14 DEC – Natural Gas Marketing Reforms: A Rush Job that Promotes Rent-Seeking

  A recent discussion paper titled “Anybody’s Gas” takes a critical look at the government’s new policy directives that were announced in early-October and argues that the so-called “reforms process” was rushed into by ignoring the context, that most of the domestic producers of natural gas would not benefit from the reforms, that key decisions…

14 DEC – Indian state oil firms start supplying LPG to private bottlers, which could boost imports

  India’s national oil companies, or NOCs, have started supplying LPG to some private bottlers in a government-initiated move that could be extended across the country and heighten competition in a sector controlled by private importers, Indian industry sources said Dec. 11.   Supplying to private LPG bottlers had previously been the domain of international…

14 DEC – First India-Iran-Uzbekistan trilateral on Chabahar port to be held on Monday

  India’s Chabahar project found a convert to its cause of connectivity: Uzbekistan. On Monday, India, Iran and Uzbekistan will hold their first trilateral meeting to boost connectivity to the port.   “India welcomes the interest of Uzbekistan to use the Chabahar Port as a transit port,’’ said a press release issued by the ministry…

14 DEC – Expedite coal gasification project: Dharmendra Pradhan

  BHUBANESWAR: Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan on Friday reviewed the progress of Talcher Fertilizers Ltd’s (TFL) coal gasification-based plant and directed expeditious completion of the project.   “The TFL plant at Talcher will be India’s first coal gasification-based fertiliser plant with pet coke blending. It will facilitate seamless supply of…