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Cairn Energy plans to start production from the first train of 30,000 barrels of oil per day from Rajasthan and a second train of 50,000 barrels per day by the fourth quarter of 2009. Cairn says the fields will hit peak production of 1,75,000 barrels of oil per day in...

Well, you can’t have the oil and use it too, can you? You’ll agree once you listen to this (source): “Indian energy firms are finding themselves at the receiving end of the US government’s efforts to isolate Iran, with the US Senate recently passing a Bill advocating action against firms...

You would hardly call me a religious chap, but even an agnostic like me has to visit the Tirumala temple at Tirupathi – well, there is really no choice when the entire family puts its foot down and say “you better come along with us, or else…” This time though,...

Singh is back, and so is nuclear energy. (I’m sure the Arevas and GEs of the world were praying that Congress wins). The Indian government is likely to push for new generation capacity for the world’s second-fastest growing major economy. The coalition had said in its pre-election manifesto it will...

According to news I read yesterday, McKinsey’s yet-to-be-released report states India would lower its greenhouse gas intensity. In the study, McKinsey & Co. says India is already on its way to becoming one of the world’s least carbon-intensive countries—despite the country’s 7.5 percent economic growth rate. I had posted about...

“India, China Figure Prominently in Gulf Oil Marketing Strategies” Now, this would not have exactly come as a surprise what with the two Asian countries considered to be some the fastest growing countries in terms of energy consumption, but possibly the intensity with which the gulf countries woo India could...

Awright, this post has nothing to do with India, but it’s something I thought I’d put down, for interest-sakes! If you are not one of those peak-oil deniers you at least know one. But the point is, peak oil or no peak oil, there is no denying that the cost...

Came across an excellent resource for Indian geothermal potential. A somewhat old (2000) document, but excellent details on the size, scope and the specific regions where geothermal energy is available in India. By D. Chandrasekharam, Professor and Head Department of Earth Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, India.

It’s becoming fairly clear to many that jatropha is not the magical biofuel crop that it was hyped to be. To be fair to the crop, it does have potential. Work done by my team shows that realistically, it can give about 5-7 T of seeds (about 2 T of...

India’s efforts to commercialize its smaller N-reactors – the 220 MWe Pressurised Heavy Water Reactors (PWHR) – could take off soon, and the first customer is likely to be Kazakhstan. In this regard, discussions between Nuclear Power Corp of India and Kazatomprom are at an advanced stage. It is pertinent...