Oil and Gas
Excise collection on petroleum 79% more than pre-Covid
Oil & Gas
November 1, 2021
Excise collection on petroleum 79% more than pre-Covid
The government’s collection from levy of excise duty on petroleum products has risen 33% in the first six months of…
LPG price may be hiked next week
Oil & Gas
October 28, 2021
LPG price may be hiked next week
Cooking gas LPG prices may be hiked next week after under-recovery on the fuel widened to over ₹100 per cylinder,…
Modi invites global CEOs to explore oil, gas in India
Oil & Gas
October 21, 2021
Modi invites global CEOs to explore oil, gas in India
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday rolled out the red carpet for global oil and gas giants and invited them…
Oil companies moderate price hikes to cushion consumers
Oil & Gas
October 4, 2021
Oil companies moderate price hikes to cushion consumers
Petrol and diesel prices were hiked again on Sunday to send rates soaring to new record highs across the country…
ONGC puts second well in KG block to production
Oil & Gas
September 24, 2021
ONGC puts second well in KG block to production
Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC), India's biggest oil and gas producer, has put a second well in its promising…
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 in talks to buy stake in Vostok, Arctic LNG-2 project
Oil & Gas
September 7, 2021
OVL in talks to buy stake in Vostok, Arctic LNG-2 project
India's top energy companies including ONGC Videsh Ltd is discussing buying a stake in Russia's massive Vostok oil project as…
Wabag secures ₹84 crore order for Petronas Refinery
Oil & Gas
September 6, 2021
Wabag secures ₹84 crore order for Petronas Refinery
Water technology major Va Tech Wabag said it secured an order worth $11.45 million (about ₹84 crore) from Dialog E&C…
TotalEnergies signs $27 bn oil, gas & solar deal in Iraq
Oil & Gas
September 6, 2021
TotalEnergies signs $27 bn oil, gas & solar deal in Iraq
TotalEnergies signed a $27-billion contract to invest in oil, gas and solar production in Iraq, as the country faces an…
OVL, IOC sign pact with Russia’s Gazprom for Hydrocarbons
Oil & Gas
September 4, 2021
OVL, IOC sign pact with Russia’s Gazprom for Hydrocarbons
ONGC Videsh Ltd, India's flagship overseas oil and gas firm and the nation's largest refiner Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) on…
Pakistan steps up oil & gas imports as power demand surges
Oil & Gas
September 1, 2021
Pakistan steps up oil & gas imports as power demand surges
Pakistan has stepped up its oil and gas imports this year from last year as demand from its power sector…
Indonesia approves plan to develop Ubadari gas field
Oil & Gas
August 31, 2021
Indonesia approves plan to develop Ubadari gas field
Mitsubishi Corp and other Japanese firms said an Indonesian regulator has approved their plan to develop the new Ubadari gas…
ONGC eyes offshore wind energy projects
Renewable Energy
August 31, 2021
ONGC eyes offshore wind energy projects
ONGC is eyeing generating electricity from wind at its vast offshore acreage as it looks to augment its renewable energy…
MEIL hands over second oil rig to ONGC, more by 2022
Oil & Gas
August 27, 2021
MEIL hands over second oil rig to ONGC, more by 2022
MEIL said it has delivered the second oil rig to ONGC, and another 21 rigs will be supplied to the…
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…
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…
Prompt action by ONGC prevents a major mishap
Oil & Gas
July 26, 2021
Prompt action by ONGC prevents a major mishap
Prompt action by state-owned ONGC with assistance from the Coast Guard averted the collision of an empty LPG tanker, that…
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…
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…
CNPC cuts methane emission intensity by 6% in 2020
Sustainability
June 3, 2021
CNPC cuts methane emission intensity by 6% in 2020
China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC) cut its methane emission intensity by 6 per cent last year from the 2019 level,…
Pradhan announces initiatives to boost SATAT scheme
Oil & Gas
June 1, 2021
Pradhan announces initiatives to boost SATAT scheme
Dharmendra Pradhan presided over a virtual ceremony in which a number of initiatives were launched to provide major fillip to…
Total rebranded as Total Energies for green energy push
Sustainability
May 30, 2021
Total rebranded as Total Energies for green energy push
French oil and gas giant Total has changed its name to Total Energies as it sets out to become a…
Cyclone Yaas: Oil & gas installations in survival mode
Oil & Gas
May 26, 2021
Cyclone Yaas: Oil & gas installations in survival mode
Ships at anchorage have been asked to move to a safer area in the sea while oil and gas installations…
Energy majors committed towards carbon neutrality to gain
Sustainability
May 19, 2021
Energy majors committed towards carbon neutrality to gain
Oil and gas companies most committed to reinventing themselves over the next three years expect to grow their revenues and…