Oil & Gas
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…
Pakistan LNG to supply LNG to Karachi Electric
October 8, 2020
Pakistan LNG to supply LNG to Karachi Electric
Pakistan LNG Ltd (PLL), a state-run gas importer said that it has signed an initial deal to supply Liquefied Natural…
Natural Gas Marketing Reforms approved by CCEA
October 7, 2020
Natural Gas Marketing Reforms approved by CCEA
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved ‘Natural Gas Marketing Reforms’,…
Tokyo Gas and First Gen to build Offshore LNG Terminal
October 7, 2020
Tokyo Gas and First Gen to build Offshore LNG Terminal
Tokyo Gas Co has signed a Joint Cooperation Agreement (JCA) with First Gen Corporation of the Republic of the Philippines.…
$60 billion Investment being made in the gas infrastructure
October 6, 2020
$60 billion Investment being made in the gas infrastructure
Expanding the reach of environment friendly Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) in various areas, Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas Dharmendra…
Pakistan invites bids for record six LNG spot cargoes
October 5, 2020
Pakistan invites bids for record six LNG spot cargoes
Pakistan will ramp up spot buying of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) from the international market, seeking up to six cargoes…
Constellation of satellites to trace illegal spillage of oil by ships
October 5, 2020
Constellation of satellites to trace illegal spillage of oil by ships
Constellation of maritime surveillance satellites for the Indian Ocean Region (IOR), will be able to trace illegal spillage of oil…
Arrangements underway for snubbing operation for Baghjan well
October 2, 2020
Arrangements underway for snubbing operation for Baghjan well
Oil India Limited (OIL) said that diversion of the flow of gas from Baghjan blowout well number five to nearby…
FueLNG bunkering vessel to be operational by year end
October 1, 2020
FueLNG bunkering vessel to be operational by year end
FueLNG bunkering vessel in Singapore is expected to become operational by the end of this year. It would provide ship-to-ship…
PMUY LPG credit scheme extended till September 30
September 21, 2020
PMUY LPG credit scheme extended till September 30
As part of Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package, a scheme for providing free of cost LPG refills to PMUY beneficiaries…
Cheap crude oil purchase saves India Rs 5,069 Cr
September 21, 2020
Cheap crude oil purchase saves India Rs 5,069 Cr
Taking advantage of the low crude oil prices in international market, India purchased 16.71 million barrels (mbbl) of crude in…