore capex in 5 years
July 27, 2021
Torrent Gas plans Rs 10,000 crore capex in 5 years
Torrent Gas, part of the USD 3 billion Torrent Group, has drawn up a Rs 10,000 crore capital expenditure plan…
Govt confirms French court order against Indian assets
July 27, 2021
Govt confirms French court order against Indian assets
government confirmed that a French court has ordered the freezing of certain Indian assets in Paris on a petition by…
Government starts justifying high central tax on petrol, diesel
July 26, 2021
Government starts justifying high central tax on petrol, diesel
The government has justified high level of taxation on auto fuels suggesting that revenue from petroleum sector is important for…
Prompt action by ONGC prevents a major mishap
July 26, 2021
Prompt action by ONGC prevents a major mishap
Prompt action by state-owned ONGC with assistance from the Coast Guard averted the collision of an empty LPG tanker, that…
6.5 MMT storage to be added under phase-2 of SPR
July 26, 2021
6.5 MMT storage to be added under phase-2 of SPR
Under Phase II of the petroleum reserve programme, Government has given approval in July 2021 for establishing two additional commercial-cum-strategic…
33,764 km gas pipeline network for national gas grid
July 26, 2021
33,764 km gas pipeline network for national gas grid
PNGRB has authorized approximately 33,764 Km Natural Gas Pipeline Network across the country with the aim to create a national…
Kerala vet gets patent for biodiesel from chicken waste
July 26, 2021
Kerala vet gets patent for biodiesel from chicken waste
After waiting for more than seven years, John Abraham, a veterinary-doctor-turned-inventor, has finally received the patents for inventing biodiesel from…
Israel freezes oil deal with UAE over environmental concerns
July 26, 2021
Israel freezes oil deal with UAE over environmental concerns
Israel's environmental protection ministry said Sunday it was delaying implementation of a proposed oil transport deal with the United Arab…
India’s gas production jumps 19.5% in June
July 23, 2021
India’s gas production jumps 19.5% in June
India's natural gas production jumped 19.5% in June, as Reliance Industries Ltd and its partner BP Plc ramped up output…
Govt collections on petrol, diesel jumps to Rs 3.35 lakh cr
July 19, 2021
Govt collections on petrol, diesel jumps to Rs 3.35 lakh cr
The union government's tax collections on petrol and diesel jumped by 88% to Rs 3.35 lakh crore in the year…
OPEC, allies reach agreement after row over production
July 19, 2021
OPEC, allies reach agreement after row over production
The energy minister of the United Arab Emirates said Sunday that OPEC and allied countries have reached a full agreement…
Puri conveys concerns over high oil prices to Saudi, UAE
July 16, 2021
Puri conveys concerns over high oil prices to Saudi, UAE
Hardeep Singh Puri has conveyed to OPEC countries its concern over high oil prices that are threatening to impact the…
MGL hikes CNG & domestic PNG prices again
July 14, 2021
MGL hikes CNG & domestic PNG prices again
For the second time in six months, the Mahanagar Gas Ltd on Tuesday announced hike in prices of Compressed Natural…
Centre sitting on Rs 25 lakh cr fuel tax: Kharge
July 13, 2021
Centre sitting on Rs 25 lakh cr fuel tax: Kharge
Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge alleged the Centre had collected Rs 25 lakh crore through fuel tax but it is neither…
ISGF & NGS jointly launch India City Gas Distribution forum
July 13, 2021
ISGF & NGS jointly launch India City Gas Distribution forum
Government of India has set the target of 15% gas-based economy by 2030 and licenses have been issued for City…
Petrol rate in Delhi reaches new high at Rs 101.19/litre
July 12, 2021
Petrol rate in Delhi reaches new high at Rs 101.19/litre
Petrol prices in the national capital rose to Rs 101.19 per litre on Sunday, touching another record high figure.
Petrol crosses Rs 100-mark in three more states
July 11, 2021
Petrol crosses Rs 100-mark in three more states
Petrol price on Saturday crossed the Rs 100-per-litre mark in some places in Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Nagaland after fuel…
Consumers may get respite from frequent fuel price hike
July 9, 2021
Consumers may get respite from frequent fuel price hike
Oil marketing companies kept the retail price of petrol and diesel unchanged on Friday to analyse the global oil price…
CTI urges government to bring petrol, diesel under GST
July 9, 2021
CTI urges government to bring petrol, diesel under GST
The Chamber of Trade and Industry (CTI) on Thursday asked the government to bring petrol and diesel under the ambit…
Cairn wins freeze on India state assets in Paris
July 8, 2021
Cairn wins freeze on India state assets in Paris
Cairn Energy said that a Paris court had accepted its petition that Indian state-owned assets in the city worth over…
CNG, PNG prices also hiked in NCR after petrol hike
July 8, 2021
CNG, PNG prices also hiked in NCR after petrol hike
Fuel prices continue to soar across India and touched a record high in the national capital as petrol price is…