ONGC
Miscalculations may have led to ONGC vessels in cyclone
Oil & Gas
May 21, 2021
Miscalculations may have led to ONGC vessels in cyclone
Inadequate advance notice and miscalculations of cyclone Tauktae's ferocity and its path may have contributed to a false belief that…
Captain of barge P-305 chose not to move vessel: Survivor
Oil & Gas
May 21, 2021
Captain of barge P-305 chose not to move vessel: Survivor
A person, rescued from one of the three barges that adrifted after being smashed by the severe cyclone, said that…
Rescue operations underway after cyclone sinks barge
Oil & Gas
May 19, 2021
Rescue operations underway after cyclone sinks barge
Navy vessels, tug boats and rescue ships were pressed into service on Tuesday to evacuate over 500 people stuck on…
ONGC Videsh loses its discovered Farzad-B gas field in Iran
Oil & Gas
May 18, 2021
ONGC Videsh loses its discovered Farzad-B gas field in Iran
India on Monday lost the ONGC Videsh Ltd discovered Farzad-B gas field in the Persian Gulf after Iran awarded a…
Gas producers bleed as govt dictated prices remain low
Oil & Gas
April 3, 2021
Gas producers bleed as govt dictated prices remain low
Natural gas production remains a loss-making proposition for most fields for the Indian upstream producers as government-dictated gas price remains…
Parl panel asks MNRE to increase solar capacity target
Renewable Energy
March 29, 2021
Parl panel asks MNRE to increase solar capacity target
parliamentary panel has asked the Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE) to increase the capacity addition target under the…
Centre can ask 10% more share in profits from Barmer block
Oil & Gas
March 26, 2021
Centre can ask 10% more share in profits from Barmer block
The Delhi High Court said the Centre can demand 10% higher share in the profit derived from oil produced by…
ONGC’s oil & gas production share jumps to 70%
Oil & Gas
March 14, 2021
ONGC’s oil & gas production share jumps to 70%
ONGC which is often perceived as a drag on the crude oil and natural gas produced in the country, has…
ONGC acquires 5% stake in Indian Gas Exchange
Oil & Gas
March 10, 2021
ONGC acquires 5% stake in Indian Gas Exchange
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC) has signed a Share Purchase and Shareholders Agreement (SPSHA) with the Indian Gas…
Pradhan gives two main reasons behind rising fuel prices
Oil & Gas
February 22, 2021
Pradhan gives two main reasons behind rising fuel prices
Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said that reduced fuel production and oil-rich nations seeking more profits are…
India’s gas production has risen above pre-COVID level
Oil & Gas
February 11, 2021
India’s gas production has risen above pre-COVID level
India’s natural gas production has risen above the pre-COVID level following the start of output from a KG-D6 field operated…
India’s first geothermal field development project in Leh
Renewable Energy
February 8, 2021
India’s first geothermal field development project in Leh
A historic tripartite agreement for establishing India's first-ever geothermal field development project in Leh has been signed.
MRPL merger with HPCL may have to wait till FY24
Oil & Gas
January 17, 2021
MRPL merger with HPCL may have to wait till FY24
ONGC's plan to complete the merger of its refining subsidiary MRPL with recently acquired HPCL to align its upstream and…
Production commences from eighth hydrocarbon basin
Oil & Gas
December 20, 2020
Production commences from eighth hydrocarbon basin
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) opened India's eighth hydrocarbon producing basin when it started oil flow from a well…
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…
OVL strikes commercial oil in CPO-5 block of Colombia
Oil & Gas
December 4, 2020
OVL strikes commercial oil in CPO-5 block of Colombia
ONGC Videsh Limited (OVL) has made a significant strike of oil in its onshore block CPO-5, Colombia, in Llanos Basin.
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…
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…
Massive fire in ONGC’s underground gas pipeline in Gujarat
Oil & Gas
October 17, 2020
Massive fire in ONGC’s underground gas pipeline in Gujarat
Massive fire broke out in ONGC gas pipeline passing from an agriculture farm land at Kadodara village Vagra taluka near…
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…
Five Petroleum and Gas sector PSUs to join International Solar Alliance
Oil & Gas
September 8, 2020
Five Petroleum and Gas sector PSUs to join International Solar Alliance
Five Public Sector Undertakings under Petroleum & Natural Gas Ministry will be joining International Solar Alliance (ISA)’s Coalition for Sustainable…
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…
ONGC Hazira supplies NATO grade HSD to Indian Navy during lockdown
Oil & Gas
May 27, 2020
ONGC Hazira supplies NATO grade HSD to Indian Navy during lockdown
ONGC's Team Hazira successfully supplied rail rakes of 3,300 KL volume of NATO Grade HSD to Indian Navy during COVID-19.…
ONGC flags off its first Offshore Supply Vessel through JNPT
Oil & Gas
January 11, 2020
ONGC flags off its first Offshore Supply Vessel through JNPT
Members of Panna-Mukta Takeover Project (PMTOP) flagged off the offshore supply vessel Albatross-5 carrying cargo for Panna platform from the…