INFRASTRUCTURE
India Clears ₹84,084-Cr Scheme To Boost Offshore Oil & Gas Exploration
The National Offshore Exploration Scheme, ‘Samudra Manthan’ with a total outlay of ₹84,084 crore through FY31, will be marked as India’s biggest-ever offshore hydrocarbon exploration initiative aimed at reducing the country’s dependence on imported crude oil and natural gas. The central sector scheme of the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas seeks to accelerate exploration […]
CW Bureau
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Aug 1, 2026
INFRASTRUCTURE
L&T Wins 6-Year EPC Framework Deal From Petroleum Development Oman
Larsen & Toubro’s (L&T) Energy Hydrocarbon Onshore business has secured a six-year engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) framework agreement from Petroleum Development Oman (PDO), positioning the Indian engineering major among four contractors eligible to execute the Omani energy company’s upcoming projects. The framework agreement enables L&T to participate in PDO’s forthcoming front-end engineering design (FEED) […]
CW Bureau
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Jul 31, 2026
INFRASTRUCTURE
ONGC Spuds First Deepwater Well In Mahanadi Basin Off Odisha Coast
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) has spudded its first deepwater exploration well, MN-DW18-1-H-D, in the Mahanadi Basin under the Government’s Samudra Manthan Mission. The well is being drilled about 23 nautical miles from Konark off the Odisha coast, marking the start of one of India’s most challenging deepwater exploration campaigns. Major exploration milestone The […]
CW Team
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Jul 25, 2026
INFRASTRUCTURE
Oil India, CSIR Sign Pact For Joint Research & Technology Development
Oil India Ltd (OIL) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) to collaborate on research, innovation and technology development across the energy sector. The partnership aims to leverage the strengths of both organisations to develop advanced technologies and innovative solutions for upstream and downstream oil and […]
CW Bureau
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Jun 16, 2026
INFRASTRUCTURE
ONGC, MRPL JV With OPaL To Integrate Petrochem Marketing
The board of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd (ONGC), a public sector enterprise, has approved the formation of a joint venture company (JVC) with its subsidiaries Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd (MRPL) and ONGC Petro additions Ltd (OPaL) to integrate petrochemicals marketing across group entities. The proposed JV will have a shareholding structure of […]
CW Bureau
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Apr 27, 2026
INFRASTRUCTURE
HPCL Rajasthan Pachpadra Refinery Project Cost Revised To ₹79,459 Cr
Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas has approved the revision in the project cost of HPCL Rajasthan Refinery Limited (HRRL) for the Pachpadra refinery-cum-petrochemical complex in Rajasthan, from ₹43,129 crore to ₹79,459 crore. Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL) is setting up the 9 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) joint venture project, which includes 2.4 MTPA […]
CW Bureau
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Apr 18, 2026
