A recent day‑long meeting in Mumbai brought together diverse stakeholders to deliberate on the upstream reform agenda and investment opportunities in India. The growing interest in the upstream segment of India’s oil and gas industry was evident in the strong participation at a series of engagements organised by the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas...
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Exploring New Directions
With a view to analysing the Kelkar Committee Report on domestic fuel production, we critically consider certain recommendations in Part I of the Committee´s Report.
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CMPDI submits data on shale gas blocks
Central Mine Planning & Design Institute (CMPDI) submitted data package for six shale gas blocks to the Directorate-General of Hydrocarbons. These include two blocks in Ranigunj coalfields of the Damodar basin in West Bengal. They are most prolific with a reserve potential of 50 billion cubic metre. The others are in Jharia, also in the Damodar basin, and in the
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RIL denied approval for $3.5 bn development plan
Owing to the absence of Drill Stem Tests (DSTs) to confirm the finds, the Directorate General of Hydrocarbons (DGH) refused to take forward the development plan of Reliance Industries' (RIL) in block NEC-25. RIL failed to conduct the above tests to confirm discovery in the NEC-25 block, off the Odisha coast. The firm made discoveries in D-32, D-40, D-9 and D-10 in the Block NEC-OSN-97/2 (NEC-25) and it sub
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DGH not inclined to clear RIL proposal
The Directorate General of Hydrocarbons (DGH), the technical arm of the union petroleum ministry, is not in favour of approving the Reliance Industries' (RIL) proposal to conduct separate testing for D-29, 30 & 31. Earlier in May, the firm sought permission for conducting separate tests at its three gas discoveries i.e D-29, 30 & 31. This is a shift away from the com
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Cairn may not get relinquished blocks on nomination basis
The Directorate General of Hydrocarbons (DGH) opined that Cairn India can repossess the almost 8,000 square kilometre of area in its prolific Rajasthan block
only by participating in future NELP or Open Acreage Licensing Policy (OPAL) bidding. It may be recalled that Cairn India requested the government to return the area that it previously relinquished as it did not find oil or
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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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Oil secy urges officals to act fast on approvals
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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RIL shuts another well at KG D6 block, output falls
According to a latest report of the Directorate General of Hydrocarbons (DGH), Reliance Industries (RIL) shut its ninth well - A1 - on the Krishna Godavari (KG)-D6 block for "reservoir build-up study. The closure of the well resulted in the gas output from the block falling to an all-time low of 15.5 million standard cubic metre per
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DGH proposes stringent conditions for cost recovery
Directorate General of Hydrocarbon (DGH) opined that recovery of cost incurred by companies on exploration activity in the producing oil and gas fields must be allowed only under certain conditions. The upstream oil regulator recommended that the exploration firm must submit a feasible investment plan for producing from the discovery in order to be eligible for cost recovery