Lessons from Hormuz crisis: Vedanta’s Anil Agarwal shares how India can break the 88% crude dependency cycleRecent Strait of Hormuz tensions reveal India's deep dependence on imported oil. Vedanta Chairman Anil Agarwal stresses India is under-expl...
21 Apr, 2026, 05.11 PM IST
Fuel crisis deepens as Queensland fast-tracks ‘Singapore-sized’ Taroom Trough oil reserve; over 100 service stations run dryQueensland is fast-tracking exploration of a massive oil reserve in the Taroom Trough to address worsening fuel shortages nationwide. Multi...
28 Mar, 2026, 07.44 AM IST
Trump bragged about low gas prices. The Iran conflict has him doing an about-facePresident Trump's stance on soaring oil prices has shifted, now touting them as beneficial for U.S. revenue. This comes as the Strait of Ho...
13 Mar, 2026, 07.13 AM IST
India-US trade deal: Farmers may get cover as tariffs on certain American agri-related products to ease over 10 yearsIndia will phase out tariffs on agricultural inputs for its food processing industry over 10 years under a trade deal with the US, allowing...
09 Feb, 2026, 06.46 PM IST
This Andaman Sea offshore well could unlock decades of energy potential for IndiaIndia has confirmed a significant natural gas discovery in the Andaman basin, marking a milestone in deepwater exploration. This find, at t...
30 Sep, 2025, 03.27 PM IST
Industry body SEA warns new vegetable oil rules may challenge smaller producersThe government's new vegetable oil regulation, aiming for transparency and data accuracy, faces challenges as small producers may struggle ...
20 Aug, 2025, 04.01 PM IST
Owners of sunken ship given 48 hours to complete extraction of oil leaking into seaAuthorities issued a 48-hour ultimatum to salvors and owners of MSC Elsa 3. The ship sank off the Kerala coast last month. It carried hazar...
12 Jun, 2025, 05.27 PM IST
Automobile industry seeks 5% GST for 2-wheelers running on flex fuel, official saysThe automobile industry in India has requested a 5% Goods and Services Tax (GST) on two-wheelers running on flex fuel, similar to electric-...
29 Jun, 2023, 09.29 AM IST
Govt offers 15 CBM blocks in first bidding round in more than a decadeThe blocks are located in Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Odisha and Chhattisgarh, according to a notice inviting offe...
23 Sep, 2021, 05.59 PM IST
Lockdown to delay several oil, gas projectsThe oil industry is under twin assault from the demand destruction caused by Covid-19 and a price war between key global producers that has...
07 Apr, 2020, 07.55 AM IST
Refiners’ CO2 to help raise output of aging oilfieldsIndia has been encouraging producers to undertake more EOR projects to raise local oil output.
17 Apr, 2019, 10.44 AM IST
ONGC eyes higher pricing for KG basin gas to make project viableState-run ONGC hopes the government will make gas prices "attractive" for it to develop asset in the Krishna-Godaveri basin.
24 Nov, 2015, 07.36 PM IST
Government targets to reach 1-crore PNG connections in 2 yearsPNG will help cut down use of subsidised LPG. LPG thus freed can be used to replace kerosene and forest wood for cooking in rural and remot...
13 Jul, 2015, 08.29 PM IST
Water scarcity: Earth is losing groundwater at an alarming rateOne third of the aquifers - which provide food and water to two billion people, are being depleted at accelerated rates.
27 Jun, 2015, 02.47 PM IST
DGH proposes tougher norms for extending oilfield contracts of private firmsDGH has proposed stringent norms for extending oilfield contracts of private firms, demanding they should raise the state's share of profit...
10 Jan, 2014, 05.16 AM IST
- India unlikely to meet target for biofuel mix
The government is unlikely to meet its deadline of October 2008 for increasing the level of ethanol from 5% to 10% in the ethanol-petrol bl...
02 Jun, 2008, 03.04 AM IST
'Green diesel is fully fungible'Jennifer Holmgren is director of the Renewable Energy and Chemicals Business at UOP, which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Honeywell, a For...
13 Oct, 2007, 04.06 AM IST