Oil & Gas
Baghjan gas well killed successfully after over 5 months
November 16, 2020
Baghjan gas well killed successfully after over 5 months
The damaged gas well at Baghjan in Assam was successfully killed and the blaze was fully doused on Sunday after…
Nagaland government hikes taxes on fuel
November 13, 2020
Nagaland government hikes taxes on fuel
The Nagaland government has hiked tax on diesel, petrol and other motor spirit from Thursday Additional Chief Secretary and Finance…
Woodside shelves gas project owing to Australia, China row
November 12, 2020
Woodside shelves gas project owing to Australia, China row
Woodside Petroleum shelved talks to sell stakes in a gas field and liquefied natural gas (LNG) project to Chinese companies…
Cairn’s temporary extended till January for Barmer block
November 11, 2020
Cairn’s temporary extended till January for Barmer block
Cairn Oil and Gas has been denied full extension of production sharing contract once again with the government allowing the…
251 more days for gas companies to complete work
November 9, 2020
251 more days for gas companies to complete work
PNGRB has given up to 251 days of extra time to companies such as Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), GAIL and…
Dharmendra Pradhan asks OPEC to correct price anomalies
November 5, 2020
Dharmendra Pradhan asks OPEC to correct price anomalies
India pressed for assessing the impact of COVID-induced disruptions to global energy sector supply chains and said oil cartel OPEC…
RIL’s R-Series field to start gas production from November
November 2, 2020
RIL’s R-Series field to start gas production from November
Reliance Industries plans to start the delayed production from the second wave of discoveries in its eastern offshore KG-D6 block…
30 year charter contract signed by Mitsui OSK
November 2, 2020
30 year charter contract signed by Mitsui OSK
Mitsui OSK Lines has signed a 30 year charter contract with the operator of the Arctic liquefied natural gas (LNG)…
Cabinet approves ethanol price for Public Sector OMCs
October 29, 2020
Cabinet approves ethanol price for Public Sector OMCs
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the following, including fixing higher…
IOC achieves strategic Digital Transformation Milestone
October 29, 2020
IOC achieves strategic Digital Transformation Milestone
Indian Oil Corporation and IBM have joined together to transform the customer experience for millions of Indian Oil customers. Around…
IGL to help upgrade diesel to natural gas generators
October 24, 2020
IGL to help upgrade diesel to natural gas generators
Days after diesel generators were banned in Delhi and neighbouring areas, Indraprastha Gas Ltd said it will help housing societies…
Mundra LNG terminal to ramp up utilisation
October 23, 2020
Mundra LNG terminal to ramp up utilisation
Having begun operations earlier this year, India's new LNG import terminal at Mundra is expected to boost utilisation from current…
ONGC bags 7 and OIL bags 4 blocks for exploration
October 22, 2020
ONGC bags 7 and OIL bags 4 blocks for exploration
ONGC has won 7 out of 11 oil and gas exploration blocks offered for bidding in the latest licensing round,…
LNG bunkering initiated by JERA Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha JV
October 21, 2020
LNG bunkering initiated by JERA Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha JV
JERA said that it has begun LNG bunkering business in central Japan through its joint venture with Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha,…
Trail run of H-CNG plant launched in Delhi
October 20, 2020
Trail run of H-CNG plant launched in Delhi
Dharmendra Pradhan, Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas, inaugurated Indian Oil's compact reformer plant and launched the much-awaited trial run…
ONGC Videsh set to lose Farzad-B gas field in Iran
October 19, 2020
ONGC Videsh set to lose Farzad-B gas field in Iran
India has all but lost the ONGC Videsh discovered Farzad-B gas field in the Persian Gulf after Iran decided to…
Massive fire in ONGC’s underground gas pipeline in Gujarat
October 17, 2020
Massive fire in ONGC’s underground gas pipeline in Gujarat
Massive fire broke out in ONGC gas pipeline passing from an agriculture farm land at Kadodara village Vagra taluka near…
Energy exploration ban on China lifted by Philippines
October 16, 2020
Energy exploration ban on China lifted by Philippines
The Philippine president has approved the lifting of a ban on oil and gas exploration in or near disputed areas…
Aramco, ADNOC committed for $44 bn west coast project
October 15, 2020
Aramco, ADNOC committed for $44 bn west coast project
Saudi Arabian Oil Co (Saudi Aramco) and Abu Dhabi National Oil Co (ADNOC) are still committed to investing in the…
ADNOC to trade 50% oil in Indian strategic reserves
October 15, 2020
ADNOC to trade 50% oil in Indian strategic reserves
Union Cabinet has allowed Abu Dhabi National Oil Co (ADNOC) to trade half of the crude oil it has stored…
Bangladesh set to double LNG imports due to rising demand
October 14, 2020
Bangladesh set to double LNG imports due to rising demand
Bangladesh is expected to double its imports of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) from the spot market as demand rises and…
Global oil demand may recover by 2022
October 14, 2020
Global oil demand may recover by 2022
Global demand for crude could recover to pre-coronavirus levels by 2022, Saudi Aramco said, as the International Energy Agency projected…
First CBG Plant coming up in North India by 2021
October 11, 2020
First CBG Plant coming up in North India by 2021
To mitigate the situation arising out of crop residue burning in Punjab and Haryana, the Union Government will be setting…
OIL starts exploration in Andaman sea
October 9, 2020
OIL starts exploration in Andaman sea
Oil India Ltd said it has started exploring for oil and gas in the Andaman sea. They have begun acquiring…
ONGC to explore oil and gas at Bikaner for 3 years
October 9, 2020
ONGC to explore oil and gas at Bikaner for 3 years
ONGC will explore oil and natural gas in an area of 2,118.83 SQ KM at Bikaner, for which the company…