OIL
HOEC plans to start oil production from B-80 Block in 2021
Oil & Gas
December 14, 2020
HOEC plans to start oil production from B-80 Block in 2021
HOEC will start producing 8,500 barrels per day of oil and oil equivalent gas from the B-80 block in April…
Indian Oil refineries output rises to 100%
Oil & Gas
December 11, 2020
Indian Oil refineries output rises to 100%
The crude oil throughput of Indian Oil refineries rose to 100% in November 2020, as consumption of all petroleum products…
OIL’s drilling clearance inside national park stayed by HC
Oil & Gas
December 8, 2020
OIL’s drilling clearance inside national park stayed by HC
The division bench of the Gauhati High Court stayed the Centre's permission to Oil India Ltd (OIL) to drill seven…
OIL launches Rs 220 cr seismic campaign in Mahanadi basin
Oil & Gas
November 21, 2020
OIL launches Rs 220 cr seismic campaign in Mahanadi basin
Oil India Ltd (OIL) launched a Rs 220 crore seismic campaign to locate oil & gas in the Mahanadi basin…
Sinopec looks to produce 30 bcm natural gas in 2020
Oil & Gas
November 20, 2020
Sinopec looks to produce 30 bcm natural gas in 2020
China Petroleum & Chemical Corp or Sinopec plans to produce more than 30 billion cubic metres (bcm) of natural gas…
ONGC and OIL signs contract for 11 oil and gas blocks
Oil & Gas
November 17, 2020
ONGC and OIL signs contract for 11 oil and gas blocks
Oil and Natural Gas Corp has engaged contracts for seven oil and gas blocks it had won in the recent…
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…
Dharmendra Pradhan asks OPEC to correct price anomalies
Oil & Gas
November 5, 2020
Dharmendra Pradhan asks OPEC to correct price anomalies
India pressed for assessing the impact of COVID-induced disruptions to global energy sector supply chains and said oil cartel OPEC…
ONGC bags 7 and OIL bags 4 blocks for exploration
Oil & Gas
October 22, 2020
ONGC bags 7 and OIL bags 4 blocks for exploration
ONGC has won 7 out of 11 oil and gas exploration blocks offered for bidding in the latest licensing round,…
ONGC Videsh set to lose Farzad-B gas field in Iran
Oil & Gas
October 19, 2020
ONGC Videsh set to lose Farzad-B gas field in Iran
India has all but lost the ONGC Videsh discovered Farzad-B gas field in the Persian Gulf after Iran decided to…
CSIR CMERI develops solid waste processing facility
Sustainability
October 18, 2020
CSIR CMERI develops solid waste processing facility
The changing ecological scenarios requires special attention to address the issue of ‘Sustainable Processing of Municipal Solid Waste’. This is…
Aramco, ADNOC committed for $44 bn west coast project
Oil & Gas
October 15, 2020
Aramco, ADNOC committed for $44 bn west coast project
Saudi Arabian Oil Co (Saudi Aramco) and Abu Dhabi National Oil Co (ADNOC) are still committed to investing in the…
ADNOC to trade 50% oil in Indian strategic reserves
Oil & Gas
October 15, 2020
ADNOC to trade 50% oil in Indian strategic reserves
Union Cabinet has allowed Abu Dhabi National Oil Co (ADNOC) to trade half of the crude oil it has stored…
Global oil demand may recover by 2022
Oil & Gas
October 14, 2020
Global oil demand may recover by 2022
Global demand for crude could recover to pre-coronavirus levels by 2022, Saudi Aramco said, as the International Energy Agency projected…
OIL starts exploration in Andaman sea
Oil & Gas
October 9, 2020
OIL starts exploration in Andaman sea
Oil India Ltd said it has started exploring for oil and gas in the Andaman sea. They have begun acquiring…
ONGC to explore oil and gas at Bikaner for 3 years
Oil & Gas
October 9, 2020
ONGC to explore oil and gas at Bikaner for 3 years
ONGC will explore oil and natural gas in an area of 2,118.83 SQ KM at Bikaner, for which the company…
Constellation of satellites to trace illegal spillage of oil by ships
Oil & Gas
October 5, 2020
Constellation of satellites to trace illegal spillage of oil by ships
Constellation of maritime surveillance satellites for the Indian Ocean Region (IOR), will be able to trace illegal spillage of oil…
PM Modi inaugurates three key Petroleum projects in Bihar
Oil & Gas
September 13, 2020
PM Modi inaugurates three key Petroleum projects in Bihar
The Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated to the nation three key projects related to the Petroleum sector in Bihar via…
Government’s focus on reducing road construction costs without compromising on quality
Infrastructure
September 10, 2020
Government’s focus on reducing road construction costs without compromising on quality
Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways, Nitin Gadkari said that the policy of the government is to ensure reduction…
Global regas capacity under construction hits 10-year high at 144 mmtpa
Oil & Gas
September 2, 2020
Global regas capacity under construction hits 10-year high at 144 mmtpa
Global regasification (regas) capacity under construction is expected to hit a 10-year high at 144 million tonnes per annum (mmtpa)…
Solar PV to generate $182 billion investment in Middle East renewables by 2025
Renewable Energy
September 1, 2020
Solar PV to generate $182 billion investment in Middle East renewables by 2025
Frost & Sullivan's recent analysis, Solar PV Dominating Investment Opportunities in Renewable Sector across the Middle East, 2025-2025, reveals that…
Refiners halt oil import from China linked companies
Oil & Gas
August 28, 2020
Refiners halt oil import from China linked companies
Indian refiners have halted buying of crude oil from Chinese linked companies, after recent changes in regulation aimed at restricting…
Massive explosion at Baghjan oil field
Oil & Gas
July 22, 2020
Massive explosion at Baghjan oil field
A massive explosion occurred near well number five of Oil India Limited at Baghjan Oil Field located in Assam’s Tinsukia…
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…
ONGC, IOCL sign maiden Crude Oil Sales Agreement for North East
Oil & Gas
October 9, 2019
ONGC, IOCL sign maiden Crude Oil Sales Agreement for North East
ONGC and IOCL signed Crude Oil Sales Agreement (COSA) for North East on 1st October at New Delhi. The COSA…