Oil and Gas

The Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) Rajasthan Refinery at Pachpadra in Balotra was inaugurated on July 4, 2026. The greenfield refinery-cum-petrochemical complex, constructed at a project cost of Rs 794.59 billion is one of the […]

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 […]

Oil India Limited (OIL) has announced a hydrocarbon discovery in the onshore exploration block in Libya. OIL has a 25 per cent participating interest and is a part of an Indian consortium along with IOCL […]

The Chhattisgarh government has approved the Urban Gas Distribution Policy 2026 to improve PNG access, reinforcing the state’s commitment to India’s clean energy transition. The policy establishes a comprehensive framework for the phased expansion of […]

The Maharashtra cabinet has approved the Maharashtra State Compressed Biogas Policy 2026. A sum of Rs 5 billion has been allocated for 2026-27. Biogas projects will be implemented under a PPP model on a hybrid […]

The Odisha cabinet has approved the Odisha City Gas Distribution Policy. The policy aims to fast-track the roll-out of piped natural gas (PNG) and compressed natural gas (CNG) across the state. It eliminates the need […]

Petronet LNG Limited has commissioned small-scale liquefied natural gas (SSLNG) stations in Hosur, Irugur and Namakkal in Tamil Nadu, and an upcoming station at MK Hubli in Karnataka. The SSLNG network is aimed at enhancing […]

Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) has inaugurated the Malkapur terminal in Hyderabad, Telangana. The facility has been built at a cost of Rs 6.11 billion, and is set to cater to 23 districts in the […]

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 […]