Oil and gas news in India

Views of Tarun Kapoor: “India is one of the largest primary energy consuming countries in the world”

August 2020

India is one of the largest primary energy consuming countries in the world. At present, its primary energy basket is dominated by coal and oil. However, the government envisions increasing the share of gas in […]

Strong Growth Prospects: CGD players optimistic about achieving targets despite the pandemic

August 2020

The city gas distribution (CGD) segment has witnessed remarkable growth over the past year. The existing players have invested significantly in developing infrastructure and expanding operations to new geographical areas (GAs)/markets. The Petroleum and Natural […]

Increasing Coverage: Pipeline infrastructure to serve as the backbone of India’s gas-based economy

August 2020

The country’s natural gas sector is looking at bright times ahead. In a bid to use cleaner fuels, the government aims to increase the share of gas from 6 per cent at present to 15 […]

Uncertain Future: Impact of COVID-19 on the Indian oil and gas sector

May 2020

K. Ravichandran, Senior Vice President and Group Head, Corporate Ratings, ICRA Limited COVID-19 has had a devastating impact on the global economy and the fortunes of several industries. So much so that we are comparing […]

CRM Integration: Oil and gas companies take initiatives to improve customer relations

April 2020

Customer relationship management (CRM) is implemented by organisations using a software solution. All customer-related departments such as sales, marketing and customer services can deploy CRM. Oil and gas companies are deploying CRM in order to […]

Futuristic Fuel

March 2020

Delhi’s air pollution falls in the category of “severe to emergency” with the Air Quality Index (AQI) for particulate matter (PM) hovering between 360 and 500. For a good AQI, a rating of 0-50 is […]

Key Statistics: Natural gas at a glance

March 2020

Futuristic Fuel: Capital city gears up to test H-CNG in DTC buses

February 2020

Delhi’s air pollution falls in the category of “severe to emergency” with the Air Quality Index (AQI) for particulate matter (PM) hovering between 360 and 500. For a good AQI, a rating of 0-50 is […]

India’s quest to increase the share of natural gas in the overall energy mix hinges crucially on the timely development of pipelines across the country. While the western, southern and most of the northern parts […]

A Risky Business: Global challenges impact India’s hydrocarbon sourcing

October 2019

Energy security is one of the key issues that the world is facing at present. The issue is pressing for developing countries such as India, which are yet to attain economic maturity to be comparable […]

Speedy Settlement: Arbitration and dispute resolution in the oil and gas industry

September 2019

Oil and gas projects are complex by their very nature. Capital investments are high and gestation periods are long. There are multiple parties involved and contracts lack standardisation. Most of the project tender documents are […]

Trends and Outlook: Greater investments in E&P and pipeline infrastructure to drive growth

August 2019

The year 2018-19 witnessed significant efforts by the government to drive investments in the oil and gas sector. It was marked by the government’s decision to hike natural gas prices for the fourth consecutive time […]

Recent Developments: Policy measures, capacity expansion and key project updates

August 2019

Over the past year, India’s oil and gas sector witnessed a number of noteworthy developments, setting the tone for the sector’s progress in the next three-four years. These include award of fresh oil and gas […]

Views of D.K. Sarraf: “In a span of one and a half years, the number of GAs has increased two and a half times”

August 2019

The city gas distribution (CGD) segment has witnessed a number of noteworthy developments over the past one-two years. Fresh licences have been awarded by the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) and networks in […]

Conducive Environment

August 2019

The oil and gas sector has recorded phenomenal growth over the past year. New initiatives have been taken to revive activity in the exploration and production (E&P) segment. Gas transmission infrastructure is being strengthened. The […]

Key Statistics: Trends in domestic crude production, self-sufficiency levels and installed refining capacity

August 2019

Key Statistics: Trends in natural gas production, consumption, imports and prices

August 2019

Improving Supply: Steps to enhance domestic gas output and LNG import capacity

June 2019

Domestic gas production has witnessed an uptick in the past couple of years, on the back of new gas fields coming onstream. With this, the sluggish production is likely to be mitigated further in the […]