Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas
Govt notifies 20% premium pricing for Gas from new wells; boost to ONGC
Oil & Gas
August 12, 2024
Govt notifies 20% premium pricing for Gas from new wells; boost to ONGC
The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (MOP&NG) has officially notified the allocation of natural gas produced from new wells…
ONGC Union upset over proposal to give away Mumbai High
Oil & Gas
November 22, 2021
ONGC Union upset over proposal to give away Mumbai High
Petroleum Ministry’s proposal to give away ONGC’s biggest oil and gas fields to foreign companies has met with strong resistance…
Finance Minister holds meeting on Capex plans
Infrastructure
November 2, 2021
Finance Minister holds meeting on Capex plans
In continuance to the drive towards accelerated capital spending and timely infrastructure development, Union Minister for Finance Nirmala Sitharaman chaired…
Petrol, diesel prices hiked consecutively for sixth day
Oil & Gas
November 1, 2021
Petrol, diesel prices hiked consecutively for sixth day
Petrol and diesel prices were hiked for the sixth consecutive day across the country on Monday. In the national capital,…
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…
India, US to collaborate on emerging fuels
Oil & Gas
September 11, 2021
India, US to collaborate on emerging fuels
India and the US have agreed to expand their energy partnership by adding emerging fuels to the list of areas…
Fuel demand jumps 11% in August to 16 MT
Oil & Gas
September 10, 2021
Fuel demand jumps 11% in August to 16 MT
India's fuel demand soared almost 11% in August when compared with the same month last year but lower than the…
Petronet looks to make foray into petrochemical business
Oil & Gas
September 4, 2021
Petronet looks to make foray into petrochemical business
Petronet LNG Ltd, India's largest gas importer, plans to set up a petrochemical complex at Dahej in Gujarat as it…
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…
ONGC pumps gas from U1B deepwater well in KG basin
Oil & Gas
September 1, 2021
ONGC pumps gas from U1B deepwater well in KG basin
Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) has pumped first gas from its deep-water U1B well in Krishna Godavari block KG-D5…
Vedanta discovers natural gas in Gujarat
Oil & Gas
August 24, 2021
Vedanta discovers natural gas in Gujarat
Vedanta said it has made a natural gas discovery in a block in Gujarat that it had won in the…
Government making all efforts to reduce crude oil imports
Oil & Gas
August 4, 2021
Government making all efforts to reduce crude oil imports
Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Rameswar Teli in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha informed that…
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…
ISGF & NGS jointly launch India City Gas Distribution forum
Oil & Gas
July 13, 2021
ISGF & NGS jointly launch India City Gas Distribution forum
Government of India has set the target of 15% gas-based economy by 2030 and licenses have been issued for City…
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…
FSUI seeks speedy judicial inquiry & suitable compensation
Oil & Gas
June 10, 2021
FSUI seeks speedy judicial inquiry & suitable compensation
The Forward Seamen's Union of India (FSUI) has sought suitable compensation for the families of the victims of the Mumbai…
Pradhan puts the blame on global crude oil price surge
Oil & Gas
June 7, 2021
Pradhan puts the blame on global crude oil price surge
Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Monday put the blame on recent surge in global crude oil…
India prepones target of 20% ethanol blend petrol to 2023
Oil & Gas
June 3, 2021
India prepones target of 20% ethanol blend petrol to 2023
The government has brought forward the target date for achieving 20 per cent ethanol-blending with petrol by two years to…
Fire broke out at HPCL refinery at Visakhapatnam
Oil & Gas
May 26, 2021
Fire broke out at HPCL refinery at Visakhapatnam
A fire broke out at Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd's oil refinery on Tuesday afternoon but it was doused within hours…
NHRC’s notice to Petroleum Ministry, ONGC, Coast Guard
Oil & Gas
May 24, 2021
NHRC’s notice to Petroleum Ministry, ONGC, Coast Guard
NHRC on Sunday issued notices to the Petroleum Ministry, ONGC chairman, Indian Coast Guard and the director general of Shipping…
ONGC to extend relief to Cyclone Tauktae survivors, victims
Oil & Gas
May 21, 2021
ONGC to extend relief to Cyclone Tauktae survivors, victims
ONGC management has decided to extend an immediate relief of Rs.1 lakh to the survivors and Rs.2 lakh for the…
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…
India’s fuel sales drop 9.4% in April on COVID wave
Oil & Gas
May 12, 2021
India’s fuel sales drop 9.4% in April on COVID wave
India's fuel demand slumped 9.4% in April when compared to the preceding month as lockdowns clamped in several states to…
OIL’s acquisition of NRL will ensure India’s energy security
Oil & Gas
April 14, 2021
OIL’s acquisition of NRL will ensure India’s energy security
Oil India Limited (OIL) on Tuesday said its acquisition of shares of Numaligarh Refinery Ltd (NRL) in Assam will be…
India’s fuel consumption contracts 9.1% in FY21
Oil & Gas
April 10, 2021
India’s fuel consumption contracts 9.1% in FY21
India's fuel demand contracted by a massive 9.1% in the financial year ended March 31, the first in more than…