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Synthetic natural gas projects to come up in Odisha's Talcher and Paradip

Synthetic natural gas is produced from coal and serves as a substitute for natural gas

GST exclusion costs oil industry Rs 200 bn input credit annually: Pradhan

However, he said, with the GST regime stabilising and apprehensions over GST collection gradually receding, "it is a matter of time petrol and diesel are brought under GST"

Govt will appeal against HC order extending Vedanta Cairn PSC: Pradhan

Delhi High Court, in its order, had directed the govt to extend the Production Sharing Contract with Vedanta for its Rajasthan block for a period of 10 years beyond the current contract term

Too early to predict sanctions impact on Iran imports: Dharmendra Pradhan

This kind of geopolitical (tension) affects both consuming and producing countries. We have to live with the reality of the present geopolitics, Pradhan said

India to seek lower oil prices from Saudi Arabia, US: Dharmendra Pradhan

Saudi Oil Minister Khalid A Al-Falih will visit India on February 23-24 while US Energy Secretary Rick Perry would be here between February 28 and March 1

In a first, 7 refineries, petrochem complexes to start operations next week

For the first time, 7 refineries and petrochemical complexes are about to begin their functions in India: Pradhan said

Asean heads to come for Republic Day parade: Pradhan

Part of plan for deeper petro ties with bloc and India in talks with Indonesia for refineries, LNG plants, says the oil minister

Speed up rollout of piped gas in North East: Dharmendra Pradhan to OMCs

The meeting was attended by ministers from Assam and Manipur, senior officials of the ministry and representatives of all North-Eastern states

Please the boss

Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan chided officials over an idea put forward by them

Govt expects $40 bn in Indian E&P in 4-5 years: Dharmendra Pradhan

We expect investments worth of $40 bn in Indian E&P in 4-5 years: Pradhan

India to send 300,000 youth to Japan for on-job training

Japan will bear the financial cost of the skill training of Indian technical interns; about 50,000 of them may also get jobs in Japan

Petroleum products to be sold on e-commerce platforms soon: Pradhan

Idea was first mooted in a meeting of the consultative committee of members of Parliament in Srinagar on April 21

Can't keep changing fuel prices on knee-jerk basis: Pradhan

Petroleum minister Dharmendra Pradhan today said that thegovernment will not ask state-run companies to absorb the price rise in petroland diesel and will stick to market driven pricing system. He added thatshifting to GST regime will be only way to have a transparent tax structure onfuel items.This came after reports suggested that government may askoil marketing companies like Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), Bharat PetroleumCorporation (BPCL) and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation (HPCL) to absorb thehike in prices. The shares of BPCL, HPCL and IOC closed 6.23 per cent, 5.06 percent and 4.28 per cent down at Rs 500.35, Rs 457 and Rs 416.15, respectively atBombay Stock Exchange on Wednesday's trade. "The government has no business to interfere in theday-to-day affairs of companies. We have linked the product prices to marketand will stick to that," Pradhan said. The minister added that the globalprices will ease out very soon comforting the consumers. "A knee-jerkreaction is not required .

Govt to expedite skilling of youth: Dharmendra Pradhan

He said his job would be to skill youth on a large scale with speed

Indigenous technology for biofuels may emerge soon: Dharmendra Pradhan

Ethanol production through molasses in the country for FY17 is 220-cr litres, says Pradhan

Demand security equally important for oil firms: Pradhan in Istanbul

Says rising middle-class in emerging Asian countries will drive demand for energy sector

Rosneft plans big to tap Indian retail fuel market, says Dharmendra Pradhan

The project would cover 4,395 sq km in urban and rural Bengaluru, broadly covering eight sectors

Oil Minister plans to turn Bengaluru into city of 'quality power'

Natural Gas is much cheaper than diesel and petrol

ONGC keen to buy govt stake in refiner HPCL: Dharmendra Pradhan

Indicates the refiner could become a subsidiary of ONGC

Dharmendra Pradhan orders inspection, surprise checks after oil raids

The move follows raids on 11 petrol pumps in UP