Oil & Gas

India is looking to transform into a gas-based economy as it targets to increase the share of natural gas in its energy mix from 6 per cent in 2019 to 15 per cent by 2030. […]

India is the third-largest energy consumer in the world, after China and the US, with a sha­re of around 5.8 per cent of the world’s primary energy consumption. The country’s en­ergy requirement is fulfilled primarily […]

The city gas distribution (CGD) sector aims to promote green fuel such as pi­ped natural gas (PNG) for domestic and industrial consumption, and compressed natural gas (CNG) for the automobile industry. The sector has witnessed […]

Backed by government support and enabling policy interventions, India will more than double the area under exploration and production (E&P) of oil and gas to 0.5 million square km by 2025 and 1 million square […]

India is the world’s fourth-largest buyer of liquefied natural gas (LNG), after Japan, South Korea and China. The LNG market in India has been witnessing strong fluctuations, mostly owning to Covid-related restrictions in the economy. […]

Digitalisation in the oil and gas sector has become inevitable to meet the rising energy demands. The pandemic magnified the existing demand-supply imbalance in the sector. It also brought to light the need for digital […]

The oil and gas sector is among the eight core industries in India. The country’s economic growth is closely related to the growth of the energy sector. Thus, the government has been undertaking a gamut […]

The demand for oil and gas in the country currently exceeds supply by a wide margin. In order to bridge this demand-supply gap, India has resorted to importing crude oil. Domestic natural gas production in […]

The oil and gas sector is among the eight core industries in India. It plays a crucial role in influencing decision-making for all other crucial sections of the economy. As the economic growth of the […]

In India, gas prices are primarily governed by the cost of sourcing. The price of gas sourced from domestic terminals is calculated by a formula, which was established in 2014. The domestic gas price is […]

The city gas distribution (CGD) sector supplies gas to four categories of consumers – piped natural gas (PNG) to households, industrial and commercial consumers and compressed natural gas (CNG) to the transport segment. The CGD […]

The government aims  to raise the share of natural gas in its energy basket to 15 per cent by 2030 from the current 6.3 per cent. While natural gas consumption in India has been increasing, […]

Oil and natural gas form an important part of India’s energy matrix. The past few years have been quite eventful for the sector, with the introduction of a slew of reforms and policy measures to […]

India is the third largest consumer of energy in the world. It accounts for 5.2 per cent of the global oil demand and has the fourth largest refining capacity. However, the country relies heavily on […]

Energy security is one of the most pressing concerns for India, which meets almost 85 per cent of its oil requirements and 50 per cent of its gas requirements through imports. Factors such as volumes, […]

Ramping up output from domestic fields is central to India’s vision of achieving energy security. Domestic output, in turn, depends on a host of factors, including unearthed hydrocarbon reserves. Traditionally, India has been heavily dependent […]

The city gas distribution (CGD) segment has undoubtedly made significant headway in the past couple of years. Several factors such as renewed government focus, regulatory reforms and growing environmental concerns have been crucial in driving […]