No transparency as ONGC hires without adverts
ONGC insiders are concerned about management’s decision to clandestinely interview six...
Quick elephant burial by NRL under the scanner
Numaligarh Refinery (NRL) is under investigation by the Assam state forest department after a...
'No bank guarantees!' LNG operators to PNGRB
As expected, LNG terminal operators are upset at the PNGRB’s attempt to make them submit...
Doctor, doctor all is not well with ONGC hiring!
ONGC is going through its annual process of hiring doctors on contracts for accidents and...
Royalty dispute sparks IRM Energy resignations
Cadila Pharmaceuticals-controlled gas retailer IRM Energy is facing an exodus of senior...
Strict new social media rules for BPCL dealers
In the social media age, even a slight misstep can get blown out of proportion through...
Under scrutiny: ONGC's new focus on Goa centre
Not everyone is convinced it makes sense for ONGC to construct a massive facility in Goa...
Safety rules relaxed for ONGC offshore vessels
ONGC received a welcome reprieve last month (June 2024) when the Directorate General of Shipping...
Hiring offshore rig managers is getting harder
ONGC executive director Amit Desai is facing criticism from drilling contractors unhappy at...
January start for HOEC’s offshore well at PY-1
HOEC is expected to begin its much-delayed one-well drilling campaign in the Cauvery...
Eleven bid to supply 7 workover rigs to ONGC
Eleven companies are competing in ONGC’s tender to hire seven new workover rigs for its...
Vedanta's special plea for Bharuch campaign
Many smaller companies would have no luck, but Vedanta-promoted Cairn Oil & Gas is a...
Scope of PMC work confusion in ONGC tender
ONGC wants to hire a Design Engineering/Project Management Consultant (PMC) for new platforms...
Untapped Ganga-Punjab focus for Oil India 2D
Expect a solid response to Oil India’s latest tender to shoot 9400-lkm 2D across two...
'Leave us alone!' argue small LNG operators
Widescale opposition has greeted the PNGRB’s plan to regulate the nascent small-scale LNG...
LNG is the future for long-haul trucks: GAIL
Forget electric vehicles - GAIL is betting on the growth of LNG fuel for...
More coal and bio-mass for Reliance syngas
Reliance wants to produce more synthetic gas (syngas) at its Jamnagar refinery by adding coal...
Born again - BPCL's Allahabad refinery plan
Bharat Petroleum is reviving a nearly 30-year-old plan to set up a grassroots greenfield...
VCS beats MECON for HPCL's pipeline DFR
Usually, the lowest bidder wins the tender, but not always. Second-ranked VCS Quality Services...
Despite 'show-cause' NRL wins petchem EC
Despite angering the environment ministry, Numaligarh Refinery (NRL) has won clearance for...
AST rolls out new IT solution for IOC Kandla
Vadodara-based Advanced Sys-tek (AST) has begun executing a Rs86cr ($10m) contract to fully...