'Investment of Rs 1 lakh cr in petrochem, oil & gas in Odisha'
An investment of about Rs 1 lakh crore will be made in Odisha in the next five years in petrochemicals and oil and gas sectors including strategic oil reserves, Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said on Friday.
Sep 12, 2014, 20:49 PM IST
IOCL plans to automate 7,500 retail outlets in 2014-15
State-run Indian Oil Corporation plans to automate 7,500 outlets by 2014-15, its chairman B Ashok said on Friday.
Sep 12, 2014, 17:39 PM IST
Oil Minister hints at deregulation of diesel rates
Under-recovery or the gap between retail selling price and the cost of import, this month dipped to an all-time low of 8 paise a litre.
Sep 02, 2014, 19:26 PM IST
Petrol to be cheaper by Rs 1.89-2.38 per litre
Oil marketing companies will cut petrol prices by Rs 1.89 -2.38 per litre from midnight of August 14/15, Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said on Wednesday.
Aug 13, 2014, 17:11 PM IST
Govt to announce new gas price formula by September end
The Rangarajan formula was to be implemented from April 1 but was deferred by three months as general elections were announced.
Aug 13, 2014, 14:24 PM IST
Govt faces opposition ire for discontinuing LPG subsidy transfer scheme
Dharmendra Pradhan said the direct benefit transfer on LPG (DBTL) scheme was a "good scheme" but was launched by the previous UPA government with objective of getting political mileage before the general elections.
Aug 13, 2014, 13:56 PM IST
Govt to take steps to address sugar industry problems
Food and Civil Supplies Minister Ram Vilas Paswan said the money would go directly into the accounts of farmers so as to avoid any malpractice by the mills.
Aug 08, 2014, 16:38 PM IST
Pradhan defends oil PSUs after CAG rap
The retail price for diesel, LPG and kerosene has always been lower than cost and the difference has been met through subsidy support.
Jul 31, 2014, 17:34 PM IST
British energy secy meets Pradhan, discusses key issues
Weeks after Britain's BP and its partner Reliance Industries slapped an arbitration notice for delay in gas price hike, UK's Energy Secretary Edward Davey today met Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan to discuss outstanding issues.
Jul 25, 2014, 20:13 PM IST
Oil regulator to complete study on gas market margin by Dec: Govt
Oil regulator PNGRB will decide on the margin that natural gas sellers like GAIL and Reliance Industries can charge from urea manufacturers and LPG plants by year end, Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said Monday.
Jul 21, 2014, 17:43 PM IST
No hike in LPG, kerosene prices: Petroleum Minister
Cooking gas and kerosene prices will not be hiked keeping in view the impact of such a step on the people, Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said today.
Jul 20, 2014, 20:30 PM IST
Gas price revision can happen even before October 1: Pradhan
Weeks after implementation of a contentious gas pricing formula was put off by three months, Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Saturday indicated that gas price revision may happen well before October 1.
Jul 06, 2014, 01:27 AM IST
Govt rules out any immediate hike in prices of LPG, kerosene
Price of kerosene, which currently costs Rs 14.96 a litre in Delhi, was last hiked in June 2011 when its price was hiked by Rs 2.
Jul 06, 2014, 00:43 AM IST
Pradhan for setting up statutory safety body for oil & gas ind
With more than a dozen people killed in a deadly fire at a gas pipeline in Andhra Pradesh, Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Friday expressed shock at the lack of a statutory body for formulating safety measures for the oil and gas industry.
Jun 27, 2014, 13:54 PM IST
Oil Minister to attend Cabinet meeting amid gas price hike speculation
Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan will attend a Cabinet meeting on Wednesday, a government source said, amid speculation that India could raise gas prices from July 1.
Jun 25, 2014, 12:17 PM IST
Second high level Cabinet meeting on gas price today
The second high level Cabinet meeting on gas prices is scheduled to be held on Tuesday. Principal Secretary Nripendra Misra will be chairing the meeting.
Jun 24, 2014, 09:10 AM IST
Gas price: PM meets Pradhan, Jaitley
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday met Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan for the second time in three days, apparently to hammer out an acceptable increase in natural gas prices that could be announced soon.
Jun 22, 2014, 17:20 PM IST
Conflict in Iraq not to affect oil supply: Dharmendra Pradhan
As violence escalates in Iraq, the government Thursday said fuel supplies will not be impacted by the conflict in the nation's second largest crude oil supplier.
Jun 19, 2014, 21:10 PM IST
BP chief meets Oil Minister Pradhan on India projs, gas price
With delays in regulatory nod and gas price revision frustrating its attempts to reverse falling gas output from KG-D6 field, BP chief executive Bob Dudley met Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan to press for early decisions.
Jun 18, 2014, 18:47 PM IST
India plans to ease foreign investment in oil, gas sector
With foreign investment almost drying up in India's oil and gas sector, Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Tuesday promised an overhaul to make policies predictable, transparent and fair to investors.
Jun 17, 2014, 19:39 PM IST
