The Cabinet Committee on Investment (CCI) approved 25 blocks for continued exploration of oil and gas in its latest meeting. These blocks involve a total of over $4.6 billion of investment. Of this, $2.71 billion of investment has already been made and further investment to the extent of $1.9 billion
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CCI clears investment in 5 oil and gas blocks
Exploration project at five oil and gas blocks, which where stuck as the defence ministry had objected to civilian activity, received approval from the Cabinet Committee on Investment (CCI) recently. Oil and gas exploration projects at several regions were affected by the objection of the defence establishment on concerns of security or proximity to sensitive locat
Ministries take efforts to clear blocks
Union ministry of defence and the ministry of petroleum are taking efforts to arrive at a workable solution in respect of granting security clearance to the "No Go" blocks, a joint report by the ministries said. Both the ministries are taking efforts keeping in mind the best practices in other countries as well as options for appropriate ring-fencing and a coordinated mech
Oil, defence ministries discuss clearance to 39 blocks
The Minister of State for Petroleum & Natural Gas PanabaakaLakshmi informed the Lok Sabha that as per the directives of Cabinet Committee on Investments (CCI), meetings are being held to resolve the issue of Ministryof Defence (MoD) placing restrictions on exploration and development activities in respect of 39 exploration blocks in offshore areas including Krishna-God
Oil, defence ministries discuss clearance to 39 blocks
The Minister of State for Petroleum & Natural Gas PanabaakaLakshmi informed the Lok Sabha that as per the directives of Cabinet Committee on Investments (CCI), meetings are being held to resolve the issue of Ministryof Defence (MoD) placing restrictions on exploration and development activities in respect of 39 exploration blocks in offshore areas including Krishna-God
Plan panel chief expects nod for several oil and gas blocks
Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia informed that the government may approve exploration in many of the 39 oil and gas blocks that await defence clearance in next two weeks. Agency reports indicate that officials from ministries of defence and petroleum have sorted out issues at majority of the 39 blocks
Plan panel chief expects nod for several oil and gas blocks
Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia informed that the government may approve exploration in many of the 39 oil and gas blocks that await defence clearance in next two weeks. Agency reports indicate that officials from ministries of defence and petroleum have sorted out issues at majority of the 39 blocks
CCI asks ministries to decide on 46 exploration blocks in a month
Cabinet Committee on Investments (CCI), in its maiden meeting, urged the petroleum and defence ministries to resolve their differences on giving approval to the development of 46 oil and gas blocks in one month. It is learnt that delay in giving clearance by the defence ministry to these blocks has hampered investments of Rs 92,000

