Exploration
MoPNG to organize interactive meet with business leaders
Oil & Gas
September 23, 2021
MoPNG to organize interactive meet with business leaders
As part of the Government’s E&P industry outreach programme, an interactive meet with industry and business leaders is scheduled on…
OVL seeks 2-yr extension for exploring Vietnamese oil block
Oil & Gas
September 23, 2021
OVL seeks 2-yr extension for exploring Vietnamese oil block
ONGC Videsh Ltd, the overseas arm of Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC), has for the seventh time sought an…
OIL organizes study visit for students to a Sucker Rod Pump
Oil & Gas
September 21, 2021
OIL organizes study visit for students to a Sucker Rod Pump
Oil India Limited (OIL), India’s second largest National Exploration & Production Company, organised a study visit for school students to…
Over ₹1.5 lakh cr UPA-era oil bonds need to be repaid: Puri
Oil & Gas
September 3, 2021
Over ₹1.5 lakh cr UPA-era oil bonds need to be repaid: Puri
Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said over ₹1.5 lakh crore of oil bonds issued by the previous UPA government remains…
DGH overhauls approval processes for oil, gas fields
Oil & Gas
August 15, 2021
DGH overhauls approval processes for oil, gas fields
A self-certified declaration of a commercial oil or gas discovery is all that is now needed by a company to…
Total 105 exploration blocks awarded under OALP
Oil & Gas
August 4, 2021
Total 105 exploration blocks awarded under OALP
The Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Rameswar Teli in a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha…
China’s offshore deepwater gas field commences production
Oil & Gas
June 25, 2021
China’s offshore deepwater gas field commences production
CNOOC Limited announced that the China's first offshore large-sized independent deep water gas field, Lingshui 17-2 gas field has commenced…
Nagaland government shuts down three ONGC wells
Oil & Gas
June 17, 2021
Nagaland government shuts down three ONGC wells
The Nagaland government has shut down three wells of state-run energy giant ONGC for allegedly not obtaining prior permission before…
Stalin urges PM to cancel hydrocarbon extraction bids
Oil & Gas
June 14, 2021
Stalin urges PM to cancel hydrocarbon extraction bids
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Sunday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking immediate directions to the Ministry…
Cairn Oil starts production from tight oil project in Rajasthan
Oil & Gas
May 12, 2021
Cairn Oil starts production from tight oil project in Rajasthan
Cairn Oil & Gas, Vedanta Limited, India's largest private oil and gas exploration and production company, has achieved a significant…
Reliance-BP seek buyer for 5.5 mmscmd gas from KG-D6
Oil & Gas
April 4, 2021
Reliance-BP seek buyer for 5.5 mmscmd gas from KG-D6
Reliance Industries Ltd and its partner BP Plc of UK have sought bids for sale of 5.5 million standard cubic…
AMD carrying out uranium exploration in Arunachal Pradesh
Power
March 21, 2021
AMD carrying out uranium exploration in Arunachal Pradesh
Uranium exploration has been taken up in Arunachal Pradesh by the Atomic Minerals Directorate for Exploration and Research
Lok Sabha passes MMDR Act amendment
Mining
March 20, 2021
Lok Sabha passes MMDR Act amendment
Lok Sabha has passed a bill to amend the Mines and Mineral (Development and Regulation) Act, with Union minister Pralhad…
Petronas finds gas in Dokong-1 wildcat exploration well
Oil & Gas
February 24, 2021
Petronas finds gas in Dokong-1 wildcat exploration well
Malaysia's state energy firm Petroliam Nasional Bhd, or Petronas, said on Wednesday that it had discovered gas in the Dokong-1…
Government to create a company to own and operate NDR
Oil & Gas
February 12, 2021
Government to create a company to own and operate NDR
The government will create a company to own and operate India's maiden National Data Repository (NDR) that stores information on…
Preliminary survey shows deposits of Lithium in Mandya
Mining
February 3, 2021
Preliminary survey shows deposits of Lithium in Mandya
Government said that preliminary surveys on surface and limited subsurface by Atomic Minerals Directorate for Exploration and Research (AMD) have…
Oil India starts seismic survey in Tripura
Oil & Gas
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…
Contract signing ceremony held for E&P blocks under OALP
Oil & Gas
November 17, 2020
Contract signing ceremony held for E&P blocks under OALP
Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan said that Open Acreage Licensing Policy (OALP) is a market friendly policy…
Baghjan gas well killed successfully after over 5 months
Oil & Gas
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…
Centre working to reform mining sector and amend rules
Mining
November 14, 2020
Centre working to reform mining sector and amend rules
The Centre is looking at mining reforms, including amendments to the Mining Act and auction rules, coal and mines secretary…
Energy exploration ban on China lifted by Philippines
Oil & Gas
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…
Kolar Gold Fields mineral exploration starts
Mining
September 29, 2020
Kolar Gold Fields mineral exploration starts
Mineral Exploration Corporation Limited (MECL) started exploratory drilling at Betrayaswamy block of the Kolar Gold Fields (KGF).
CIL to invest over 1.22 lakh crores on 500 projects by 2023-24
Coal
September 1, 2020
CIL to invest over 1.22 lakh crores on 500 projects by 2023-24
With an aim to achieve 1 billion tonnes (BT) coal production by the year 2023-24 and make the nation Aatmanirbhar…
Reforms in exploration and licensing policy
Oil & Gas
March 16, 2020
Reforms in exploration and licensing policy
Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas is working in collaboration with various Central Government Ministries to make efforts to achieve…
Exploration and Exploitation of Coal Bed Methane from areas under Coal Mining Lease allotted to Coal India Limited
Oil & Gas
April 11, 2018
Exploration and Exploitation of Coal Bed Methane from areas under Coal Mining Lease allotted to Coal India Limited
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi today gave its approval for issuing…