Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri announced India's progress toward energy independence under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's administration. The government has opened one million square kilometers of offshore territory for oil exploration while clearing ninety-nine percent of previously restricted areas. Twenty-five blocks await bidding through the Open Acreage Licensing Programme Round X, which represents the world's largest exploration tender.
Active exploration covers 154 blocks with fourteen recent oil and gas discoveries recorded. Mission Anveshan received 792 crore rupees in investment, while seismic data collection reached 6,200 kilometers. ONGC currently produces 34,000 barrels of oil per day alongside three million standard cubic meters of gas daily.
The Petroleum Ministry released draft rules for public feedback following amendments to the 1948 Oilfields Act. Clean cooking fuel reaches nearly complete geographic and population coverage across India. City gas distribution networks expanded from fifty-five cities in 2014 to over three hundred locations, serving 1.5 crore households compared to twenty-five lakh kitchens previously.
Active exploration covers 154 blocks with fourteen recent oil and gas discoveries recorded. Mission Anveshan received 792 crore rupees in investment, while seismic data collection reached 6,200 kilometers. ONGC currently produces 34,000 barrels of oil per day alongside three million standard cubic meters of gas daily.
The Petroleum Ministry released draft rules for public feedback following amendments to the 1948 Oilfields Act. Clean cooking fuel reaches nearly complete geographic and population coverage across India. City gas distribution networks expanded from fifty-five cities in 2014 to over three hundred locations, serving 1.5 crore households compared to twenty-five lakh kitchens previously.
