Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (India)
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The Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas is entrusted with the responsibility of exploration and production of oil and natural gas, their refining, distribution and marketing,import, export, and conservation of petroleum products and Liquified Natural Gas.
[edit] Important areas of work allocated to the Ministry of petroleum & Natural Gas
- Exploration and exploitation of petroleum resources, including natural gas.
- Production, supply distribution, marketing and pricing of petroleum including natural gas and petroleum products.
- Oil refineries, including Lube plants.
- Additives for petroleum and petroleum products.
- Lube blending and greases.
- Planning, development and control of, and assistance to all industries dealt with by the Ministry.
- All attached or subordinate offices or other organisations concerned with any of the subject specified in this list.
- Planning, development and regulation of oilfield services.
- Public sector projects failing under the subjects included in this list, *Engineers India limited and IBP Company. together with its subsidiaries, except such projects as are specifically allotted to any other Ministry/Dept,
- Administration of various Central laws relating to Petroleum and Natural Gas
[edit] Public Sector Undertakings
The ministry has administrative control over various PSUs of the Government of India.
- Balmer Lawrie & Co. Ltd.
- Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd.
- Biecco Lawrie Co. Ltd.
- Bongaigaon Refinery and Petro-Chemicals Ltd.
- Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited
- Cochin Refineries Ltd.
- Engineers India Ltd.
- Gas Authority of India Ltd.
- Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd.
- IBP Co. Ltd.
- Indian Oil Corporation Ltd.
- Numaligarh Refinery Ltd.
- Oil India Ltd
- Oil & Natural Gas Corporation Ltd and its Subsidiary
- Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd.
