A massive fire broke out at the Baghjan oil well after an explosion on Tuesday afternoon and spread to nearby areas, burning houses and trees and prompting a second round of exodus after the recent bl...

The Tinsukia district administration on Sunday ordered a magisterial enquiry into the reported death of five persons due to gas leakage from a well of Oil India Ltd (OIL) in Baghjan area of the state ...

Oil India Ltd on Saturday appealed to the Tinsukia administration to probe the reported death of four persons from a nearby village allegedly because of pollution caused by the May 27 oil well blowout...

The government has simplified procedures for oil and gas exploration and production by providing for self-certification for a host of compliance, such as discovery notification and deemed consent for ...

State-owned explorer Oil India is likely to pitch for full control of the Numaligarh Refinery now that the Assam government has increased its stake to 26 per cent as part of the strategic sale of BPC...

Activists of the All Assam Gorkha Students’ Union, Chutia Students’ Union and the All Assam Adivasi Students’ Union on Friday started an indefinite blockade over non-construction of a road by Oi...

The fourth round of auction for oil and gas blocks saw only two PSUs — ONGC and Oil India Limited — submitting bids for seven fields. Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) bagged all the seven oi...

The government has set up an expert committee for the time-bound resolution of exploration and production disputes without having to take resort to a lengthy judicial process.The “committee of exter...

Top executives of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) and bureaucrats within the government have successfully thwarted an attempt by the Niti Aayog to privatise the country’s largest oil and gas ...

Oil India Ltd has joined the list of PSU firms to come out with a share buyback programme. The oil and natural gas exploration company will purchase 5.04 crore of its shares for over Rs 1,085 crore.Th...