Deep under China's coal basins, PetroChina is unlocking gas from rocksChina is unlocking a new energy frontier with coal rock gas extracted from deep within its coal basins. This ambitious multi-billion-dollar...
21 May, 2026, 10.15 AM IST
West Asia war has a crude lesson for Indian economy: Cut the oil importsThe West Asia conflict has exposed India's vulnerability to energy shocks, prompting calls to reduce crude oil imports and boost energy sec...
05 May, 2026, 01.38 PM IST
India will churn for a strategic amrit with Mission Samudra ManthanIndia is launching Mission Samudra Manthan, a deepwater exploration drive, and expanding strategic petroleum reserves to bolster energy sec...
27 Feb, 2026, 01.59 PM IST
Ved Prakash Mahawar takes over as ONGC directorA Mechanical engineering graduate, Mahawar started career with ONGC as Drilling Engineer in 1982. He is known as the first sub-sea engineer...
01 Aug, 2015, 05.58 PM IST
Government agency checking economic viability of fuel from plastic wasteThe ministry of science and technology has stated that the Indian Institute of Petroleum, Dehradun (IIP) is exploring the economic viabilit...
13 Aug, 2014, 09.11 PM IST
Moily wants reassessment of India's oil and gas potentialThe Multi-Organisation Team will reassess the potential of all 26 sedimentary basins in the country in light of the oil and gas discoveries...
20 Jan, 2014, 07.46 PM IST
- HPCL to make Prize Petroleum its 100 per cent subsidiary
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd said its Board has approved the proposal to make Prize Petroleum as its hundred per cent subsidiary.
15 Apr, 2011, 08.42 PM IST
- ICICI, HDFC Bank plan to sell 50 pc stake in Prize Petroleum
ICICI Bank and HDFC Bank plan to sell their 50 per cent stake in state-owned HPCL's oil exploration firm, Prize Petroleum Co Ltd.
02 Nov, 2010, 03.19 PM IST
- British gas Petroleum Geosciences Research lab at IIT
There is going to be tremendous scope for technical manpower in the field of hydrocarbon as exploration activities have increased several f...
02 May, 2008, 08.57 PM IST
- British gas Petroleum Geosciences Research lab at IIT
There is going to be tremendous scope for technical manpower in the field of hydrocarbon as exploration activities have increased several f...
02 May, 2008, 05.31 PM IST
- Petro management students pocket B-school salaries now
The energy sector is buoyant and it is reflecting in the first campus placement of the country’s only petroleum management institute.
07 Feb, 2008, 01.36 AM IST
- Mittal, Essar eye stake in India's Prize-HPCL head
teel magnate Lakshmi Mittal and Indian refiner Essar Oil are among those competing to buy a stake in Prize Petroleum, 50 percent owned by H...
23 Jan, 2008, 11.29 AM IST
- Mittal, Essar eye stake in India's Prize-HPCL head
Steel magnate Lakshmi Mittal and Indian refiner Essar Oil are among those competing to buy a stake in Prize Petroleum, 50 percent owned by ...
23 Jan, 2008, 11.28 AM IST
- India poised to export oil products worth $40 bn
India is poised to export oil and its products worth 40 billion US dollars, thanks to the good performance of refineries both in the privat...
30 Nov, 2007, 05.05 PM IST
- Mittal eyes 50% stake in HPCL arm Prize Petro
Steel baron Lakshmi N Mittal is eyeing to buy half of Hindustan Petroleum Corporation’s exploration arm Prize Petroleum for around Rs 200 c...
09 Nov, 2007, 12.31 AM IST
- Hike in petroleum products not on cards: Deora
Though the international crude prices were going up, the UPA Government has decided that the subsidy on petroleum products should continue ...
20 Sep, 2007, 02.50 PM IST
- US companies scramble to find engineers for energy industry
Petroleum companies are trying to hire thousands of engineers to keep up with busting oilfield activity and a growing number of retirees, a...
03 Sep, 2007, 04.20 PM IST