CBM licensing round draws few biddersThe latest coal bed methane (CBM) licensing round saw a disappointing turnout, with seven of thirteen blocks receiving no bids and four att...
21 Apr, 2026, 12.34 AM IST
Reliance, Essar top bidders for coal-based methane gas exploration blocksThe bidding frenzy for coal-bed methane blocks heats up as Reliance Industries and the Essar Group step into the ring. The Directorate Gene...
20 Apr, 2026, 03.55 PM IST
Essar Oil & Gas to invest $100 million to expand Raniganj CBM outputThe proposed investment marks the next phase of development at Raniganj East, where EOGEPL currently produces around 1 million standard cub...
31 Jan, 2026, 12.11 AM IST
Essar Oil & Gas plans $100 million investment to boost Raniganj CBM productionEssar Oil and Gas Exploration & Production Ltd will invest $100 million in a new drilling program at its Raniganj East coal bed methane blo...
30 Jan, 2026, 03.16 PM IST
Reliance Industries to invest Rs 1,000 cr to stem coal bed methane output fallReliance Industries (RIL) plans to invest more than ₹1,000 crore to enhance production from its coal bed methane (CBM) blocks in Sohagpur, ...
20 Aug, 2024, 11.31 PM IST
Essar Oil & Gas invests in microbial eCBM technology to boost outputEssar Oil & Gas which has so far invested Rs 5,000 crore in finding and producing gas from coal seams, called CBM, plans to invest an addit...
08 May, 2023, 03.50 PM IST
Essar to invest Rs 2,000 crore in Bengal's brownfield CBM projectEssar Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Ltd (EOGEPL) plans to invest an additional Rs 2,000 crore in its coal bed methane (CBM) projec...
26 Apr, 2023, 02.55 PM IST
Essar Oil crosses 0.8 mmscmd mark in CBM productionThe future ramp-up will be an integration of re-fracturing and revival of wells, alongside fresh technological applications, many of which ...
07 Jun, 2022, 05.37 PM IST
Essar begins supplying gas to GAILPeak coal bed methane (CBM) production from Raniganj East block is envisaged at 2.3 million standard cubic metres per day.
04 Oct, 2018, 08.04 AM IST
RIL begins CBM production at Sohagpur BlockRIL's block, SP(West) –CBM–2001/1, started production on March 24 and is currently supplying CBM for the commissioning of the Shahdol-Phulp...
22 Apr, 2017, 12.10 AM IST
Oil Ministry moves Cabinet to get RIL, ONGC pricing freedomOil Ministry has proposed to the Cabinet that coal-bed methane (CBM) gas producers be given pricing freedom and allowed to price the fuel a...
14 Mar, 2017, 02.32 PM IST
Govt mulls new pricing formula for coal-bed methaneThe government is looking at a new pricing regime for coal-bed methane to help monetise the clean energy source lying below coal seams.
23 Dec, 2015, 08.53 PM IST
Govt permits CIL to explore natural gas in coal seamsThe Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas in a November 3 order said Coal India and its subsidiaries will be allowed to explore coal-bed me...
06 Nov, 2015, 01.09 PM IST
- Coal India Ltd invites firms to assess coal bed methane reserves
CIL has invited expression of interest from cos for carrying out studies to assess methane reserves of coalfields as part of efforts to inc...
11 Jun, 2012, 04.19 PM IST
- CBM gas from Raniganj sold at $7 per unit
The first coal-bed methane (CBM) gas produced from Raniganj block is commanding a 67% premium over the price of Reliance Industries' KG-D6 ...
08 Mar, 2011, 01.59 AM IST
- Essar, Arrow, Great Eastern to invest $158 mn in CBM blocks
Essar Oil, Australia's Arrow Energy and Great Eastern Energy will invest USD 158 million in seven coal bed methane (CBM) blocks, for which ...
29 Jul, 2010, 06.45 PM IST
- No tax holiday for CBM production
This has come as a surprise to interested bidders as blocks containing oil and gas and coal bed methane are offered for simultaneous biddin...
09 Jul, 2009, 02.47 AM IST