Russia plans to drill oil wells and pump in 2022 when OPEC+ deal expires

MOSCOW: The Russian government has tentatively approved a plan on drilling idle oil wells in order to prepare for restoration of oil production once the global deal on output curbs expires in 2022, according to a government statement published on Tuesday. Russia has agreed to cut its oil production by around 2.5 million barrels per…

Lockdown fails to hit oil & gas production

Jaisalmer: While many sectors were affected due to the countywide lockdow, the oil and gas production continued in Barmer and Jaisalmer.The employees worked taking full precautions against coronavirus for two months and now many of them will be sent back home. Cairn India in Barmer and Oil India Limited in Jaisalmer worked efficiently despite the…

IOC may OK arm Chennai Petro s new 9-mtpa refinery plan in 3-4 months

NEW DELHI – Chennai Petroleum Corp Ltd’s proposed mega project to replace its 1-mtpa Cauvery Basin refinery at Nagapattinam in Tamil Nadu with a new 9-mtpa refinery is likely to receive the official nod from the boards of the company and its parent–state-owned Indian Oil Corp Ltd–within three to four months, sources in the know…

Govt extends Bharat Petroleum privatisation bid deadline to July 31

The government has for the second time extended the deadline for bidding for privatisation of India’s second-biggest oil refiner Bharat Petroleum Corp Ltd (BPCL) by over a month to July 31. While the Cabinet had in November last year approved the sale of government’s entire 52.98 per cent stake in BPCL, offers seeking expression of…