GeoGlobal Resources Inc told the press that on June 10, 2008 and June 27, 2008, respectively, it filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007 and its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2008. Concurrently, it [...]

GeoGlobal Resources Inc published that the Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation the operator of the exploration block KG-OSN-2001/3 (”KG Offshore Block”), has successfully tested 17 meters of perforations across the interval depth from 4,652 to 4, 672 meters total measured depth.
GSPC perforated DST-3 (Drill stem test - 3). During clean-up flow, the following stabilized gas/condensate rates [...]

A third diamond from the Baghain river basin near Kalinjar in Banda district has paved the way for mining of the precious mineral in Uttar Pradesh. The Department of Minerals and Mining had launched a survey of the river basin a few years back.
The first diamond was found in 2005 and the second in 2007. [...]

Holding ‘excessive’ use of coal responsible for climate change, Greenpeace India Friday staged protests at a coal-based power plant here.
The demonstration at Ennore in north Chennai was part of a series of activities the Indian arm of Greenpeace, the international environment organisation, is undertaking to draw attention to the immediate threat from climate change.
‘Even the [...]

Essar Oilfields Services Limited (EOSL) has been awarded a drilling contract from Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation Ltd (GSPC) for drilling in the Krishna Godavari (KG) basin offshore India’s east coast.
The contract for Essar Wildcat is for a period of two years with a contract value of $250 million. The contract also contains provisions for two [...]

The constraints in gas procurement has forced state-run NTPC Ltd to try its luck by bidding for offshore blocks being offered by Australia.
Australia has put on offer 36 such blocks in the Commonwealth waters. It will assess all bids using a work programme bidding system and award exploration permits for an initial term of six [...]

The state-owned Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation informed that it has acquired second rig Atwood Beacon to expedite exploration drilling at its Krishna Godavari basin block, KG-OSN-2001/3.
The company planned to drill six more exploration wells in the block in 2007 and expects the third rig to join the project in July 2007. GSPC has so far [...]

The Archaeological Survey of India has expressed concern over illegal mining activities in the Braj region of Rajasthan causing serious environmental pollution and damage to heritage structures.
In a letter to Rajasthan Chief Secretary Anil Vaish, ASI Director General C Babu Rajeev requested him to issue appropriate instructions to halt blasting of rocks and stone quarrying [...]

Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) and its partners, Cairn Energy and Videocon Industries, have begun fresh drilling in the Ravva field to extend oil production by a year.
The ONGC-Cairn-Videocon joint venture is planning to drill 5 in-fill wells to extend the plateau production rate and increase ultimate recovery.
“The campaign of in-fill well drilling is [...]

Launching a counter-attack over the bribery charges against him, Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy on Tuesday accused the two previous governments of dereserving thousands of acres of forest land for the benefit of miners and offered to hold an impartial inquiry into all irregularities in mining activities during the last six years.
Speaking at length for [...]