Why India slips up on oil

Veteran energy sector journalist Richa Mishra sets out to answer why India has fallen short in extracting oil or gas from its shores

With oil prices rising again, an unfilled barrel is a cause for concern. Veteran energy sector journalist Richa Mishra takes the reader on a journey of how India has tried to fill up those barrels in the past 75 years.
 

Unfilled Barrels: India’s Oil story tells the story well. The first chapter detailing the role of Keshav Dev Malaviya sets the right note. He was not only India’s first petroleum minister, but also largely responsible for making the sector a serious investment concern in government policy. Told through interviews with his daughter, it brings a forgotten history come to life.