Big goals for oil refining, gas use

The country plans to nearly double its oil refining capacity in the next five years and reduce carbon footprint by 30-35 per cent by increasing the use of natural gas by four times this decade, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday.

Setting an aggressive timeline for the energy sector despite the Covid-19 pandemic, Modi, who was speaking at the convocation ceremony of Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University (PDPU), said, “In the oil and gas sector alone, crores of rupees are going to be invested during this decade, so you (students) have a lot of opportunities in this field.”