OIL AND NATURAL GAS CORPORATION LTD. (ONGC)

May 24, 2022

Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd. (ONGC) has become the first Exploration and Production (E&P) company in India to trade domestic gas on Indian Gas Exchange.

About:

  • The first online trade was made on 23 May 2022 by ONGC Director (Onshore) In-charge Marketing on India’s first automated national level Gas Exchange, IGX.
  • The gas traded is from ONGC Krishna Godavari 98/2 block.

Do you know?

  • The Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) is an Indian oil and gas explorer and producer.
  • It is under the ownership of Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Government of India.
  • Its headquarters is situated in New Delhi.
  • ONGC was founded on 14 August 1956 by the government of India.
  • It was conferred with 'Maharatna' status by the Government of India in November 2010.
  • On Jan 30th 2018, ONGC acquired the entire 51.11% stake of Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL). 
Source : PIB