Indian Oil ramps up LPG output 30% as Hormuz disruption tests India’s energy securityIndian Oil Corporation increased LPG production by nearly thirty percent. Refineries operated above full capacity to ensure energy supply c...
31 Aug, 2026, 03.35 PM IST
Govt plans to start recovery 7 years after deepwater explorers begin productionThe government will support deepwater exploration through 2030-31 with significant funding. About forty-three thousand crore rupees will fu...
31 Aug, 2026, 12.31 AM IST
ONGC explores drillship acquisition/JV for deepwater capacity under Samudra ManthanONGC seeks dedicated deepwater drillship capacity for its exploration program. The state explorer issued an expression of interest for rig-...
30 Aug, 2026, 12.09 PM IST
Stocks in news: Wipro, BSE, Vodafone Idea, Hyundai India and AirtelThe markets experienced fluctuations as they weighed the prospects of interest rates against concerns over oil prices and geopolitical issu...
11 Aug, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
ONGC, Shell India ink pact to explore deepwater blocks, LNG sourcingONGC and Shell Energy India have signed a non-binding agreement for exploration. They will explore deepwater and ultra-deepwater oil and ga...
10 Aug, 2026, 05.16 PM IST
India has built energy resilience to withstand external shocks, says PuriIndia has enhanced its energy security by diversifying crude oil supplies. Strategic infrastructure expansion and domestic exploration inve...
07 Aug, 2026, 06.04 PM IST
Drill, Baby, Drill: India to fund Rs 650 cr per well for 60 deepsea wells to break its oil import habitIndia's government will fund offshore oil and gas exploration directly from its national budget. The "Samudra Manthan" scheme allocates sig...
02 Aug, 2026, 03.08 PM IST
ONGC plans 150 deepwater wells under Rs 84,084-crore Samudra Manthan MissionONGC will drill 150 deepwater wells over seven years. The Samudra Manthan scheme aims to boost domestic oil and gas exploration. This initi...
01 Aug, 2026, 01.29 PM IST
Union Cabinet approves Samudra Manthan scheme, Rs 84,084 crore push for deepwater oil and gas explorationThe Union Cabinet has approved the Samudra Manthan mission with a financial outlay of Rs 84,084 crore, aimed at boosting deepwater and ultr...
31 Jul, 2026, 07.24 PM IST
Govt plans Rs 80,000 crore package to attract deepwater oil explorersIndia plans an Rs 80,000-crore incentive package for deepwater oil exploration. The government will fund up to half the cost of drilling ex...
28 Jul, 2026, 05.30 AM IST
ONGC starts drilling first deepwater well in Mahanadi basin under Samudra Manthan missionONGC began drilling its first deepwater exploratory well in the Mahanadi offshore basin. This ambitious campaign aims to tap India's vast h...
25 Jul, 2026, 04.17 PM IST
Drill India drill: Iran war triggers India’s boldest hunt for oilThe Iran war has pushed countries to prioritise energy self-reliance, with India accelerating an already underway shift toward boosting dom...
25 Mar, 2026, 02.19 PM IST
- ONGC hires deepwater rig from Vantage for $1 bn
The rig has been newly built at Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering's Okpo shipyard in Korea.
30 Dec, 2010, 07.43 PM IST
- BG eyes 30% in ONGC's KG block
British oil major British Gas is all set to pick up a 30% stake in ONGC’s KG basin block (KG-DWN-98/4) and 25% in Mahanadi basin block (MN-...
02 Feb, 2008, 03.13 AM IST
- ONGC seeks rig from global oil firms for KG block work
ONGC is in talks with global oil firms StatOil, Norway’s Norsk Hydro among others, to secure an ultra deepwater rig for drilling well UD-1.
14 Dec, 2007, 12.18 AM IST
- Reliance, ONGC in race to hire Transocean drillships
Upstream companies Reliance Industries (RIL) and Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) are in a race to hire drillships from Transocean, t...
11 Oct, 2007, 03.14 AM IST
- Oil cos draw plans to share rigs
Due to shortage of oil rigs, RIL is in talks with ONGC on sharing of infrastructure in deep-sea basins.
02 Jan, 2007, 01.00 AM IST