Oil & Gas
Kerosene subsidy eliminated via small price hikes
February 3, 2021
Kerosene subsidy eliminated via small price hikes
Government has eliminated subsidy on poor man's fuel kerosene through small fortnightly price increases and the fuel sold through the…
National Infrastructure Pipeline DFI proposed to be set up
February 1, 2021
National Infrastructure Pipeline DFI proposed to be set up
Minister for Finance, Nirmala Sitharaman announced that in order to achieve the target of National Infrastructure Pipeline (NIP) in the…
Oil India starts seismic survey in Tripura
January 28, 2021
Oil India starts seismic survey in Tripura
Oil India Limited has started its first-ever seismic survey in Tripura, kicking off exploration and production operation in the north-eastern…
Petroleum Minister calls for a new paradigm of clean energy
January 27, 2021
Petroleum Minister calls for a new paradigm of clean energy
Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said that we must ensure energy security for our people and provide energy which is affordable,…
Ghazipur Police withdraws ban on fuel to tractors
January 25, 2021
Ghazipur Police withdraws ban on fuel to tractors
The Ghazipur police have withdrawn the orders issued by two police stations, asking petrol pumps to stop giving fuel to…
SAIL to set up gas to ethanol plant in Chandrapur
January 25, 2021
SAIL to set up gas to ethanol plant in Chandrapur
SAIL with the help of the Centre is planning to set up India's first gas to ethanol plant at its…
Gunvor moves international court against Pakistan State Oil
January 23, 2021
Gunvor moves international court against Pakistan State Oil
A case has been filed in the international court against the Pakistan State Oil (PSO) by a Liquefied Natural Gas…
Adani Total Gas, Torrent Gas acquires stake in IGX
January 22, 2021
Adani Total Gas, Torrent Gas acquires stake in IGX
Adani Total Gas and Torrent Gas with stakes in both upstream and downstream hydrocarbon value chain have acquired 5% equity…
MRPL merger with HPCL may have to wait till FY24
January 17, 2021
MRPL merger with HPCL may have to wait till FY24
ONGC's plan to complete the merger of its refining subsidiary MRPL with recently acquired HPCL to align its upstream and…
India plans to build natural gas strategic reserve
January 11, 2021
India plans to build natural gas strategic reserve
India may build strategic reserve of natural gas to further strengthen the country's energy security and shield itself from supply…
Products to cost more due to hike in fuel prices
January 9, 2021
Products to cost more due to hike in fuel prices
Rise in the prices of petrol and diesel will have a direct impact on the farmers, prices of agricultural products…
Sonia Gandhi slams govt over fuel price hike
January 8, 2021
Sonia Gandhi slams govt over fuel price hike
Congress president Sonia Gandhi attacked the Modi government over the ongoing farmer agitation and the hike in fuel prices and…
Modi inaugurates Kochi Mangaluru Natural Gas pipeline
January 5, 2021
Modi inaugurates Kochi Mangaluru Natural Gas pipeline
Blue Economy is going to be an important source of Aatamnirbhar India. Ports and coastal roads are being connected with…
Petroleum Minister flag off critical equipment for MEG Project
January 4, 2021
Petroleum Minister flag off critical equipment for MEG Project
Dharmendra Pradhan, Minister for Petroleum, Natural Gas flagged-off a consignment of critical equipment from Hazira to Paradip for Indian Oil's…
Citizens face hardship in Pakistan as gas crisis intensifies
January 4, 2021
Citizens face hardship in Pakistan as gas crisis intensifies
The persisting gas crisis in Pakistan has intensified, adding to the woes of the citizens as they are forced to…
Reliance & BP to pay for shortfall in KG-D6 production
January 3, 2021
Reliance & BP to pay for shortfall in KG-D6 production
Reliance Industries and its partner BP Plc of UK have committed to pay in cash for any natural gas volumes…
Ethanol plant to be set up under PPP model in Chhattisgarh
December 31, 2020
Ethanol plant to be set up under PPP model in Chhattisgarh
Chhattisgarh government signed a contract execution (MoU) for the country's first ethanol plant to be set up in the state…
Financial assistance to enhance ethanol distillation capacity
December 30, 2020
Financial assistance to enhance ethanol distillation capacity
Dharmendra Pradhan said that the Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister has approved the expansion of interest subvention scheme to…
Due to increasing gas shortage Pakistan to buy costly LNG
December 30, 2020
Due to increasing gas shortage Pakistan to buy costly LNG
With an increasing gas crisis in the country, Pakistan will be buying an all-time high priced Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)…
Indian Oil’s refinery remote monitoring system launched
December 30, 2020
Indian Oil’s refinery remote monitoring system launched
Dharmendra Pradhan inaugurated Indian Oil's Remote Monitoring & Operation Centre for Remote Tracking of Indian Oil's Refinery Gas Turbines in…
After NCLAT, NCLT now dismisses HOEC’s appeal
December 29, 2020
After NCLAT, NCLT now dismisses HOEC’s appeal
Hindustan Oil Exploration Company (HOEC)'s attempt to jeopardize implementation of the Resolution Plan completed on Sept 2020 was struck down…
TPRMG inaugurates 5kW Bio Gas generating plant in Bihar
December 28, 2020
TPRMG inaugurates 5kW Bio Gas generating plant in Bihar
TP Renewable Microgrid (TPRMG) announced that it had inaugurated its first 5kW Bio-gas generating plant at Kamalpura (Basaitha) village in…
100% switching over of industries in Delhi to PNG
December 22, 2020
100% switching over of industries in Delhi to PNG
The Commission for Air Quality Management in NCR and Adjoining Areas reviewed the progress of switching over of Industries operating…
Pakistan’s gas crisis to worsen in January 2021
December 22, 2020
Pakistan’s gas crisis to worsen in January 2021
Gas crisis in Pakistan is set to worsen in January 2021, as Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) will face…
Production commences from eighth hydrocarbon basin
December 20, 2020
Production commences from eighth hydrocarbon basin
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) opened India's eighth hydrocarbon producing basin when it started oil flow from a well…