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Growth of eight core sectors slows to 2.1% in July 2019

According to official data released by Government, Growth of eight core industries (Index of Eight Core Industries) dropped to 2.1% in July 2019. It was mainly due to...

September 3, 2019

PM Modi awarded UAE’s Highest Civilian Award

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was honored with the Order of Zayed which is the highest civilian award of the United Arab Emirates. He was awarded by the...

August 24, 2019

ONGC’s Energy Strategy 2040

India’s foremost Oil and Gas Exploration & Production (E&P) PSU, the Oil and Natural Gas Cooperation has set its target to double the oil and gas production from...

August 19, 2019

Jamnagar Refinery to produce only Jet Fuel and Petrochemicals

In light of the growing uncertainty over the future of gasoline-powered cars, one of the world’s largest oil refineries and India’s largest oil refinery, the Reliance Industries owned...

August 12, 2019

Oil refineries in India

The hydrocarbons which are extracted from the sub-surface is in the form of a thick blackish-brown sticky goo like substance. It needs to be further distilled into usable...

July 24, 2019

Strait of Homruz: The Artery of Oil

Recently two tankers were targeted in suspected attacks near the strategic Strait of Hormuz which is a vital waterway for global oil shipments. Strait of Hormuz The Strait...

June 14, 2019

High level Committee Recommends to Reduce Import Dependency of Crude

The High-Level Committee constituted to examine the issues relating to the preparation of action plan to create synergy among R&D Centres of Oil & Gas PSUs; tax issues...

May 22, 2019

India: Import of Crude from Iran and Chabahar Port Development

The sanctions waiver from the US has curtailed the Indian crude imports from Iran. But the fact that Iran was an important supplier of crude to India cannot...

May 15, 2019

India to stop Importing Crude Oil from Iran

In the backdrop of the US refusal to extend the sanctions waiver for India to import crude from Iran, the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas has taken...

April 25, 2019

Core Industrial Output increased in February

The output from the eight core sectors which include coal, crude oil, natural gas, refinery products, fertilisers, steel, cement and electricity witnessed a growth of 2.1 per cent...

April 2, 2019

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