Natural Gas

Massive deposit of petroleum, natural gas found in Pakistani waters

A substantial deposit of petroleum and natural gas has been discovered in Pakistan's territorial waters, a cache so large its exploitation could change the country's destiny, according to a media report. A three-year survey was undertaken in collaboration with a friendly country to verify the presence of the oil and gas reserves, DawnNewsTV quoted a senior security official as saying on Friday. The geographic survey has allowed Pakistan to identify the location of the deposits, and the relevant departments have informed the government of the resources found in Pakistani waters. Terming it an effort to benefit from what he called the blue water economy', the official said that proposals for bidding and exploration were being studied, meaning that the exploration work can be started in the near future. However, he said the work of digging wells and actually getting oil out could take several years. But the blue water economy' can yield more than just oil and gas; there are several o

Amended PNGRB Act to give legal teeth to petroleum sector regulators

CGDs say they can't hand over access capacity to new entities without more details from govt

India should have a strategy that's focused on strengths: Jeffrey Goldmeer

Goldmeer illustrates how gas-fired generators can be the third leg of an energy storage tripod, with the other two being battery and pumped storage

ONGC and Oil India to price natural gas from new wells at 20% premium

Gas produced from new wells in ONGC and Oil India's nominated fields will benefit from a premium equivalent to 12% of the Indian crude basket price

Govt approves 20% premium for natural gas from new wells for ONGC

The government has approved a 20 per cent premium over the regulated or APM price for any natural gas that ONGC will produce from new wells, the company said on Monday. Currently, two pricing regimes govern the majority of the domestic production of natural gas, which is used to generate electricity, produce fertiliser, turn into CNG for running automobiles and piped to households for cooking. Gas produced from legacy or fields given to state-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) and Oil India Ltd, on nomination basis, is priced at 10 per cent of the prevailing price of crude oil that India imports. This price, subject to a cap price of USD 6.5 per million British thermal units, is called regulated or APM price. So, at the current Indian basket price of USD 77 per barrel, the APM price for gas produced from ONGC's Mumbai High and Bassein fields in the western offshore should come to USD 7.7 per mmBtu, but it is paid the cap price of USD 6.5. Gas produced from difficult field

ONGC Q1 FY25 results: Net profit declines 32.1% to Rs 9,936 crore

While production was marginally down, higher cost of materials, cost write offs swelled expenses

Gujarat sees an increase of nearly 200K piped gas connections, says govt

A statement from the state government said that under the leadership of Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, Gujarat is channelling economic development through environmentally friendly policies

Irrespective of who wins election, Venezuela faces natural gas problem

The South American country's output fell to 4 billion cubic feet per day (bcfd) this year from almost 8 bcfd in 2016, data from consultancy Gas Energy Latin America shows

Indian Oil to triple gas sales, boost renewable energy to 31 GW by 2030

The company aims to establish a 5 GWh lithium-ion battery production capacity by 2031 as part of its strategy to diversify its energy portfolio

ONGC acquires Equior stake in Azerbaijan oilfields for $60 million

ONGC Videsh Ltd, the overseas investment arm of state-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), has acquired Norwegian firm Equinor's stake in an Azerbaijan oilfield and an associated pipeline for USD 60 million, the firm said in a statement. OVL "has signed a definitive sale purchase agreement (SPA) for directly acquiring 0.615 per cent participating interest (PI) in offshore Azeri Chirag Gunashli (ACG) oil field in Azerbaijan from Equinor. The agreement also includes acquiring 0.737 per cent shares of the Baku Tbilisi Ceyhan (BTC) pipeline company through its wholly-owned subsidiary ONGC BTC Limited," it added. The acquisitions, expected to be completed in the upcoming months, involve a total investment of up to USD 60 million. OVL currently has a 2.31 per cent stake in the ACG field and 2.36 per cent in the BTC pipeline. The buyout of Equinor will help raise its stake. Equinor, in December last year, announced an agreement to sell all its remaining assets in Azerbaijan to SO

Bolivia prez announces natural gas discovery, promising boon for country

Bolivia's embattled president on Monday announced the discovery of vast natural gas reserves, describing it as the biggest find in nearly two decades that could help the cash-strapped country reverse its falling production. President Luis Arce called the trove just north of the capital a mega field," saying it has some 1.7 trillion cubic metres of gas at a likely market value of $6.8 billion. He said the field named Mayaya X-1 is way to revive the gas industry. That was the engine of robust growth in the early 2000s, a period of booming exports and declining poverty that experts have termed Bolivia's economic miracle. This marks the beginning of a new chapter for the northern sub-Andean region, offering hope of maintaining our country as an important gas exporter, said Arce, who is the alleged target of a military coup attempt last month and the main focus of anger among Bolivians over shortages of fuel and foreign currency. "It's the most important discovery since 2005. In more

India's clean air target at risk as gas plan caught in regulatory minefield

New Delhi's ambitious targets to clean its air by decarbonising energy sector will be underpinned by its success in building nascent natural gas segment

Monthly natural gas trades shoot up 480% in May: Indian Gas Exchange

Higher demand from gas-based power plants amid hot weather fuelled the rise

Bringing natural gas under GST will lead to faster adoption: Oil secy

The government is cautiously optimistic of solving the GST issue in 2024-25, he said

Crude Oil, Natural Gas: Check key trading strategy, target price

Despite ongoing conflicts and lower demand growth expectations, oil prices remain steady

Crude oil, Natural gas, Copper: Check key trading strategy, target price

Crude oil prices rose by 0.5 per cent to $78.48 on Monday amid volatility tied to hopes for an end to the Gaza conflict.

Japanese consortium to invest $370 mn in Natural Gas Transition Platform

The infrastructure investor said the platform will also increase investments to boost the consumption of renewable natural gas or biogas in India and use of green hydrogen using the city gas network

Monthly natural gas trades down 80% in March: Indian Gas Exchange

Increasing global gas prices, and an extended winter in March led to the sudden fall

GAIL plans to commission its first green hydrogen project in April

"Once the initial hiccups are sorted at the commissioning stage, we expect to start producing in a month's time," one of the sources said

Mahanagar Gas legally challenges infrastructure exclusivity expiry notice

City-gas distributor to apply for a 10-year extension to continue its infrastructure exclusivity in Mumbai