Oil and Gas

The US is likely to extend the sanction waiver for India. The sanction waiver extension will let the country continue buying Iranian oil as the existing sanction waiver expires in May 2019. In November 2018, […]

Ethanol blending with petrol is estimated to reach 7.2 per cent in the 2018-19 marketing year (December 2018 to November 2019) as against 4.22 per cent in the 2017-18 marketing year. Against a requirement of […]

The Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) has scrapped its plan to force liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals in the country to reserve a share of their capacity for common use after the move […]

Supply of Euro-VI grade petrol and diesel has commenced in cities adjoining Delhi. In April 2018, Delhi became the first city in the country to shift from Euro-IV grade petrol and diesel to Euro-VI grade. […]

Indian Oil Corporation Limited, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited, Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited and GAIL (India) Limited have exceeded their capital expenditure targets for 2018-19 owing to heavy expenditures on refinery upgrades, pipelines and marketing infrastructure. […]

The government has extended the bid due date for the second round of auctions of 14 oil and gas blocks under the Open Acreage Licensing Policy (OALP) from April 10, 2019 to May 15, 2019. […]

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved the Pradhan Mantri JI-VAN [Jaiv Indhan-Vatavaran Anukool fasal awashesh Nivaran] Yojana. The programme will provide financial support to integrated bioethanol projects using lignocellulosic biomass and other […]

The central government signed the contract for award of 23 contract areas to 14 companies under the second round of auctions of Discovered Small Fields (DSF-II) on March 7, 2019. A total of 14 companies […]

The MoPNG distributed letters of intent to 12 successful entities for 50 geographical areas (GAs) under the tenth CGD bidding round, recently awarded by the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board. The successful bidders are […]

The Ministry of Shipping has issued guidelines for setting up floating storage and regasification units (FSRUs) for handling liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargo at major port trusts. These include adoption of the land licence model […]

The Ennore LNG terminal project was inaugurated on March 6, 2019. The project has been developed by IOCL through Indian Oil LNG Private Limited, a special purpose vehicle (SPV), incorporated for the project. It involved […]

The MoPNG has launched the dealer-owned dealer-operated model for setting up compressed natural gas (CNG) stations. The general guidelines for the schemes under which the entire earmarked dealer plots will be developed exclusively for setting […]

The cabinet was apprised of the MoPNG joining the International Energy Agency’s Technology Collaboration Programme on Bioenergy (IEA Bioenergy TCP) as its 25th member on January 25, 2019. IEA Bioenergy TCP is an international platform […]

The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas launched the third bid round under the Open Acreage Licensing Policy on February 10, 2019. Under this round, 23 blocks, covering an area of over 31,000 square km […]

The central government has amended the model revenue sharing contract for the second round of bidding under the Discovered Small Fields [DSF] Policy. The amendments include termination of contract in case a contractor fails to […]

Under the second round of DSF auctions, a total of 39 firms have submitted bids. These comprise five public sector undertakings (PSUs), 28 private firms and six foreign companies. Of the total 145 bids received, […]

A total of 225 firms have submitted bids for development of city gas distribution (CGD) networks in 50 geographical areas (GAs) under the tenth round of CGD bidding. Bids have been received from Adani Gas […]

The central government has inaugurated Phase III of the Kochi integrated refinery expansion project and laid the foundation stone for the polyol, propylene glycol and monoethylene glycol petrochemical project at the Kochi refinery on January […]

The Gujarat government has signed MoUs for three terminal projects in Gujarat. The projects are the Dahej liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal expansion (Phase II) project, the Mandvi crude oil terminal project and the Hazira […]

An MoU has been signed between the Adani Group and BASF for a Rs 160 billion petrochemicals production hub at Mundra in Gujarat. The firms will form a JV, in which BASF is expected to […]