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Looking to build smaller refineries to avoid land acquisition hurdles: Puri

Large project plans such as the 60 MMTPA West Coast refinery have stagnated

India's fuel price paradox: Global prices lower but pump rates still high

Global oil prices have slumped and India has access to larger amounts of discounted Russian crude oil, yet refiners are not passing on their savings to consumers

India to become major exporter of green hydrogen in 15 years: Puri

Implementing one per cent sustainable aviation fuel in all domestic flights by 2030, would require 140 million litres of ethanol

Half a dozen stalled refinery expansion plans come under PMO radar

With national fuel demand rising quickly, core team of officials to look into issues holding up planned refinery projects

Centre sticking to target of 5,000 compressed biogas plants by FY25

Announced in 2018, SATAT scheme has been able to establish only 46 CBG plants until now

Domestic gas price for April at $7.92, price for consumers capped at $6.5

The government on Thursday amended the domestic pricing model of natural gas in line with the recommendations of the Kirit Parikh committee on gas pricing

LPG cylinder refills by PMUY beneficiaries woefully inadequate, shows data

More than 95.8 million gas connections have been released under PMUY as of February 2, 2023, reveals data available on the official PMUY website

India's deepwater exploration has vast investment potential: Research

He also tweeted that "Could India be the licensing wildcard of 2023" and added that this also means there's alignment & agreement from PM's office down to DGH that more offshore exploration is needed

Rs 35K cr for energy transition: Energy sector awaits disbursement details

No decision has been taken on how to utilise this money for green initiatives and the government is yet to come out with any guidelines too

Govt working on policy for ethanol pumps, says Union minister Gadkari

Says he will meet with petroleum minister in next 15 days to discuss this

India's basket of crude rises 102% between Oct 2020-Oct 2022: Report

According to Petroleum Ministry sources, petrol prices stood at Rs 81.06 per litre in October 2020, however by October 2022, they had risen only 19.3 per cent to Rs 96.72 per litre

Kirit Parikh panel recommendations: 'Remove caps on gas prices by 2027'

The committee has also recommended a ceiling price of $6.5 per mmBtu, which may be increased yearly by about $0.5 per mmBtu till 2027, Parikh said

Chennai-based Manali Petrochemicals acquires UK-based Penn Globe

Penn Globe is a market leader in foam control agents and chemical products

India's gas target of 15% was only aspirational. Time to give it up?

While several bankers and analysts have projected the difficulty of reaching this number, it is important to figure out where the target of 15 per cent came from

Domestic LPG cylinders to come with QR codes: Check benefits, other details

"All domestic gas cylinders will have QR code in the next three months", said IOCL chairman Shrikant Madhav

OIL interested in picking up petroleum mining lease in Jaisalmer, Bikaner

OIL produces heavy oil and natural gas at Tanot Dandewala and Baghewala in the state, and is exploring PML for five more locations in the state.

Analysts expect fuel prices to go up if global prices rise further

Brent crude oil prices remained near three-week highs of $92.9 per barrel as of late Thursday

IOCL signs pacts with Petrobras, Ecopetrol for crude oil supplies: Report

IOCL's pact with Petrobras was signed during petroleum secretary Pankaj Jain's visit to Brazil last week. Petrobras will supply 1.7 million tonnes per annum to IOCL

Reports of request for windfall tax review misleading: Oil ministry

The Ministry has not however categorically denied making a request to exempt certain oil blocks

Divestment of BPCL off the table for now, says Hardeep Singh Puri

The plan to offload the Centre's 52.98 percent stake in the oil major could not go forward as there was not sufficient number of bids