NEW DELHI, Aug. 31 (UPI) -- Cairn India Ltd. began production Saturday at Mangala in the Rajasthan region's Barmer field, one of the biggest onshore oil discoveries in India in more than 20 years.

NEW DELHI, Aug. 6 (UPI) -- The Indian Petroleum Ministry needs to push for measures to expand the national gas pipeline network to help the agricultural sector, officials said.

NEW DELHI, July 23 (UPI) -- The Iran-Pakistan-India natural gas pipeline will provide a substantial benefit to all three countries involved despite modest obstacles, New Delhi says.

NEW DELHI, July 21 (UPI) -- India will not succumb to outside pressure regarding its position on the Iran-Pakistan-India natural gas pipeline, the Indian petroleum minister said.

MOSCOW, Nov. 4 (UPI) -- Moscow welcomed Indian Oil Minister Murli Deora Tuesday to discuss joining several oil and gas development projects in Russia.

MOSCOW, Nov. 3 (UPI) -- Bilateral cooperation between New Delhi and Moscow on nuclear and conventional energy sources is a top priority, the Indian energy minister said.

NEW DELHI, July 24 (UPI) -- Negotiations for the Iran-Pakistan-India gas pipeline face delays because Iran has been unable to hold trilateral meetings, Indian officials said Thursday.

MADRID, July 3 (UPI) -- Analysts' suggestions that energy demands in India and China are driving up the price of oil are unfounded, the Indian oil minister said in Spain Thursday.

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, June 27 (UPI) -- There are no further commercial obstacles between India and Pakistan on a $7.4 billion natural gas pipeline from Iran, officials said Friday.