When local investigators scoured a riverbed in southern Malaysia for clues in a chemical dumping case that hospitalized over one thousand people earlier this year, they found a cocktail of Continue Reading
India’s oil demand growth has slowed to a trickle on the back of sluggish sale of transport fuels, as consumers defer vehicle purchases until clarity on new taxes and policies Continue Reading
Just one Indian refiner has agreed to buy additional crude oil supply from Saudi Arabia to compensate for the loss of Iranian barrels, as India’s firms have been looking for Continue Reading
China and India—two of the world’s largest oil importers and the biggest demand growth centers globally—are close to setting up an oil buyers’ club to have a say in the Continue Reading
Indian refiners processed 22.5 million mt, or an average 5.3 million b/d, of crude oil in March, up 6,5% year on year, latest data from the oil ministry showed, reflecting Continue Reading
For most of the naughties, Bangalore-based entrepreneur Chetan Maini was the creator of the world’s top-selling electric car. Mr Maini sold about 4,000 units of the G-Wiz to buyers in multiple countries, Continue Reading
India hopes the U.S. will allow its allies to continue to buy some Iranian oil instead of halting the purchases altogether from May, a source familiar with U.S.-India talks said Continue Reading
India will add 12 nuclear power stations to its lineup to shore up its power supply situation, the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) said on Monday, according to The Times Continue Reading
US LPG is being exported directly to India in a new evolution of global trade flow, with four Very Large Gas Carriers laden with LPG set to reach India in Continue Reading
According to an independent study by the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) and the Council on Energy, Environment, and Water (CEEW), more than 674 million Indian citizens are Continue Reading
India’s Reliance Industries, operator of the world’s largest oil refining complex, on Friday, said in a statement it was not breaching U.S. sanctions against Venezuela. The company said that its Continue Reading
Reliance agrees to cut Venezuelan oil imports India in talks with US on Iran waiver expiring in May Iran imports hold $6-$7/b discount to US, Venezuela crudes Washington — By Continue Reading
The United States has pressed India to stop buying Venezuelan crude oil as a means of accelerating President Nicolas Maduro’s removal from office, which Washington has made its top priority Continue Reading
The United States is pressing India to stop buying oil from Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s government, Washington’s top envoy for Venezuela said, as the Trump administration this week threatened more Continue Reading
The oil ministers of Saudi Arabia and India will meet on Saturday, Reuters quoted India’s Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan as saying on Friday. Although the Indian minister did not go Continue Reading
Just days after Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman finished his charm-offensive Asian trip to Pakistan, India, and China, the ever-simmering tensions between Pakistan and India flared up again Continue Reading
India wants to keep buying Iranian oil at its current level of about 300,000 barrels per day (bpd), as it negotiates with Washington about extending a sanctions waiver past early Continue Reading
Indian refiners processed 21.94 million mt, or an average 5.2 million b/d, of crude oil in January, down 3.6% year on year, latest data from the oil ministry showed, reflecting Continue Reading
India’s demand for electricity is expected to double in the next two decades, and coal has been long forecast to be the fuel of choice for power generation. But this Continue Reading
State-owned Indian Oil Corp (IOC) has signed its first annual deal to buy US oil, paying about $1.5 billion for 60,000 barrels a day in the year to March 2020 Continue Reading
Opposition from farmers has prompted India’s western state of Maharashtra to move the location for what would be the country’s biggest oil refinery, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said. Stare-run oil companies Continue Reading
India’s largest LNG importer might join Driftwood. Petronet LNG Limited INDIA (PLL) may invest in Tellurian Inc.’s proposed Driftwood LNG liquefaction and export facility near Lake Charles, La., Tellurian reported Continue Reading
India’s crude oil demand this year will continue to rise at the same rate it rose by in 2018, which made it the second-biggest driver of global demand growth, energy Continue Reading
India’s state-run Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) will resume importing oil from Iran in February after a three-month hiatus that began with the U.S. sanctions on Iranian oil, Reuters reported Continue Reading
Highlights Thermal coal volumes at 78.24 million mt Coking coal volumes also up 15% Paradip port had highest thermal coal volumes New Delhi — India’s 12 major government-owned ports handled Continue Reading
In the face of an international movement away from traditional fossil fuels and toward a greener future, many researchers around the world are rushing to find the next big breakthrough Continue Reading
Indian state-owned fuel retailers have stopped absorbing a government-mandated cut of 1 rupee (0.014 U.S. cents) a liter in their marketing margins on the sale of petrol and diesel due Continue Reading
Indian state-run Coal India Limited said Tuesday that output over April-December rose 7.4% year on year to 412.45 million mt. Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience. Continue Reading
Indian power companies spent much of the past decade rushing to build coal-fired power plants in anticipation of surging electricity demand as economic growth took off. Now, many of those Continue Reading
India imported 17 million mt (4.2 million b/d) of crude oil in November, down 11.4% year on year, the latest provisional data from the country’s Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell Continue Reading
Saudi Arabia’s Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih discussed on Sunday opportunities for joint investments and cooperation in petrochemical and refining projects with Mukesh Ambani, the chairman of India’s Reliance Industries—the company Continue Reading
India’s monthly oil imports from Iran plunged to their lowest in a year in November with Tehran dropping two places to become only the sixth biggest supplier after New Delhi Continue Reading
Arvind Kumar, a chest surgeon at New Delhi’s Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, has a ringside view of the toll that northern India’s deteriorating air quality is taking on its residents. When he Continue Reading
A wave of shutdowns will hit Indian state-owned refineries next year as the country prepares for cleaner fuels from April 2020, company officials said, in moves that could temporarily dent Continue Reading
India’s crude imports surged to 5 million b/d in October to register the highest monthly inflows in more than seven years as refiners rushed to ship in cargoes amid doubts Continue Reading
India imported 21.02 million tons of crude last month, the highest number in at least seven years and a 10.5-percent increase from October 2017, data from the oil ministry cited Continue Reading
India’s crude oil imports in October rose to their highest level in at least more than seven years, data from the Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell (PPAC) of the oil Continue Reading
The Indian government is eyeing proceeds of more than US$2 billion from the sale of parts of its stakes in three of the biggest oil companies in the country: ONGC, Continue Reading
Residents awoke on Thursday to find the city blanketed in a toxic fog Air pollution in the Indian capital has risen to hazardous levels after firecrackers were set off to Continue Reading
India’s oil imports from Iran in 2018-19 could be higher than the previous year despite the imposition of U.S. sanctions, a Reuters analysis of industry data shows, forcing the government Continue Reading
A toxic fog is creeping over New Delhi. Children trudge to school with plastic masks strapped to their faces. Sports events are canceled. Eyes burn. Throats itch. Chests heave. It’s Continue Reading
India’s steel industry will face several challenges as the nation is poised to become the next driver in regional economic growth, keynote speakers said at the Indian Steel Association’s inaugural Continue Reading
India can probably do without importing Iranian crude oil, the chairman of a Switzerland-based think tank told Times of India on Tuesday, but warned that the trade wars and tariffs Continue Reading
Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals, a subsidiary of India’s Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), expects India to receive this month a waiver from the U.S. sanctions on Iranian oil, Mangalore’s Continue Reading
NASA satellite imagery from Oct. 8-31, 2017, shows crop fires spreading throughout the state of Punjab, India. Every October, farmers in northern India set fire to the straw in their Continue Reading
India will be looking to ship in more crude oil from Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates to fill part of the vacuum created by reduced appetite for supplies Continue Reading
The number of casualties after an oil product pipeline explosion in Nigeria has reached 200, local media report , as people from local communities have gathered to protest the negligence Continue Reading
Although government support of renewables in India remains strong, the country faces “a myriad of challenges,” which will likely result in India falling short of its own renewable energy targets Continue Reading
India’s decision to reduce retail fuel prices may have raised questions on whether New Delhi would resort to similar cuts often as general elections draw near, but delegates attending the Continue Reading
India hasn’t worked out yet a payment system for continued purchases of crude oil from Iran, Subhash Chandra Garg, economic affairs secretary at India’s finance ministry, said on Friday. India’s Continue Reading
