Guwahati: PSU major Oil India Ltd (OIL) on Wednesday claimed it will drill seven wells inside the Dibru-Saikhowa National Park from about 1.5 km distance outside the boundary of the forest with the help of advanced technology. After the company published an advertisement in a leading newspaper on Tuesday about the development, netizens protested on…
The Trump administration has lowered royalties for several drilling companies producing oil and gas on federal lands, according to a government database, as the industry seeks help weathering low energy prices. The move shows drillers are taking the government up on its offer to consider royalty cuts on a case-by-case basis after rejecting industry calls…
It’s going to take months for oil demand in the world’s third biggest market to get back to pre-virus levels as India faces its deepest recession ever in the wake of its near two-month lockdown. Once the engine of global oil demand growth, India’s fuel consumption collapsed by as much as 70% at one stage…
The government has distributed 68 million free cooking gas cylinders under Prime Minister Garib Kalyan Yojana (PMGKY) since April 1, the oil ministry said. Distribution of free cooking gas cylinder is part of the Rs 1.7 lakh crore package announced on March 26 to provide immediate relief to the poor from the nationwide lockdown to…
Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas and Steel Shri Dharmendra Pradhan today reviewed pipeline projects worth approx. Rs. 8000 Cr under various stages of implementation by oil and gas companies. Pitching for Atmanirbhar Bharat in pipeline projects, Minister Pradhan called for complete indigenisation in these projects. Through a series of tweets, he provided details of…
Kochi: After a delay of decades, the Gas Authority of India Limited (Gail) is all set to commission Kochi-Mangaluru Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) pipeline next month. Once the project is through, sales of LNG from the Puthuvyppu terminal will go up considerably benefitting the state government. Gail has resumed the work of laying pipes that…
NEW YORK, Oil prices rallied on Wednesday after U.S. crude inventories fell in the most recent week, but gains were capped by worries over the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic and weak refining margins. Oil futures have staged a recovery from recent weakness as production has declined more swiftly than expected, reducing the supply…
NEW YORK: Oil prices climbed more than 4 per cent on Wednesday on signs of improving demand and a drawdown in US crude inventories, but gains were capped by worries over the economic fallout from the Covid-19 pandemic and weak refining margins. Brent crude futures were up $1.38, or 3.98 per cent, at $36.03 per…
The OPEC+ coalition appears determined to ease the global oil glut and lift the oil prices that had cratered in April because of OPEC+ wrangling and crashing global demand in the pandemic. Oil prices have rallied since the start of the new OPEC+ cuts. These cuts, along with curtailments in North America, have combined with…
The Trump administration has started giving energy companies temporary breaks on royalties they must pay for oil and gas extracted from federal lands because of the coronavirus pandemic, amid criticism that the move is a handout to industry and will mean less money for state and local governments. Government data shows companies in Utah receiving…
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