Oil and Gas

The government has invoked the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 to prioritise the supply of natural gas. In this regard, it recently issued a natural gas control order and a liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) control order. […]

The government has mandated oil companies to sell ethanol blended motor spirit with the percentage of ethanol at up to 20 per cent as per the Bureau of Indian Standards’ specifications with a minimum research […]

BPCL’s compressed biogas (CBG) plant at Brahmapuram in Kochi has been inaugurated. The plant converts source-segregated biodegradable municipal solid waste into clean and renewable fuel and organic manure. It has been designed with a daily […]

BPCL has commissioned the 425 km Krishnapatnam-Hyderabad Multiproduct pipeline (KHPL) with the pumping of the first high-speed diesel (HSD) parcel from the Krishnapatnam coastal installation. The pipeline also forms a key evacuation corridor for the […]

The capacity augmentation project of the Numaligarh-Siliguri product pipeline (NSPL) of Oil India Limited (OIL) was inaugurated on March 13, 2026. The 406 mm (16-inch) diameter cross-country multi-product pipeline spans 654 km. The pipeline has […]

The foundation stone was laid for the city gas distribution (CGD) network of Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) in Nilgiris and Erode geographical area in Tamil Nadu on March 11, 2026. It is expected to […]

The foundation stone of the polypropylene plant at the Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) Kochi Refinery was laid on March 11, 2026. The plant would have a production capacity of 400 kilo tonnes per annum […]

The 60 kilotonne per annum polypropylene plant at the Pata Petrochemical Complex of GAIL (India) Limited was recently commissioned. The milestone was achieved with complex processing configurations commencing within three months of the mechanical completion. […]

Asian Energy Services Limited has announced a new oil discovery at the onshore Mevad field in Gujarat. The discovery was made on well NM-01 following drilling to a depth of 1,650 metres. Hydrocarbon-bearing sand intervals […]

The central government has allocated funds worth Rs 304.43 billion to the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (MoPNG) under Union Budget 2026-27. The allocation is around 57.5 per cent higher than the budget estimate […]

Phase I of Cochin International Airport Limited (CIAL) Aero Park was inaugurated on February 9, 2026. Spread across 36 acres, the Aero Park is envisioned as a centre of excellence for aviation maintenance, training and […]

The Government of Chhattisgarh (GoC) has inaugurated the City Gas Infrastructure Project in Raipur. The project is aimed at supplying piped natural gas (PNG) to domestic and commercial consumers along with compressed natural gas (CNG) […]

Organic Recycling Systems Limited (ORSL) has secured an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract for an Integrated Compressed Biogas (CBG) and Biofertilizer Plant in Madhya Pradesh. The project involves setting up of a 10 tonnes […]

Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) has delivered the first HS EcoFreighter multi-purpose vessel (MPV) named MS Heinz to Germany’s HS Schiffahrts. The 7,000 deadweight tonnage MPV, designed by Groot Ship Design (Netherlands) and built at CSL, […]

The Special Secretary and Member (Customs), Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC), has inaugurated the integration of the Indian Customs Electronic Gateway (ICEGATE) with the Land Port Management System (LPMS) at the Integrated […]

ONGC has reportedly achieved a milestone by operating new-generation drilling rigs using compressed natural gas (CNG) cascades at its Tripura Asset, facilitating the substitution of up to 70 per cent of diesel with domestically produced […]

Engineers India Limited (EIL) has commenced site activities at the compressed biogas (CBG) plant located at the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) Halkarni Industrial Area in the Kolhapur district of Maharashtra. The plant is designed […]

Numaligarh Refinery Limited (NRL) and Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) have signed a crude oil sale agreement on December 17, 2025. With the agreement, the sale and purchase of crude oil supplied to NRL […]

The Chhattisgarh government and GAIL (India) Limited have signed a non-binding MoU for the development of a greenfield gas-based fertiliser project in the state. As per the MoU, GAIL is expected to undertake the detailed […]

Cairn Oil and Gas, part of the Vedanta Group, has successfully completed the installation of India’s first sub-sea template (SST) at the Ambe offshore block in the Cambay basin in Gujarat. It has been developed […]