Cairn India, Vedanta boards to meet on Sunday amid merger speculation

Last Updated: Saturday, June 13, 2015, 16:22

On Friday, India`s oil minister, Dharmendra Pradhan, told Reuters he had met Cairn executives this week to discuss the potential merger and a source familiar with the matter had said the deal could be announced as early as Sunday.

India to start filling strategic oil reserve this month: Govt

Last Updated: Monday, June 8, 2015, 23:00

India will start keeping a strategic oil reserve from this month, which would be located at Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh, Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan said Monday.

Dharmendra Pradhan presses Qatar for LNG price cut

Last Updated: Sunday, June 7, 2015, 10:43

He made the plea when he called on Qatar's Energy Minister Mohammed Saleh Abdullah Al Sada on the sidelines of the 6th OPEC International Summit in Vienna on June 4, official sources said.

India asks OPEC to stop charging premium from Asian buyers

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 3, 2015, 22:03

Reiterating New Delhi's decade-old demand, Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said the OPEC is not justified in asking Asian buyers to pay more so that transportation cost to distant consumers particularly in the West can be subsidised.

Centre may rope in Tatas for defence unit in Odisha: Pradhan

Last Updated: Tuesday, May 26, 2015, 18:40

A major defence production unit has been proposed in Gopalpur in Odisha, where Tata group can partner the state and the central governments, Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said Tuesday.

Odisha governemnt responsible for Posco uncertainty: Pradhan

Last Updated: Tuesday, May 26, 2015, 18:11

The iron ore mines for the project was sent just three days before the new MMDR Act came into being, by then it was clear that mines would be allocated through auction route following modifications in the law.

Pradhan to lead industry delegation to Mexico, Colombia

Last Updated: Saturday, May 16, 2015, 20:34

To bolster energy ties with Americas, Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan is leading a high level delegation of industry CEOs to Mexico and Colombia from May 18 to 22.

State-run oil firms keen to snap up overseas assets: Minister

Last Updated: Friday, May 15, 2015, 23:26

As many overseas oil and gas assets have become low-hanging fruit following the massive crash in crude prices, Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Friday said the government wants state-run oil companies to buy up assets abroad, particularly in Latin America.

'India looking to acquire oil assets abroad'

Last Updated: Friday, May 15, 2015, 15:35

India is looking to buy oil assets abroad, the country`s oil minister said on Friday, adding he was seeing increased engagement in the Latin American region.

ONGC to start appraisal of new area, survey in Mahanadi basin

Last Updated: Sunday, May 10, 2015, 22:00

As part of its effort to ensure energy security, the Centre has decided to undertake fresh appraisal over 40,000 line km including Odisha's Mahanadi basin to find out oil and natural gas reserves.

Increased spectrum availability would lower call drops: Pradhan

Last Updated: Friday, April 24, 2015, 19:07

Government on Friday said the increased availability of spectrum would address the issue of call drops and improve quality of services as it envisaged the possibility of free talk time being available over the 4G platform.

Govt rebuts suit-boot remark, says UPA raised gas price to $9

Last Updated: Tuesday, April 21, 2015, 23:21

Hitting back at Rahul Gandhi for his 'suit-boot' government comment, Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan Tuesday said the previous UPA regime had approved a gas price of USD 9 for firms like Reliance Industries without bothering about its impact on the common man.