Spend twice as much on renewable power, slash investment in oil & coal: IEA
In 2018, investment in oil & gas projects rose by 4% while investment in coal sources rose only by 2%.
Core sectors' growth slows down to 2.1% in February on fall in output of crude oil and refinery products
The growth of eight core sectors slowed down to 2.1 percent in February due to fall in output of crude oil and refinery products, official data showed on Monday
Energy demand in 2018 exceeded renewables growth, caused record emission levels
The main drivers of this were a robust global economy & heating & cooling needs in some countries.
Gail India CEO seeks more flexibility in US LNG contracts; firm in talks to acquire more supplies from 2024-25
Gail India is in discussions with US gas exporters to acquire new LNG supplies from 2024-2025
Essar Oil & Gas gets green nod for shale exploration in Raniganj block, to drill 20 wells at Rs 10 cr
Essar Oil & Gas has been awarded an exploration lease for shale gas, CBM and hydrocarbons in the Raniganj block
Oil regulator rejects Adani Gas' application for CNG retailing in Jaipur, Udaipur; says not in compliance with regulations
On Adani Gas' claim of having made substantial investment in the two cities, PNGRB said "no documentary evidence has been presented by Adani Gas to show the mammoth expenditure it has supposedly incurred on the project."
Core sectors' growth falls to 19-month low of 1.8% in January on poor performance by crude oil, refinery products and electricity
Growth of eight core sectors slowed down to 1.8 percent in January due to fall in output of crude oil, refinery products and electricity, official data showed on Thursday
Qatar seeks inclusion of natural gas in GST, says move to help create demand for green fuel; GAIL backs demand
Qatar supplies 8.5 million tonnes a year of liquefied natural gas to India.
Regulator PNGRB expects investment of Rs 50,000 cr in city gas projects in 10th CGD round
An investment of about Rs 50,000 crore is expected in setting up of CNG stations and pipelines to take cooking gas to households in 50 towns and cities that were bid out for city gas licence in the 10th round, oil regulator PNGRB said
Around 5,000 compressed bio gas plants with annual production of 15 mn tonnes to be set up by 2023: Dharmendra Pradhan
Compressed bio gas can be produced from various types of feed stocks such as agriculture residues, press mud and spent wash of distilleries, sewage water, municipal solid waste (MSW), cattle dung and bio degradable fractions of industrial waste.
Infrastructure growth slows down to 4.8% in October on contraction in fertiliser, crude oil production
Eight infrastructure sectors of coal, crude oil, natural gas, refinery products, fertilisers, steel, cement and electricity had grown by 5 percent in October 2017.
Narendra Modi lays foundation stones for projects on CNG and piped cooking gas supply across 129 districts
Of the geographical areas awarded in the 9th round, Modi laid foundation stones for work in 65 geographical areas, made up of 129 districts, while leaving out the ones in election-bound states like Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Telangana due to the model code of conduct.
Prime minister Narendra Modi to launch 10th city gas licensing round on 22 November
Narendra Modi will also lay foundation stones marking the beginning of work for city gas networks in at least 62 cities, licences for which were given out in the previous bidding round that concluded a couple of months back
Core sector growth slows down to 4-month low of 4.3% in September as production of crude oil, natural gas declines
Eight infrastructure sectors of coal, crude oil, natural gas, refinery products, fertilisers, steel, cement and electricity had grown by 4.7 percent in September 2017.
Govt expects to double natural gas production by 2022, to reduce reliance on imports: Officials
India is expected to double its gas production to over 60 billion cubic metre (bcm) from the current 33 bcm
Donald Trump appoints Indian-American Neil Chatterjee to head Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Chatterjee was nominated to the FERC by President Trump in May 2017 and confirmed by the US Senate in August 2017.
Infrastructure sector growth slows down to 4.2% in August; decline in crude, fertiliser production to blame
The output of crude oil and fertiliser dipped by 3.7 percent and 5.3 percent respectively, according to the data released by the commerce and industry ministry on Monday.
Govt hikes natural gas prices by 10% to $3.36 per mmBtu from 1 October
As per the new gas pricing formula approved by the NDA government in October 2014, gas prices are to be revised every six months.
Narendra Modi lays foundation stone for Talcher fertiliser project in Odisha, says it will help cut import of natural gas, fertiliser
Narendra Modi on Saturday said the Rs 13,000 crore-project to revive the Talcher fertiliser plant will for the first time see coal being converted into gas for use as feedstock.
Eight core sectors grow by 6.6% in July pushed by healthy output in coal, refinery products, cement and fertiliser
The eight core sector -- coal, crude oil, natural gas, refinery products, fertilisers, steel, cement and electricity -- had registered a growth of 2.9 percent in July last year.