Oil and Gas

Oil India Limited (OIL) has announced the presence of natural gas in its third exploratory well Vijayapuram-3 in the Offshore Andaman Block AN-OSHP-2018/1 under the Open Acreage Licensing Policy (OALP). The well has been drilled […]

The union cabinet has approved a one-time budgetary support of up to Rs 100 billion for oil marketing companies (OMCs) for the provision of an aviation turbine fuel (ATF) price stabilisation support towards scheduled Indian […]

BPCL has commissioned a second-generation (2G) bioethanol refinery at Bargarh. The state-of-the-art facility is designed for a capacity to produce 100 kilolitres of fuel-grade bioethanol per day from rice straw via advanced lignocellulosic technology, pretreatment […]

The scope of the compressed biogas (CBG)-CGD synchronisation scheme has been expanded to include the injection of CBG into the gas pipeline network. The move is in line with the revised scheme guidelines for direct […]

The Government of India, through the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (MoPNG), has notified the Natural Gas and Petroleum Products Distribution (through laying, building, operation and expansion of pipelines and other facilities) Order, 2026 […]

The Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) has granted its authorisation to Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) for laying, building, operating and expanding the Kochi-Kanyakumari-Thoothukudi Natural Gas Pipeline. The proposed pipeline is set to […]

Petronet LNG Limited (PLL) has commissioned the Dahej liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal expansion on March 31, 2026. PLL plans to expand the capacity of its Dahej LNG terminal from 17.5 million tonnes per annum […]

Drillmec International Private Limited has announced the spudding or the commencement of drilling of a new generation land drilling rig at Moran in Assam for Oil India Limited. The advanced rig has been designed with […]

Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC) has achieved the monetisation of the Daman Upside Development Project in the Arabian Sea on March 29, 2026, through flowing gas from Platform B-12-24P. It is located around […]

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 […]