Bidding deadline for oil, gas blocks extended to June 19The government has also extended the deadline for the eleventh round under the Open Acreage Licensing Policy (OALP), launched in March. he ...
16 May, 2026, 12.47 AM IST
Oil minister rules out upstream oil gas regulatorThere are two regulatory bodies in the oil and gas sector - the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board, which is a regulator for downst...
11 Jan, 2018, 04.53 PM IST
Blame game: ONGC, DGH deny prior knowledge of RIL drawing gasAfter receiving their response, it sent questionnaires to RIL, ONGC, DGH and the exploration division of the oil ministry on this.
14 Jun, 2017, 01.19 AM IST
ONGC awaits DGH nod for $5 billion KG-D5 gas planAbout a year back ONGC submitted to the DGH a FDP for bringing to production 10 oil and gas discoveries in KG basin block KGDWN-98/2 (KGD5).
12 Dec, 2016, 12.45 AM IST
New DGH Atanu Chakraborty promises level playing field for E&P playersThe DGH which had been at the centre of controversies, is looking to start with a clean slate by supporting exploration and production (E&P...
22 May, 2016, 02.45 PM IST
ONGC accuses DGH of not discharging its dutyONGC said when the IDP was submitted by RIL to DGH in 2004, "it must have given entire data revealing continuity of reservoirs across the b...
07 Mar, 2016, 05.46 PM IST
DGH recommends disallowing $800 mn from RIL costOil regulator DGH has recommended shaving off over $800 million from the cost incurred by the company on its flagging eastern offshore KG-D...
17 Sep, 2013, 06.53 PM IST
ONGC, Oil India can hire dedicated cadre for DGH under new HR policyThe government is finalising an HR policy where state-run ONGC and Oil India could hire dedicated cadre for the Directorate General of Hydr...
15 Apr, 2013, 04.11 AM IST
DGH rejects RIL's proposal to do single test in 3 discoveries in KG-D6 blockDGH wants three separate DSTs to be done before approving their DoC. DoC is pre-requisite for any discovery to be developed.
10 Dec, 2012, 04.41 PM IST
- Oil regulator DGH rejects Reliance Industries' CBM gas price
Sources said the DGH reply was in response to the clarification sought by the ministry on June 13, a day after senior bureaucrat Choubey to...
04 Jul, 2012, 04.59 PM IST
- R N Choubey is the new head of DGH
The government has appointed Rajiv Nayan Choubey, a senior bureaucrat, to head upstream oil regulatory body, DGH.
05 Jun, 2012, 07.04 PM IST
- DGH rejects commerciality of RIL gas finds
DGH has refused to recognise two significant natural gas discoveries that Reliance Industries had made in a Mahanadi basin block.
07 May, 2012, 05.45 PM IST
- Oil Ministry sitting on approvals for 8 Reliance gas finds: DGH
The Oil Ministry representative on the panel that oversees operations in Reliance Industries' KG-D6 block has not approved almost half the ...
27 Sep, 2011, 03.15 PM IST
- CAG for autonomy to DGH; arm's length relation with Oil Ministry
CAG said that DGH should be given autonomy in discharging regulatory functions while working at arm's length with the oil ministry.
09 Sep, 2011, 09.30 PM IST
- DGH will not approve RIL's FY11 spending on KG-D6
In a surprise move, DGH has refused to approve Reliance Industries’ spending on KG-D6 gas fields unless the company agrees to drill more we...
20 Apr, 2011, 11.05 AM IST
- DGH disallows Reliance gas discovery on technical lapse
Oil regulator DGH has disallowed natural gas discovery that Reliance Industries made in KG basin, saying the firm had failed to give pior n...
24 Sep, 2010, 02.36 PM IST
- Cairn Energy in damage-control mode with DGH
Cairn Energy has begun reconciliatory attempts even as the Director General of Hydrocarbons (DGH) is set to show cause the company for anno...
08 Sep, 2006, 12.48 AM IST