Natural Gas Exploration

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding violation of environmental norms by a tyre pyrolysis plant, village Sakauti, Shamli, Uttar Pradesh, 28/05/2025

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Dr. Amit Kumar Vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Others dated 28/05/2025. The applicant has raised a grievance against setting up of a tyre pyrolysis plant by M/s Adideva Carbon LLP. According to the applicant, the tyre pyrolysis plant has …

Horizontal Option

Shale gas is the new buzzword. India is believed to have enormous amounts of shale gas deposits, according to studies conducted by Oil and Natural Gas Corporation of India (ONGC) in the Damodar (West Bengal) and Cambay (Gujarat) basins. P.K. Bhowmick, head of Dehradun-based Keshava Deva Malaviya Institute of Petroleum …

Nelp-IX to be launched in Mumbai on October 18

Ajay Modi / New Delhi September 27, 2010, 0:34 IST The government will launch the ninth round of the New Exploration Licensing Policy (Nelp-IX), which will see an auction of around 35 oil and gas blocks, on October 18, with a road show in Mumbai. Some of these blocks could …

Chindias energy curse

After mulling over whether China and India should divide hydrocarbon reserves among themselves, the Government of India has told its energy majors to sign up more contracts no matter what. But Delhi is in a bind. To compete with China’s oil giants, India’s energy firms will have to bulk up. …

Gas exploration: OGDCL to drill 11 wells in Balochistan

The Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL) has planned to drill 11 development wells in Uch Gas field area of Balochistan. Two wells are already being drilled while drilling of planned wells will start during current financial year. Seismic data acquisition work has been planed to delineate a drillable …

Australia's Oilex strikes gas reserves in Gujarat

Reserves estimated at 1.5 trillion cubic feet. Australia

Oilex claims huge gas finds in Gujarat

The total in-place reserves put at 20-30 trillion cubic feet Company holds 45 % interest in Cambay field Estimates not endorsed by Central Government NEW DELHI: In a major boost to the energy security campaign, Australia's Oilex Ltd. on Monday claimed that it had made a huge natural gas discovery …

GSPC-led consortium hits gas in Cambay

Ahmedabad: State-owned Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation (GSPC)-led consortium has made a huge natural gas discovery in the Cambay basin. Industry estimates suggest the total resource base in the basin may be in the region of 20-30 trillion cubic feet (tcf), almost equivalent to that of Reliance Industries

Natural gas in India

The Indian gas market is expected to be one of the fastest growing in the world over the next two decades. This paper analyses this market, highlighting the current challenges. It first looks at the industry structure, presents the main players from industry as well as government, and gives an …

Nagaland govt moves resolution to safeguard States resources

Kohima, July 25: To safeguard the special provisions granted to Nagaland under Article 371 (A) of the Constitution from further dilution, the government today moved a resolution in the state Assembly for framing fresh modalities and rules on exploration of mineral wealth, particularly petrol and natural gas. Moving the resolution, …

Pioneer deal adds twice the punch to RIL's shale gas plans

Arijit Barman & Kalpana Pathak / Mumbai June 25, 2010, 0:19 IST After picking up 40 per cent interest in the Marcellus shale gas acreage of Atlas Energy in April, Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) on Thursday announced a $1.3-billion (Rs 6,000 crore) acquisition of 45 per cent interest in the …

Wonderfuel: Welcome to the age of unconventional gas

We've found lots of it, we're learning how to get it and we think we can clean it before we burn it. Is natural gas the secure answer to our energy woes?

Lower transit rates for KG gas

Hyderabad, June 8: The gas-based industries in the state will stand to benefit from the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) ruling that is in favour of differential rates for gas based on their location. The PNGRB, which met in New Delhi on Tuesday, issued interim orders allowing lower …

Natural gas plays in the Marcellus Shale: Challenges and potential opportunities

The U.S. has abundant natural gas resources within the Barnett Shale, Haynesville/Bossier Shale, Antrim Shale, Fayetteville Shale, New Albany Shale, and Marcellus Shale. This article is focused on the Marcellus Shale because it is the most expansive shale gas in play in the U.S. The Marcellus Shale, which is Devonian …

Added risks in gas exploration

R K Batra & Ruchika Chawla / New Delhi May 31, 2010, 0:22 IST The Supreme Court

Competitive rivalry

The Ambanis should share the peace treaty with investors Business Standard / New Delhi May 26, 2010, 0:27 IST Indians love happy families, even if fraternal rivalry is the stuff of popular epics, and the image of a loving mother bringing quarrelling brothers together is a sure shot tear-jerker. So, …

Overseas firms for GSPC in 2-3 years

ENERGY CONGLOMERATE Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation (GSPC) plans to start its upstream overseas arm in the next two to three years to look after its global oil and gas exploration activities, a top company official said.

Ambani brothers bury the hatchet

STRIKE DEAL, DUMP `NON-COMPETE' PACT Mukesh and Anil groups to cancel all existing non-compete agreements New agreement bars Reliance Industries from gas-based power generation till 2022 RIL can invest in power, infrastructure and financial services RNRL might get natural gas from KG Basin : The two Ambani brothers seem to …

Nelp-IX launch by Sept

Mumbai: The Government is planning to launch the ninth round of the New Exploration Licensing Policy (Nelp-IX) by September-November this year to auction up to 45 oil and gas blocks, a top official from directorate general of hydrocarbons (DGH), said.

Impact of recent discoveries on petroleum and natural gas exploration: emphasis on India

Two recent discoveries have greatly impacted understanding relevant to the origination and emplacement of petroleum and natural gas deposits. One discovery, pertaining to hydrocarbon formation from methane broadens significantly potential regions where abiotic petroleum and natural gas deposits might be found. The other, discovery of the physical impossibility of Earth-mantle …

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