Following a grim assessment by the Directorate General of Hydrocarbons (DGH), Union Petroleum Secretary Vivek Rae urged officials in his ministry to act fast on clearing oil and gas projects. It may be noted that the oil ministry's technical arm DGH said officials of the ministry are yet to clear 268 files relating to various projects for
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Centre discourages gas-based power projects
Government of Karnataka requested for allocation of gas for two new gas based power projects at Bidadi Combined Cycle Power Project (CCPP) 1,400 mw (2x700) and Tadadi CCPP 2,100 mw (3x700) proposed for 12th Plan. The application was received by the union power ministry on October 29, 2010. This information was given by the Minister of State for Power Jyotiraditya M Scindia in Lok S
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Officials to discuss gas pipeline project
The extension of Iran-Pakistan natural gas pipeline to India would be discussed by the officials of the Indian and the Iranian governments, media reports suggest. It may be noted that Iran laid 900 km of the 1,600-km pipeline on its soil and both Iranian and Pakistani firms have undertaken the construction of the remaining part in Pakistan
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DGH calls for review of DoC for RIL’s block
Media reports suggest that the Directorate General of Hydrocarbons (DGH) asked the union oil ministry to convene a meeting of the Management Committee (MC) to review the Declaration of Commerciality (DoC) for D-35 block. The block, which is also named CY-DWN-2001/2 block, was discovered by Reliance Industries (RIL) in 2007
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Firms await outcome of EGoM meet on gas allocation
Industry players are awaiting the outcome of the impending meeting of the empowered group of ministers (EGoM) to discuss the allocation and pricing of natural gas. During the meeting, the ministerial panel would discuss two separate proposals, one for raising prices of gas produced by blocks auctioned under new exploration licensing policy (Nelp) and the other for allocation of gas prod
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Petronet may commission Kochi terminal by end March 2014
As many as three Re-gasified Liquefied Natural Gas (R-LNG) terminals exist now in the country while the fourth R-LNG terminal is under construction at Kochi (Kerala) by Petronet LNG (PLL). Giving this information in a written reply in the Lok Sabha recently, Panabaaka Lakshmi, Minister of State for Petroleum & Natural Gas informed that the Kochi RLNG terminal may be commissioned during 2013
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ONGC board approves Rs 11 bn turnaround project
P Lakshmi, Minister of State for Petroleum & Natural Gas informed the Lok Sabha that ONGC Board has recently approved a turnaround or reconstruction project in Bassein fields in its meeting held on March 20, 2013, at an estimated cost of $207 million (Equivalent to Rs 1,138.50) with scheduled completion by April 2015. Further, she said, with implementation of various rede
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Shiv-Vani says its contract is not banned by ONGC
In a press release, Shiv-Vani Oil and Gas Exploration Services clarified that ONGC cancelled the process of banning its contract as the latter is satisfied with the former's performance at the site the Kakinada processing facility. It may be noted that there were rumours that ONGC banned the contract given to Shiv-Vani Oil and Gas to install and operate one compressor along with one s
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Kerala govt urges centre to introduce CGD in Kochi
Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy asked the union petroleum ministry to fast-track the implementation of the City Gas Distribution (CGD) project in Kochi. Recently, Chandy asked the union oil Minister Veerapa Moily to take proactive steps to realise the CGD project. In the letter, Chandy ensured his government’s “support including single window clearance for the realis
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Kerala govt wants centre to introduce CGD in Kochi
Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy asked the union petroleum ministry to fast-track the implementation of the City Gas Distribution (CGD) project in Kochi. Recently, Chandy asked the union oil Minister Veerapa Moily to take proactive steps to realise the CGD project. In the letter, Chandy ensured his government’s “support including single window clearance for the realisation of the projec