September 29, 2023: Already uploaded data regarding total production and consumption of natural gas in August, 2023. Now, obtained data on sector-wise consumption in August and April- August 2023. Click Column Gas Scene for details.

September 28, 2023: India has a system of fixing targets in production areas. In terms of targets for natural gas production, the performance of Indian companies such as ONGC and Oil India was unimpressive in August 2023. Only private and JVs managed to achieve the targets. Click column Gas Scene for details.

September 25, 2023 | Can The Downstream Man Bail Out ONGC?: Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) is India’ upstream major whose chief executive happens to be a downstream man all along. The selection committee and Prime Minister Narendra Modi must have selected Arun Kumar Singh deliberately as they feel that he is capable of reigniting ONGC into a powerhouse that it once was. Will Singh be able to deliver on the country’s expectations? Singh is right that India cannot afford to go slow in its search for fossil fuel. Should the search be in domestic sedimentary basins or elsewhere? The biggest weakness in ONGC was that personal likes and dislikes influenced appointments to senior positions when it ought to have stressed on professional competence. ONGC did not have a production expert in charge of production even during the accelerated production plan. Since then, matters have not changed much at ONGC. Exploration continues to be an area that is riddled by corruption. Click Free Access column Petro Intelligence to read an exciting piece on ONGC.