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
‘It’s not like a lockdown is going to take place tomorrow’: Puri dismisses fears after PM Modi’s fuel-saving pushUnion Minister Hardeep Singh Puri reassured citizens that no lockdown-like restrictions are imminent despite Prime Minister Modi's call for...
12 May, 2026, 06.12 PM IST
Govt awarded 172 oil & gas blocks in 10 years, but negligible output brings policy and execution into focusIndia's ambitious oil and gas policy has failed to boost domestic production. Despite billions invested and extensive exploration, only one...
02 May, 2026, 12.34 AM IST
India to offer 21 oil, gas blocks in OALP-XI bid roundIndia is set to launch its 11th Open Acreage Licensing Policy (OALP) round, offering 21 oil and natural gas blocks spanning over 80,000 sq ...
30 Mar, 2026, 03.18 PM IST
India aims to attract USD 100 bn in investment, expand exploration acreage: Srikant Nagulapalli DGHIndia is targeting significant growth in its energy sector. The nation plans to attract USD 100 billion in investments by 2030. Exploration...
26 Mar, 2026, 08.53 PM IST
Oil India Limited to start exploration in NagalandOil India Limited (OIL) is planning to conduct a 3D seismic survey of 4,000 sq km of land in Upper Assam, while exploration in Nagaland is ...
01 May, 2023, 07.58 PM IST
Domestic oil and gas producers should function like holding companies: Dharmendra PradhanDeeper involvement of information technology, digitalisation and the internet has transformed the oil and gas sector, improving everything ...
17 Nov, 2020, 05.55 PM IST
Government to reach out to foreign players for oil explorationMove to help avoid concentration of acreage in hands of only a few companies.
31 Jul, 2019, 07.50 AM IST
23 blocks on offer in third round of bidding for Open Acreage Licensing PolicyPetroleum & natural gas minister Dharmendra Pradhan opened the auction at Petrotech, a three-day industry conference in Greater Noida.
11 Feb, 2019, 09.33 AM IST
Area under hydrocarbon exploration expected to double by 2020, says DGHThe first licensing round under the new Open Acreage Licensing Policy expanded exploration acreage to 150,000 sq km last year from 90,000 s...
29 Jan, 2019, 07.23 AM IST
From July 1, 2017: Oil companies will carve out own exploration areasPradhan launched National Data Repository, which gives potential investors access to necessary geological data that will help companies car...
29 Jun, 2017, 10.59 AM IST
Oil India bets big on shale assets, to raise US outputIndia’s second-largest state-run energy explorer Oil India is now betting big on its prospects in the shale oil and gas arena.
30 Sep, 2013, 10.46 AM IST
As government readies shale policy, companies like RIL, Cairn, Essar bet on shale gas explorationCompanies like RIL, Cairn India and Essar Oil are preparing plans to kick-start the hunt for other sources of natural gas in the energy-hun...
16 Sep, 2013, 08.04 AM IST
Top oil companies to push shale exploration, marketingIndian energy firms Reliance Industries, Cairn India & Essar Oil have put shale oil & gas exploration and marketing on their priority list.
12 Sep, 2013, 04.00 AM IST
- Acreage retention a major attraction in Nelp-IX auction
This round has 34 blocks (15 offshore and 19 onshore) on offer, of which there are 19 new blocks and 15 blocks from relinquished and old ac...
20 Oct, 2010, 12.24 AM IST
- Shale gas exploration acreages to be available from next year
The Directorate General of Hydrocarbon (DGH) today said that shale gas exploration acreages in the country will be available from next year.
28 Aug, 2010, 01.27 PM IST
- Block auction to make way for open bids soon: Deora
The government is moving away from auctioning a large number of blocks periodically to an Open Acreage Licensing Policy, or OALP, which wil...
01 Jul, 2010, 02.16 AM IST