MAHANADI AND GODAVARI
Forget solar and wind: India bets on heat buried deep underground for round-the-clock clean electricity; here's the big plan
India is stepping up efforts to tap its estimated 10.6 GW geothermal energy potential, with its first two geothermal wells commissioned in Ladakh's Puga Valley in July 2026. The government is also supporting pilot projects across Gujarat, Arunachal Pradesh and Telangana, while its 2025 National Geothermal Energy Policy aims to promote research, technology development and private investment in the sector.
OIL CMD Ranjit Rath outlines the company's growth priorities
OIL is eyeing higher domestic oil and gas production, accelerated exploration including deep and ultra-deepwater opportunities, strengthening of its integrated energy value chain and selective expansion in clean energy.
Not just Andaman: After fresh gas finds, India expands oil and gas hunt along east coast
India is intensifying efforts to discover new oil and gas reserves along its eastern offshore frontier by reprocessing decades-old seismic data and conducting fresh deep-water surveys. This major program across key sedimentary basins aims to reduce import dependence by unlocking untapped hydrocarbon resources beneath the seabed. The initiative is expected to be completed over 36 months.
Oil India ropes in France's TotalEnergies for deepsea oil, gas hunt
The partnership covers the ongoing appraisal programme of gas find in shallow offshore blocks in the Andaman basin, as well as exploration in Oil India's ultradeep-water blocks in the Mahanadi and Krishna Godavari basins, awarded in the ninth round of the Open Acreage Licensing Policy (OALP). The agreement also includes the evaluation of opportunities under the ongoing OALP-X and future bid rounds, and support for the company's stratigraphic well drilling initiative.
Cleaning of 6 major river basins on cards, govt ropes in 12 institutes to conduct study
Following the success of the Ganga River Basin Management Plan framed by a consortium of seven IITs led by IIT Kanpur, the government on Wednesday signed agreements with different technical institutes for preparing the outlines of river basin management plans for the Narmada, Godavari, Krishna, Cauvery, Periyar, and the Mahanadi.
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ONGC makes back-to-back gas discoveries in Mahanadi basin block
ONGC has made significant natural gas discoveries in the Mahanadi basin, yielding results in its high-risk deep water exploration. The discoveries were made in the MN-DWHP-2018/1 block, previously classified as a 'no-go' area due to national security interests. The first discovery, Uktal, flowed over 3 lakh cubic metres per day of gas during initial testing.
Krishna-Godavari (KG) Basin an excellent source of methane fuel: Study
The study, accepted for publishing in the journal 'Marine genomics', says methane is a clean and economical fuel and it is estimated that “one cubic meter of methane hydrate contains 160-180 cubic meters of methane”.
India's overhauled oil policy unlikely to be a game-changer: Wood Mackenzie
In the overhauled policy, more importance has been given to work programmes rather than revenue shared with the government.
IMD issues warning about rapid river rising
Rainfall Forecast issued by India Meteorological Department for today and tomorrow indicate that Heavy rainfall is likely in North Konkan North Madhya Maharashtra and Gujarat.
Pre-monsoon showers fail to improve water levels in main reservoirs
The 91 major reservoirs that the Central Water Commission regularly monitors held 26.82 billion cubic metres of water, well short of the 10-year average.
Ken-Betwa link to be model of river interlinking project: Centre
Centre announced that the Ken-Betwa link would be a model for its ambitious river interlinking project and also that steps are being taken to link Sankosh and Mahanadi.
Modi government to link Ken, Betwa rivers by year-end
The interlinking of the rivers in Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh would commence by this year end, and this would be a "model" project.
Interlinking of rivers to get new push under Narendra Modi government
This component included diversion of the surplus waters of Mahanadi and Godavari to the Pennar, Krishna, Vaigai and Cauvery rivers.
Coal Ministry seeks explanation from JSW, Tata Steel, others
The Coal Ministry has issued show-cause to eight firms including Hindalco Industries and Mahanadi Coalfields, and sought explanation from five firms.
Cabinet panel to meet soon on defence clearance for 12 oil & gas blocks
'Defence establishments have some reservations on creating new permanent structure in the eastern coast.'
Interlink Rivers: SC asks centre to form panel to tackle drought, flood
The Supreme Court has asked the government to implement the ambitious interlinking of the rivers project in a time-bound manner to tackle drought and flood in various parts of the country.
ONGC is in talks with ConocoPhillips to forge Reliance-BP like alliance
There is a market speculation that ONGC has offered stakes in 18-19 oil and gas exploration blocks to ConocoPhillips.
Petrobras to pick 40% in ONGC’s Mahanadi deepwater gas block
Brazilian oil major Petrobras is picking up a 40% stake in a Mahanadi deepwater block where ONGC has recently made another gas discovery. ONGC, which has 100% interest in the block, discovered gas for a third time there on December 23 last year.
RIL discovers natural gas in Krishna basin
The Mukesh Ambani-controlled Reliance Industries (RIL) on Wednesday said it has discovered natural gas at a deepwater block in Krishna basin, which is north of country’s largest natural gas reserve Krishna Godavari (KG) basin.
OIL for more exploration in N-E
Public sector Oil India Limited has drawn up an ambitious plan to explore the tremendous potential of gas in the North-East and go for more exploration in the region.
RIL to spend over $12bn to develop three gas basins
RIL will invest over $12 bn to develop gas finds in the Krishna Godavari basin, Mahanadi and the North East Coast.
Auctioning of oil & gas exploration blocks to start on Nov 5
The government will launch the much-delayed seventh round of auction for oil and gas exploration blocks under NELP on November 5 by offering 57 areas for bidding.
ONGC makes five oil and gas discoveries
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) has made five oil and gas discoveries in eastern offshore and the North-east.
ONGC, Petrobras to swap block stakes
Brazil’s Petrobras and ONGC have agreed to swap stakes in each other’s exploration blocks.
Gail to invest Rs 18k cr in pipeline expansion
GAIL India said that it would invest Rs 18,000 crore for laying 5,000 km of additional gas pipelines in the next five years.
Petrobras, ONGC may swap oil exploration blocks
Brazil's government-run oil firm Petrobras said it has begun talks with India's Oil and Natural Gas Corp on a possible swap of oil and gas exploration areas.
GAIL, ONGC to ink gas marketing pact
State-owned gas utility GAIL and Oil and Natural Gas Corporation are joining hands for transporting and marketing gas from flagship explorer's new finds in the Krishna-Godavari and Mahanadi basins off the Andhra and Orissa coasts, respectively.
Common pipeline for oil basins soon
Companies engaged in exploration and production (E&P) of oil and gas in the Krishna-Godavari (KG) basin and Mahanadi basin may soon have cost-effective and efficient infrastructure to transport (evacuate) gas.
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