Oil and Gas

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 […]

The Gujarat government signed an MoU with Foresight Group International on January 18, 2019 for setting up a compressed natural gas (CNG) terminal on the Gujarat coast. The project involves development of CNG receiving infrastructure […]

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation has granted a licence to Steel Authority of India Limited for operating flights from Rourkela airport in Odisha under the RCS. The licence has been granted after the Ministry […]

The Oil and Natural Gas Corporation plans to drill 200 development wells in Sivasagar district of Assam. Of these 200 wells, 70 will be drilled in the Geleki field with average depths ranging from 2,200 […]

Cairn India Limited plans to augment the production capacity of its RJ-ON-90/1 block in Barmer in Rajasthan. The production capacity is to be increased to 400,000 barrels of oil per day and 750 million standard […]

The refinery-cum-petrochemicals project at Ratnagiri in Maharashtra is likely to be delayed by three years. Initially, the project was planned to be commissioned by 2022, but now the commissioning date is expected to be pushed […]