DGH reduces compliance burden on exploration activities in oil & gas blocks

Approvals for three processes that would need to be submitted within 30 days

The Directorate General of Hydrocarbons (DGH) has further lowered the compliance burden on exploration and production activities in some oil and gas blocks. This relaxation has been extended to blocks awarded under the New Exploration Licensing Policy (NELP) and pre-NELP regime. The NELP and pre-NELP blocks were awarded between 1980 and 2012.

According to the DGH, the compliance relaxation is with respect to approvals and submissions of documents under the Production Sharing Contracts (PSCs) of NELP and pre-NELP blocks. Under the fresh rules, applicable from August 15, 9 processes and documents shall be accepted on self-certification basis online and no further