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Emerging Nightmarish Oil Scenario: Surging Crude Price, Trump’s Fresh Threat, Iran To Retaliate
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India Govt. Imposes Windfall Tax On Fuel Exports
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Petroleum Ministry Issues Orders To Strengthen PNG Network
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It Is Now The Turn Of Bio-ethanol Refineries In India
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India’s Success In Wind Energy
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ONGC Starts Gas Monetisation From Daman Development Project
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Petronet LNG Commissions Dahej Terminal Expansion To 22.5 MMTPA
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Private Fuel Retailers Shell, Nayara Hike Petrol, Diesel Prices
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Serentica Renewables
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April 17, 2026: Capacity Utilisation Of Petroleum Product Pipelines In India, click column Special Database pipeline-wise details.
April 16, 2026: Growth In LPG Marketing In India, click column Special Database for details of India’s amazing growth in LPG marketing.
April 9, 2026 | India Should Prepare For $200/Barrel Oil Crisis On War Footing: This piece was written the day before the ceasefire deal between President Trump and Iran. As there is a possibility of oil prices climbing above $200 per barrel, India should prepare itself to manage energy sector under any possible scenario, says energy expert Bhamy Shenoy. It was a stroke of luck that India had negotiated to buy 2.3 million tons of LPG from the US last year. The country needs such strategic planning urgently. A technical group of experts with background in power, oil and gas, coal, computer modeling, international petroleum industry and related fields be formed to develop a model to simulate what will happen to India's oil supplies (mainly crude oil, LNG and LPG) if Strait Of Hormuz, Suez Canal, Red Sea are blocked and oil/LNG installations are damaged/destroyed in the Middle East. Model should be able to develop different strategies to help India prepare better for any contingency. Click Free Access column Petro Intelligence to read an insightful piece.
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Will India’s LPG supply take 4 years to recover? Petroleum Ministry responds
April 18, 2026: The Petroleum Ministry has rejected a report that suggested the country's LPG supply could take up to four years to recover, calling the claim "misleading". The ministry said the report, attributed to an unnamed government official, created "an incorrect impression about the country's more..
Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board grants authorization to IOCL Kochi-Kanyakumari-Thoothukudi pipeline
April 18, 2026: The Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) has granted authorization to Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) for the Kochi-Kanyakumari-Thoothukudi Natural Gas Pipeline (KTPL).
The company in an official statement said that the pipeline will start from the Kochi LNG Terminal in more..
India to continue Russian oil, LPG imports even after US’ 30-day waiver ends: Report
April 18, 2026: India is expected to continue purchasing crude oil and cooking gas (LPG) from Russia even after the expiry of the US’s one-month sanctions waiver on such imports, Mint reported, citing two people aware of the matter.
The US had briefly relaxed sanctions in early March for Russian oil and more..
India moves to develop LPG pipeline; launches Rs 125 billion pipeline expansion
April 18, 2026: India has begun the process of development of liquified petroleum gas (LPG) pipeline infrastructure to eliminate bulk movement of cooking fuel.
In this regard, the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board is in the process of concluding bid proposals of four pipelines with an estimated more..
Oil India Limited achieves record natural gas production in Jaisalmer, strengthens India’s energy security
April 18, 2026: Oil India Limited (OIL), one of India’s leading public sector oil and gas companies, has achieved a significant milestone by recording its highest-ever annual natural gas production in last ten years from the Jaisalmer basin in Rajasthan
OIL reported a record production of 254.90 Million more..
Three ships carrying LPG, LNG arrive at CTG port, three more on the way
April 18, 2026: Three large vessels carrying substantial quantities of LPG (liquefied petroleum gas) from India and Malaysia, and another large ship transporting LNG from the United States, have arrived at the outer anchorage of Chattogram port.
Additionally, at least three more ships carrying LPG and LNG from more..
IndianOil says it enhanced Auto LPG supplies in Bengaluru to over 300%
April 18, 2026: IndianOil on Thursday said it has significantly augmented its Auto LPG supplies to Bengaluru, increasing volumes to over 300 percent of the usual supply to meet the sharp surge in demand arising from ongoing geopolitical disruptions affecting private sector supply chains.
In a statement, the oil more..
IndianOil Surya Nutan Solar Cooking System Launch: Price, Features, How to Book | Cook Without LPG or Electricity
April 18, 2026: In a major push towards clean and sustainable cooking, Indian Oil Corporation (IndianOil) has introduced Surya Nutan, an innovative indoor solar cooking system that lets households prepare food using the power of the sun. This patented technology promises to reduce dependence on LPG cylinders and electricity more..
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Impact of Ukraine war on International LNG trade. Lessons for India
by Dr Bhamy Shenoy
 Russian-Ukraine war has brought about
dramatic changes in international gas and oil sector because of the oil embargo
by the west and gas more...
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Buy Assets In US And Swap Crude With Europe
By R. Sasankan
The
pecking order in the world of oil and gas has changed dramatically: the US has
grabbed the top spot on the totem pole. One recent report summed up the
development succinctly: "December 2023 witnessed an extraordinary surge in US
LNG exports with shipments more...
Cheap Crude Does Not Benefit PSU Refineries
By R. Sasankan
Parliamentarians in India have a heart-warming desire to
shape public policy; the trouble is that in their eagerness to do something -
anything - they can allow the nobility of their intention to smother the
practicality of their proposed interventions. In their zeal more...
Double Trouble
By R. Sasankan
If you ignore history, you are condemned to repeat it.
The stark truth of this aphorism came back to me the other day when I
read a Reuters report that said Indian Oil Corporation was aiming to
double the capacity of its liquefied natural gas more...
Single Agency Needed To Acquire Overseas Energy Assets
By R. Sasankan
India is a country of many paradoxes – and it is this quality that makes
it hard for policy makers to find the right palliative for its myriad
problems. The country is one of the fastest growing economies in the
world and hopes to become a $ 5 trillion more...
Tackling Blowback From Sanctions
By R. Sasankan
India and the US have developed close ties over the past few years as
they perceive China to be a common enemy whose reach and influence must
be circumscribed. On its own, India cannot counter China’s growing
ambitions in the Asia-Pacific region. Likewise, more...
Gas Ratio Target: Time For A Revision?
By R. Sasankan
When Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced his ambitious objective to
raise the contribution of natural gas in India’s energy mix to 15 per
cent by 2030, the experts in the petroleum industry were left astounded
by the boldness of the claim.
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Can The Downstream Man Bail Out ONGC?
By R. Sasankan
“New Delhi: Under-investment in the Oil & Gas sector could hamper
India's progress, Arun Kumar Singh, Chairman and CEO of state-owned Oil
and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC), has warned. National Oil Companies around
the world are facing increasing pressure more...
Oil PSUs In Trouble Again
By R. Sasankan
International price of crude oil has risen by 30% in the third quarter
of 2023. Global crude oil inventories are at seasonal lows and
production cuts, announced transparently by OPEC+ till the end of
December 2023 amount to about 3.3 million barrels a more...
Gas Ratio Target: Time For A Revision?
By R. Sasankan
When Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced his ambitious objective to
raise the contribution of natural gas in India’s energy mix to 15 per
cent by 2030, the experts in the petroleum industry were left astounded
by the boldness of the claim.
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Tackling Blowback From Sanctions
By R. Sasankan
India and the US have developed close ties over the past few years as
they perceive China to be a common enemy whose reach and influence must
be circumscribed. On its own, India cannot counter China’s growing
ambitions in the Asia-Pacific region. Likewise, more...
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ICIS Highlights US LNG Dominance and Shifting Power Price Dynamics
18th February, 2026: ICIS analysis presented last week at E-World (10-12 February, 2026) shows that Europe’s energy transition is entering a more volatile and politically sensitive phase, spanning LNG and gas supply, power market dynamics and short-term trading behaviour. Click more...
Third Lovraj Kumar Memorial Lecture by Dr Vijay Kelkar
September 19, 2024: Dr Vijay Kelkar’s single biggest contribution is acknowledged to be India’s Goods and Services Tax (GST). He has also made significant contribution to the oil and gas sector. He served as secretary in the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas. The Third Lovraj Kumar Memorial Lecture delivered more...
The Failing Climate Negotiations – And the Need for India’s Leadership in Representing the Global South
 May 16, 2024: Dr Surya P.Sethi, eminent energy expert, wirtes on the Failing Climate Negotiations – And the Need for India’s Leadership in Representing the Global South.
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Qatar pauses Red Sea LNG traffic: ICIS analyst view
January 18, 2024: Click HERE to read article by Alex Froley, LNG Market Analyst at ICIS, examines the possible effects of ongoing disruptions in the Red Sea on global LNG trade.
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Can LNG replace Russian gas in Europe?
European LNG imports reached a record high in January 2022 and could go a little higher if Russian pipeline gas supply falls, or even stops completely. But the best-connected European LNG terminals are already running at high rates, and limits to cross-border pipeline gas capacity would restrict the wider benefit of higher imports into some... more...
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Speech of Former Petroleum Secretary, T.S. Vijayaraghavan, on Indias Petroleum Sector
Demand & Growth:
India's Crude
Oil demand has risen from 0.65 Million Barrels a day in 1980 to 3.7 Million
barrels and will reach 4 Million by 2016. Internal production is now less than 0.8
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The KG basin price hike socialises costs and privatises profits
Why the Rangarajan Committee's complex pricing formula will inflict heavy burdens on the power and fertiliser sectors and give a private gas producer windfall profits?
The ministry of petroleum and natural gas has proposed to increase the price of natural gas from the Krishna Godavari (KG) more...
Fire From Ice: A Promising New Energy Source
Massive imports of oil and natural gas have exacerbated India’s big trade deficit, which is a hurdle to the acceleration of economic growth. Light at the end of the tunnel comes from a technological breakthrough last week by JOGMEC (Japan Oil Gas and Metals National Corporation). It succeeded in extracting natural gas more...
The Diesel Subsidy Hole
Under-recovery on diesel as per the Indian petroleum ministry website was . 10.94 a litre in February 2012 when the procurement price was . 37.80 per litre ($122.06 a barrel). The diesel under-recoveries are expected to exceed . 750 billion at average price of $95.66 a barrel while total annual shortfall due to fuel subsidies more...
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V.C. Asokan Assumes Charge As ED, Southern Region
 V.C. Asokan has assumed charge as the Executive Director, Southern Region and State Head – Indian Oil (Tamil Nadu & Puducherry) on April 01, 2026. He will also serve as the State Level more...
IGL Announces Appointment Of 7 New Heads Of Department
Indraprastha Gas Limited has announced a comprehensive restructuring of its senior management with the appointment of seven new Heads of Department (HODs) across key operational area. The newly appointed HODs represent a diverse mix of engineering expertise and specialized qualifications. Manoj Kumar Gupta, taking charge of more...
Deep Chand Jain, Appointed As HOD - Projects
 Deep Chand Jain, appointed as HOD - Projects, contributes 26 years of CGD sector experience, having joined IGL in 2000. Several appointees, including Bhudev Singh (PNG O&M) and Hemant Singh more...
Subhankar Sen Takes Over Additional Charge As Director (HR), BPCL
 Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) has announced that Subhankar Sen, Director (Marketing), has taken over the additional charge of Director (Human Resources) of the company. With over three more...
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India Should Prepare For $200/Barrel Oil Crisis On War Footing
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Govt. Open To Provide Incentives To Invest In Coal Gasification
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