Gas leak from ONGC well triggers scare in Mehsana village
There was a scare at Santhol village in Mehsana following natural gas leakage from a well of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC). The panic-stricken people spent a sleepless night as they felt...
View ArticleReport of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India on hydrocarbon...
The report covering the four years period from 2008-09 to 2011-12 contains the results of the performance audit on `hyderocarbon production sharing contracts' at the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas
View ArticleONGC, Goa to build solar power plant
PANAJI: Oil and natural gas corporation in collaboration with Goa energy development agency is expected to soon build a one megawatt solar power plant at ONGC's base at Betul, ONGC director (technology
View ArticleONGC agrees to Cairn being given Rajasthan block extension
In a surprise turn of events, state-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) has agreed to its partner, Cairn India, retaining the prolific Rajasthan oil block beyond the contractual deadline of 2020,
View ArticleGovt gives green nod to Rs 6 lakh-cr projects in Jun-Dec
Of the total projects, the Environment Ministry has cleared 37 non-coal mining projects worth Rs 4.5 lakh cr To fast-track industrial activities, the government has granted environmental clearance to
View ArticleBy 2031-32 India will need to import 60% of its energy requirement, says...
By 2031-32, India would need to import around 60 percent of its energy requirement. This will drastically increase the import bill of the nation. These were the remarks of country's renowned nuclear...
View ArticleNGT awards Rs 95-cr compensation to Raigad fishermen families
Pune-based Western Zone bench of the National Green Tribunal has directed the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT), the City and Industrial Development Corporation (CIDCO) and the Oil and Natural Gas...
View Article60 bird, 70 butterfly species recorded at Devalsari
Sixty species of bird and 70 species of butterfly were recorded in the Devalsari nature and bird training course held in Tehri district recently. Devalsari falls in the Aglar valley of Tehri Garhwal
View ArticleQuestion raised in Lok Sabha on Environmental/Forest Clearance for Major...
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Environmental/Forest Clearance for Major Projects, 21/07/2015. The offshore and on-shore oil and gas exploration, development & production activity listed at item...
View ArticleFire in ONGC oil well at Olpad, Surat
The Minister of State (I/C) for Petroleum & Natural Gas Shri Dharmendra Pradhan informed the Rajya Sabha in a written reply today that Oil Industry Safety Directorate (OISD) had conducted an...
View ArticleReliance Industries got Rs 8,500 cr of gas from ONGC’s KG block, says D&M
Reliance Industries got Rs 8,500 cr of gas from ONGC’s KG block, says D&M. In 2000, two deep-water blocks in the Krishna-Godavari (KG) Basin were awarded by the government, one to Reliance...
View Article2015 in retrospect: Falling oil prices renewed hopes for India's energy...
NEW DELHI: For India's energy sector, the past year held promise, thanks to a commendable fall in electricity shortage, a global recognition for the country's focus on renewables, a grand plan to shore
View ArticleONGC gets green nod for Rs 53,000 crore KG basin infrastructure project
State-owned ONGC has got environmental clearance for drilling 45 development wells and other related infrastructure involving a cost of over Rs 53,000 crore in the Krishna-Godavari basin in Andhra...
View ArticleHydrocarbon vision 2030 for North East India
The Minister of State (IC) for Petroleum and Natural Gas released the Hydrocarbon Vision 2030 for north-east India, outlining steps to leverage the hydrocarbon sector for development of the region in...
View ArticleONGC mulls drilling 9 development wells in 2 fields
The Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd is planning to undertake drilling of nine development wells in KG-OSN-2004/1 and GS-49-2 fields beside creation of other infrastructure in KG Basin with an...
View ArticleNGT directs State to clear air on shale gas exploration issue
CHENNAI: The Southern Bench of National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday directed the State government to submit a report on its stand on the shale gas exploration allegedly done by the Oil and Natural
View ArticleDiesel ban will be CNG's gain, going forward
KOCHI: For diesel, the game seems to be almost over. In search of a ‘tidier’ and greener fuel India seems set to zoom in on Compressed Natural Gas (CNG). At least for now, it seems that in the run with
View ArticleGovernment set to start talks on merging 13 state oil companies to create...
The government is set to start consultations for an ambitious plan to merge 13 state oil firms to create a giant corporation whose revenue dwarfs global energy major Chevron which competes with US...
View ArticleIn a first, natural gas hydrates discovered in the Indian Ocean
"This is the first discovery of its kind in the Indian Ocean that has the potential to be producible," USGS said in a statement. A large natural gas discovery has been made in the Indian Ocean following
View ArticleReport of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India on Crude Oil...
Audit Report No.21 of 2016 of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (C&AG) is on the audit of Crude Oil Production Measurement and Reporting System in ONGC. Following a report on over-reporting
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