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Govt bars piped gas users from buying cooking gas cylinders

New Delhi, May 25 -- The government has barred households with piped natural gas (PNG) connections from refilling liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinders with immediate effect, as India looks to prese... Read More


Fuel price hikes narrow oil companies' losses to Rs.600 crore a day

New Delhi, May 25 -- Daily losses of India's state-run oil marketing companies on the sale of petrol, diesel and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) have narrowed to about Rs.600 crore from nearly Rs.1,000 ... Read More


Oil drops below $100 on Iran peace hopes, but fuel prices rise again

New Delhi, May 25 -- Global oil prices slumped over 4% on Monday, with Brent crude falling below the $100-per-barrel mark amid hopes of a peace deal between Iran and the US. Around 7 am, the July con... Read More


Oil jumps 2% as Iran-US peace prospects remain uncertain despite ongoing talks

New Delhi, May 22 -- Global oil prices rose around 2% on Friday morning after declining in the previous session, as continuing uncertainty over Iran-US peace negotiations kept crude markets volatile. ... Read More


Oil prices trade marginally higher as traders await clarity on peace deal, Trump says 'no hurry' on deal with Iran

New Delhi, May 21 -- Global oil prices rose marginally on Thursday morning as traders awaited clarity on a possible peace deal between Iran and the US. Prices edged higher after falling around 6% in ... Read More


Oil prices subdued amid mixed signals from US on Iran war

New Delhi, May 20 -- Global oil prices traded subdued on Wednesday morning, holding above $110 a barrel, as markets weighed mixed signals from US president Donald Trump on the prospects of the war on ... Read More


India's peak power demand hits fresh high of 265.44 GW on 20 May as heatwave persists

New Delhi, May 20 -- India's peak power demand hit a new record of 265.44 gigawatts (GW) on Wednesday afternoon as severe heatwave conditions persisted in northwest and central India. This is the thir... Read More


Oil India to ramp up exploration capex to Rs.10,000 cr, boost output in FY27: CMD

New Delhi, May 20 -- State-run Oil India Ltd (OIL) plans to raise its exploration and production capital expenditure by over 10% to Rs.10,000 crore this fiscal year, chairman and managing director Ran... Read More


BPCL taps US LPG spot market for first time amid Gulf supply disruption

New Delhi, May 20 -- India's efforts to diversify LPG supplies have gained momentum after state-run Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) made its first-ever spot purchases from the American market,... Read More


Oil prices fall 2% as Trump delays planned strike on Iran

New Delhi, May 19 -- Global crude prices fell around 2% on Tuesday morning after US president Donald Trump announced to defer a planned military strike on Iran. At 8:15 AM, the July contract of Brent... Read More