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Chennai, Aug 25 (UNI) Taking exception to the State Environmental Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA) granting permission for ONGC for oil and gas exploration in Ramanathauram district, the Tamil Nadu government today said it would never allow any hydrocarbon project in the state and that Chief Minister M K Stalin was firm on it. The government has also directed the SEIAA to withdraw the clearance granted to the ONGC for digging wells for hydrocarbon exploration, soon after it came to its ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: An ongoing case in the Delhi High Court has brought fresh focus on corruption and extortion rackets allegedly operating inside Tihar Jail, with the court informed on Wednesday that nine prison officials have been suspended and transferred following a preliminary probe. The officials are accused of colluding with inmates to extort money in exchange for providing certain facilities within the prison. The action followed a series of court directions in response to a petition by a former ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: In a bid to tackle severe air pollution in the city, the Delhi government will soon launch a pilot project that will test catalytic converter-based retrofitting devices on heavy commercial vehicles. The initiative, spearheaded by the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC), will focus on retrofitting 30 BS-III and BS-IV vehicles with the emission control devices. The devices, which have shown promise in reducing particulate matter, carbon monoxide, hydrocarbons, and nitrogen oxides ...Read More >
New Delhi: Traffic in central Delhi will be affected on Thursday as the traffic police has issued an advisory due to the Janmashtami and Tazia processions.According to police, the traffic movement in Paharganj is likely to be affected from 1.30pm in view of the shobha yatra for Janmashtami and the Tazia procession.The Janmashtami procession will start from Mandir Shri Banke Bihari Ji in Paharganj's Sangatrasan Bazar and pass through Desh Bandhu Gupta Road, Chuna Mandi, Main Bazar, Munja Chowk an ...Read More >
NOIDA, 13 Aug: Oil India Limited, the Maharatna CPSE of govt. of India, sustained its consolidated PAT at Rs. 2046.51 Cr. in Q1FY26 vis-à-vis Rs. 2016.30 Cr. in Q1FY25. It was informed during the company's 570th meeting of the board of directors held here on Tuesday wherein it declared its financial results for Q1FY26. OIL achieved a standalone PAT of Rs. 813.48 Cr. in Q1FY26 vis-à-vis Rs.1466.84 Cr. achieved in Q1FY25 due to sharp drop in crude price realisation from USD 84.89/bbl in Q1FY25 to ...Read More >
Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Tuesday reassured that global energy supplies remain adequate despite ongoing geopolitical conflicts that traditionally impact crude oil prices. Speaking on the sidelines of a national seminar in New Delhi, Puri addressed concerns about energy security in the context of heightened global uncertainties. "There are many things that have an impact on crude prices. People say that if there is military conflict somewhere, it will have an impa ...Read More >
The event has brought together energy ministers from various states, top government officials, and industry leaders from the oil and gas sectorSource : pexel Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Hardeep Singh Puri, on Thursday said that he expects the new round of hydrocarbon exploration being launched in India to strike several big Guyana-sized oilfields, particularly in the Andaman Sea. We will drill and explore for more hydrocarbons in an area of more than 2,00,000 sq km under OALP (Open ...Read More >
New Delhi: State-run Oil and Natural Gas Corp. Ltd (ONGC) on Thursday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with global energy major bp to collaborate on drilling stratigraphic wells in four offshore sedimentary basins in India -- Andamans, Mahanadi, Saurashtra and Bengal. The MoU was signed during the second edition of Urja Varta 2025, a conclave on upstream oil and gas sectors organized by the Directorate General of Hydrocarbons. A stratigraphic well is drilled specifically to obtain ge ...Read More >
Lucknow, Jul 17 (PTI) Uttar Pradesh's capital city has secured the third position in the category of urban spaces with population exceeding 10 lakh, while Prayagraj was adjudged the Cleanest Ganga City in the ninth edition of the Swachh Survekshan. Lucknow also became the first city in the state to achieve a 7-star Garbage Free City rating in the 2024-25 survey. Gorakhpur achieved double success, ranking third in the Safai Mitra Surakshit Sheher category and fourth among cities with a population ...Read More >
KOLKATA: An FIR has been lodged against Hasin Jahan, the estranged wife of cricketer Mohammed Shami and Arshi Jahan, Hasin's daughter from her first marriage at Suri in Birbhum district in West Bengal. A few days ago, a conflict erupted over a plot of land in the Sonator area under ward no. 5 of Suri Municipality. The land reportedly belongs to Arshi and it is alleged that neighbor Guddu Bibi was trying to encroach that land. It is alleged that after the construction work started on the land o ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 17 (PTI) State-owned ONGC has signed an agreement with global energy giant BP to collaborate on drilling multiple stratigraphic wells in India. This partnership will enhance geological understanding and unlock untapped hydrocarbon potential, strengthening India's long-term energy security, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC) said in a post on X. "#ONGC has signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with @bp_plc on 17 July 2025, to collaborate on drilling str ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 17 (PTI) State-owned ONGC has signed an agreement with global energy giant BP to collaborate on drilling multiple stratigraphic wells in India. This partnership will enhance geological understanding and unlock untapped hydrocarbon potential, strengthening India's long-term energy security, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC) said in a post on X. Also Read | 'A Decade of Digital India' Reel Contest by Government of India: How To Participate and Win Up To INR 15,000? Ch ...Read More >
India, which has offered 2.5 lakh sq km area for exploration under OALP Round-10, is close to discovering a Guyana-scale oil field in the Andaman sea, Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri said. In his address at the 9th OPEC International Seminar in Vienna, Austria on Wednesday, the Minister emphasised that the world's third largest crude oil importer is aggressively expanding its efforts in the domestic exploration and production (E&P) sector. "With 2.5 lakh sq km open for e ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 10 (ANI): Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Puri said India's continued purchase of crude oil from Russia helped stabilise energy prices globally, and halting oil trade from Russia would have spiralled crude prices to over USD 120-130 per barrel. When asked about buying Russian oil during a press interaction, Minister Puri explained that Russia produces over 9 million barrels per day and is one of the world's largest crude oil producers. If, out of global oil s ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 10 (ANI): Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Puri said India's continued purchase of crude oil from Russia helped stabilise energy prices globally, and halting oil trade from Russia would have spiralled crude prices to over USD 120-130 per barrel. When asked about buying Russian oil during a press interaction, Minister Puri explained that Russia produces over 9 million barrels per day and is one of the world's largest crude oil producers. If, out of global oil s ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 10 (UNI) Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri highlighted India's momentum in the energy sector to explore and drill for hydrocarbons, opening 2.5 lakh sq km under OALP or Open Acreage Licensing Policy Round-10. He was speaking at the 9th OPEC International Seminar in Vienna, Austria, with the theme 'Oil Markets: Energy Security, Growth & Prosperity'. The Minister highlighted that this step is a result of key sectoral reforms, including a transition f ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 7 (ANI): India is trying to develop a full exploration and production (E&P) deepwater technology ecosystem, as the country plans to explore over 2.5 lakh sq km in the Open Acreage Licensing Policy Round 10, Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep said on Monday. In a series of posts on X, the Union Minister dubbed Round 10 as one of the largest offshore exploration bidding rounds globally. The Open Acreage Licensing Programme (OALP) provides potential investors with ...Read More >
Sivasagar, June 27: ONGC has successfully capped the gas leak from its well no 147 at Bhatiapar in Sivasagar district today at 11:15 am, ending a 16-day-long ordeal. The leak, which began on June 12, was brought under control through coordinated efforts by ONGC's crisis management team and international well-control experts, primarily from the United States. Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Hardeep Singh Puri, confirmed the development through a post on microblogging site, praising ...Read More >
Also Read: Assam gas leak: Strategic progress in capping oil well, says ONGC The ONGC officials on Thursday said that they are hopeful to plug the gas blowout by Friday, and accordingly, have successfully done the capping of the well. The company sources earlier said that ONGC, in close coordination with international well control specialists from CUDD Pressure Control, achieved a key breakthrough on Thursday in its ongoing operations at Well RDS-147A. The team successfully cleared all remaini ...Read More >
New Delhi/Guwahati, June 27 (SocialNews.XYZ) State-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC) on Friday successfully capped the blowout in one of its wells in Assam's Sivasagar district, Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri has announced. Announcing the plugging of the blowout, Puri said in a post on X on Friday, "ONGC has successfully capped the blow out of well RDS#147A at 1115 hours hrs today. This blow out started on 12th June and has been capped success ...Read More >
Guwahati, June 26 (SocialNews.XYZ) State-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC) is hopeful of plugging the gas blowout in one of its wells in Assam's Sivasagar district by Friday, sources said on Thursday. ONGC sources said that with steady progress and a focused operational roadmap, ONGC is optimistic about completing the snubbing operation before sundown on Friday. The corporation remains committed to executing every stage of the operation with utmost precision, safety, and envi ...Read More >
New Delhi: ONGC's production trend is beginning to turn after eight straight years of fall as a key new field in KG Basin ramps up and the old Mumbai High asset arrests decline. ONGC's crude production rose 3% year-on-year in November to 53,804 tonnes per day (tpd) and the output growth so far in December has accelerated to 4.2% to 54,535 tpd, according to people with knowledge of the matter. The output was marginally higher in three of the first seven months this fiscal year but there is a cl ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], December 3 (ANI): Oilfields (Regulation and Development) Amendment Bill, 2024 to expand the definition of mineral oils and include petroleum and natural gas passed in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday. The bill was introduced by Union petroleum and natural gas minister Hardeep Singh Puri for consideration and passing. The Bill will regulate the exploration and extraction of natural gas and petroleum. The amended bill expands the definition of mineral oils to include petroleum and na ...Read More >
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