India
India achieved 38.5 % installed capacity from renewables
Renewable Energy
July 23, 2021
India achieved 38.5 % installed capacity from renewables
G20 Energy and Climate Joint Ministerial Meeting 2021 was held under the Italian Presidency on 23 July 2021 in Naples.
India’s gas production jumps 19.5% in June
Oil & Gas
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…
Ola Electric opens reservation for Ola Scooter
Sustainability
July 15, 2021
Ola Electric opens reservation for Ola Scooter
Ola Electric kicked off India’s EV revolution by opening up reservations for its much awaited and highly anticipated electric scooter.
Ola Electric raises $100 million long term debt
Infrastructure
July 12, 2021
Ola Electric raises $100 million long term debt
Ola Electric and Bank of Baroda today have signed the largest long-term debt financing agreement in Indian EV industry.
Cairn wins freeze on India state assets in Paris
Oil & Gas
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…
India procures 1 M barrels of crude oil from Guyana
Oil & Gas
July 6, 2021
India procures 1 M barrels of crude oil from Guyana
India has procured the first shipment of one million barrels of 'Liza light sweet' crude oil from Guyana, in a…
India EV sales to grow at 26% by FY23 according to Fitch
Sustainability
June 22, 2021
India EV sales to grow at 26% by FY23 according to Fitch
The recently announced electric vehicle (EV) incentives by India along with high fuel prices will be supporting factors for stronger…
India to organise summit on Green Hydrogen Initiatives
Sustainability
June 20, 2021
India to organise summit on Green Hydrogen Initiatives
India is all set to host a two day summit on Green Hydrogen initiatives on 22nd June, 2021 involving the…
India to boost ethanol production due to high fuel rates
Oil & Gas
June 17, 2021
India to boost ethanol production due to high fuel rates
Union minister Nitin Gadkari said India is going to increase the production of alternative fuel ethanol as people are facing…
Sembcorp to acquire renewable projects in India
Renewable Energy
June 16, 2021
Sembcorp to acquire renewable projects in India
Singapore-based Sembcorp is looking at acquisitions of solar and wind energy projects in India as it chases a strategic goal…
Fuel prices rise again, petrol now costs Rs 102/ltr in Mumbai
Oil & Gas
June 11, 2021
Fuel prices rise again, petrol now costs Rs 102/ltr in Mumbai
Retail price of petrol & diesel got dearer by 29p/litre & 28p/litre to touch new high of Rs 95.85 &…
LNG market set to recover with demand growing across Asia
Oil & Gas
June 11, 2021
LNG market set to recover with demand growing across Asia
Liquefied natural gas (LNG) prices are poised for more gains as gas-hungry China guzzles cargoes to feed a rebound in…
IKEA to help suppliers transit to 100% renewable power
Renewable Energy
June 11, 2021
IKEA to help suppliers transit to 100% renewable power
Swedish home furnishing retailing major IKEA on Thursday said it will launch a programme in India, Poland and China this…
30% production increase likely through new coal projects
Coal
June 5, 2021
30% production increase likely through new coal projects
Coal producers are actively pursuing 2.2 billion tonnes per annum of new mine projects around the world, a growth of…
ADB, India’s $2.5M support towards Sikkim road upgradation
Infrastructure
June 3, 2021
ADB, India’s $2.5M support towards Sikkim road upgradation
Asian Development Bank and the Government of India today signed a $2.5 million project readiness financing (PRF) loan to support…
Brent crude above $71/bbl amid tightening market
Oil & Gas
June 3, 2021
Brent crude above $71/bbl amid tightening market
Crude oil prices surged on Wednesday with the Brent crude trading above the $71 per barrel after OPEC projected demand…
Coal shipped to other countries produce more emissions
Coal
June 3, 2021
Coal shipped to other countries produce more emissions
Coal shipped overseas was responsible for a tenth of global annual energy-related CO2 emissions in 2020. Coal exported in 2020…
Africa’s share in India’s oil imports at 7-month high
Oil & Gas
June 1, 2021
Africa’s share in India’s oil imports at 7-month high
Africa's share in India's oil imports surged to a seven-month high in April as refiners boosted purchases from small regional…
Relentless efforts to control fire onboard MV X-Press Pearl
Oil & Gas
May 30, 2021
Relentless efforts to control fire onboard MV X-Press Pearl
Indian Coast Guard (ICG) is working tirelessly to extinguish the massive fire onboard container vessel MV X-Press Pearl off Colombo,…
Fire-fighting operations by ICG continue unabated
Oil & Gas
May 28, 2021
Fire-fighting operations by ICG continue unabated
Continuing the firefighting efforts to douse the fire onboard MV X-Press Pearl off Colombo, Indian Coast Guard (ICG) ships Vaibhav…
Sri Lanka fears oil spill from burning MV X-Press Pearl
Oil & Gas
May 27, 2021
Sri Lanka fears oil spill from burning MV X-Press Pearl
Sri Lankan authorities fear a possible oil spill from a Singaporean container ship on fire off the country's western coast…
India’s gas output rises 23% as RIL-BP fields start production
Oil & Gas
May 21, 2021
India’s gas output rises 23% as RIL-BP fields start production
India's natural gas production jumped 22.7% in April after Reliance Industries Ltd and its partner BP Plc ramped up output…
Indian refiners set to make room for Iranian oil
Oil & Gas
May 19, 2021
Indian refiners set to make room for Iranian oil
Indian refiners, anticipating a lifting of US sanctions, plan to make space for the resumption of Iranian imports by reducing…
Petrol, diesel prices increase again after day’s pause
Oil & Gas
May 18, 2021
Petrol, diesel prices increase again after day’s pause
Under the new found preference for revising fuel prices every alternate day, the Oil and marketing companies (OMCs) raised the…
Cairn looks to seize Air India assets to recover $1.7 bn
Oil & Gas
May 16, 2021
Cairn looks to seize Air India assets to recover $1.7 bn
UK's Cairn Energy Plc has brought a lawsuit in the US court that potentially can lead to seizing of Air…