Govt amends petroleum, natural gas rules for ease of doing business

The Centre has amended the Petroleum and Natural Gas Rules, 2025 to ease exploration and production operations, allow longer leases, speed up approvals and raise penalties for violations

The government has amended the Petroleum and Natural Gas Rules, 2025 to offer ease of business and operations in the country’s exploration and production (E&P) sector.

 

“India continues to strengthen the infrastructure for domestic exploration and production of hydrocarbons as we move towards achieving energy security,” said Hardeep Singh Puri, Union minister of petroleum and natural gas, in a post on X.

 

Under the new rules, the lessees would have the right to carry out all types of mineral oil operations under one petroleum lease, and may undertake decarbonisation and comprehensive energy projects at oilfields.

 

The government would allow long-term