Ministry Of Petroleum And Natural Gas

Coronavirus Outbreak: Reliance Industries cuts crude processing at Jamnagar SEZ refinery by 24%

Reliance Industries Ltd has cut crude oil processing at its exports-only refinery at Jamnagar in Gujarat in March by close to one-fourth as it joins public sector oil firms in cutting run-rate to align production with a coronavirus-induced slump in fuel consumption

India becomes member of international collaboration on clean energy technology

Among the benefits of being an AMFTCP member are shared costs & pooled technical resources.

EIL to bid to buy-out govt stake in PDIL; does not give details stating confidentiality

Engineers India Ltd (EIL) said its board of directors in a meeting on Thursday "considered the proposal for acquisition of 100 percent paid-up share capital of PDIL from President of India."

Oil India reacts cautiously as seismic survey hits roadblock in Manipur after rebel group abducts sub-contractors

An official of the Manipur government claimed that efforts were on to break the deadlock for restarting the survey in Jiribam but did not specify any timeframe for the resumption of the operation.

Govt reduced energy subsidies by over Rs 82,000 cr in 3 years, but discoms remain largest beneficiaries

Energy subsidies reduced by over Rs 82,000 crore between 2013-14 and 2015-16, a drop of 38 percent, but subsidies given to electricity transmission and distribution companies rose by over 60 percent

Difficult to have BS-VI fuel compliant vehicles for Delhi by 2018, says auto industry

Industry players said there has to be a holistic approach to combat pollution in the national Capital and focus must also be on phasing out old vehicles

OPEC should go for 'responsible pricing', consider India as preferred sales destination, says Pradhan

India sources about 86 percent of crude oil, 75 percent of natural gas and 95 percent of LPG from OPEC member countries.

Govt stake in EIL down to 54.17%, corners Rs 659 cr buyback

Govt had 57.02 percent in EIL prior the launch of the Rs 658.80 crore share buyback on 25 July

Chittagong-Tripura pipeline to meet LPG needs in North East may become reality soon: Dharmendra Pradhan

The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas has taken up with Bangladesh for laying a pipeline for carrying natural gas from Chittagong to Tripura to meet the crisis of cooking gas (LPG) in the north-eastern region

Aadhaar now a must for poor women to get free LPG connection

The government had last year launched the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana to provide 5 crore poor women with free LPG connections in three years with a view to providing clean cooking fuel.