Government issues temporary order to curb diesel hoarding and black marketing
In a move aimed at protecting retail consumers and ensuring uninterrupted fuel availability, the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas has notified the Motor Spirit.
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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 from the officers’ union of the…
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 review meetings with the Ministry of…
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, with a hike of 35 paise…
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 24th September2021 at Guwahati.
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 of cooperation
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 previous month as monsoon rains slowed…
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 looks to make a foray into…
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 to be paid, limiting fiscal space…
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 in the Bay of Bengal.
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 open acreage licensing policy (OALP) round.
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 the Government is making all efforts…
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 from their eastern offshore KG-D6 block
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 Gas Distribution (CGD) in urban areas…
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 of Petroleum and Natural Gas to…
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 barge tragedy during the cyclone Tauktae…
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 prices for the fuel price hike…
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 2023 to help reduce India's dependence…
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 and no one was injured.
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 in the wake of a barge…
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 Brave Nature's Victims and missing persons’…
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 from their eastern offshore KG-D6 block