ONGC eyes 15% cost reduction to address lower oil price regime

ONGC eyes 15% cost reduction to address lower oil price regime

The company expects scaling up at the base would help augur more than ₹1,000 crore in savings. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters Oil and Natural Gas Company (ONGC) is seeking to reduce 15% costs organisation-wide via varied optimisation measures, Director for Production Pankaj Kumar told reporters in New Delhi. Mr. Kumar enumerated primary areas of focus […]

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ONGC asked to pay ₹60 lakh as penalties for alleged discrepancy in excise duty payment of Rajahmundry asset

ONGC asked to pay ₹60 lakh as penalties for alleged discrepancy in excise duty payment of Rajahmundry asset

According to ONGC, it had already paid ₹42 lakh for the quantity it had produced itself and sought exemption of the approx. ₹18 lakh, for the quantity produced by the contractor, as per relevant provisions back then. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters State-owned explorer Oil and Natural Gas Company (ONGC) informed Tuesday that the Vijayawada […]

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ONGC to invest ₹8,110 crore to develop 172 onshore wells in Andhra, gets ‘green nod’ from EAC

ONGC to invest ₹8,110 crore to develop 172 onshore wells in Andhra, gets ‘green nod’ from EAC

Representational file image. | Photo Credit: Reuters Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC) is set to invest ₹8,110 crore for onshore development and production of oil and gas from 172 wells in eight PML (petroleum mining lease) blocks in Andhra Pradesh. A committee under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has recommended […]

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ONGC eyes acquisition of 2.5-3 GW renewable energy projects

ONGC eyes acquisition of 2.5-3 GW renewable energy projects

Oil and Natural Gas Corp hopes to acquire 2.5-3 gigawatt renewable energy projects by 2030, Executive Director Satyan Kumar said on Wednesday (September 24, 2025). The company already has about 2.5 GW of renewable energy capacity, Mr. Kumar told reporters. ONGC is looking to import 3 million ton per year of liquefied natural gas under […]

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India’s top explorer ONGC signs MoU with France’s TotalEnergies

India’s top explorer ONGC signs MoU with France’s TotalEnergies

The association will help ONGC explore and reduce greenhouse emissions in the development of deep-water blocks. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu India’s top explorer Oil and Natural Gas Corp has signed a memorandum of understanding with French major TotalEnergies for exploration of deep-water blocks, the company tweeted on March 6. India, the world’s third-biggest […]

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Windfall tax on diesel slashed to ₹0.50 per litre, nil on ATF

Windfall tax on diesel slashed to ₹0.50 per litre, nil on ATF

The export levy on diesel and ATF is the lowest since the tax was introduced in July last year. Photo used for representational purpose only. File | Photo Credit: AP The government slashed windfall profit tax on export of diesel to its lowest of ₹0.50 per litre and nil on jet fuel (ATF) while the […]

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Morning Digest | India abstains in U.N. vote on Ukraine; Gandhis likely to stay away from Congress steering committee meeting, and more

Morning Digest | India abstains in U.N. vote on Ukraine; Gandhis likely to stay away from Congress steering committee meeting, and more

The U.N. General Assembly votes in favour of a resolution upholding Ukraine’s territorial integrity and calling for a cessation of hostilities after Russia’s invasion, Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023, at United Nations headquarters. | Photo Credit: AP India abstains in U.N. vote underscoring need for just, lasting peace in Ukraine India abstained in the U.N. General Assembly on February 23 […]

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ONGC Videsh bids to retake 20% stake in Russia’s Sakhalin-1

ONGC Videsh bids to retake 20% stake in Russia’s Sakhalin-1

Sakhalin-1 is OVL’s cash cow and without the project, the company will be a loss-making entity, a source said Sakhalin-1 is OVL’s cash cow and without the project, the company will be a loss-making entity, a source said ONGC Videsh Ltd., the overseas arm of state-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), is making a […]

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Data | India’s downturn in domestic crude oil production persists

Data | India’s downturn in domestic crude oil production persists

India depends on imports to meet 85% of its crude oil needs, and its ageing oil wells are a major hiccup in the country’s ambition to reduce import reliance India depends on imports to meet 85% of its crude oil needs, and its ageing oil wells are a major hiccup in the country’s ambition to […]

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