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
Petroleum Ministry in hunt for younger bureaucrat for Directorate General of HydrocarbonsFour months after giving charge of oil and gas field regulator DGH to a senior bureaucrat, the Petroleum Ministry.
05 Nov, 2015, 06.50 PM IST
Directorate General of Hydrocarbons' BN Talukdar gets six-month extensionTalukdar, who took over as the head of the Directorate General of Hydrocarbons (DGH) on February 6, 2014, was to superannuate yesterday aft...
01 Jan, 2015, 05.11 PM IST
Directorate General of Hydrocarbons veers off from mandate, fails to carry out primary taskDGH, technical arm of the petroleum ministry, hasn’t been able to carry out its primary mandate in the past five years.
02 Sep, 2014, 03.38 AM IST
Oil India's BN Talukdar to take over as new Director General of HydocarbonsBN Talukdar, director exploration at Oil India, is poised to take charge as the new head of the Directorate General of Hydrocarbons (DGH).
30 Jan, 2014, 04.00 AM IST
Supreme Court asks CBI to file more cases based on Niira Radia tapesSome of the tapes have not been made public yet, but the conversations were leaked in 2010 on the controversial allocation of airwaves.
05 Oct, 2013, 03.16 AM IST
RIL's PMS Prasad writes a complaint letter to Petroleum Secy Vivek Rae, questions DGH's behaviourRIL has initiated arbitration against penalties imposed on the grounds that it deliberately cut gas production by not drilling enough wells.
12 Sep, 2013, 03.58 AM IST
- Oil Ministry looks for new DGH
Ten months after a bureaucrat was appointed as DGH, the Oil Ministry has begun looking for a technocrat to the head the upstream oil regula...
19 Apr, 2013, 02.40 PM IST
Oil Ministry looks for new Directorate General of HydrocarbonsTen months after a bureaucrat was appointed as DGH, the Oil Ministry is looking for a technocrat to the head the upstream oil regulatory bo...
18 Apr, 2013, 07.03 PM 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
- 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 to PAC: Decisions on RIL block based on DGH inputOil Ministry has told a high-powered Parliamentary Committee that it was guided by DGH advice when it waived a key clause to allow the firm...
04 Jan, 2012, 05.53 PM IST
- Reliance Industries D6 block witness steep decline in output: Jaipal Reddy
Reliance Industries-operated D6 block experienced steep decline in gas output because the company drilled only 22 wells against 31.
16 Dec, 2011, 03.49 AM IST
- Oil Ministry to make DGH functioning more transparent to prevent corruption charges
The Chawla Committee was constituted this year to consider measures for tackling corruption in allocation of natural resources after the 2G...
03 Aug, 2011, 04.24 AM IST
- DGH sends a clear message, better shape up or ship out
As head of the upstream petroleum regulatory body, VK Sibal has always been in the limelight.
27 Nov, 2006, 01.53 AM IST