Is there oil in Rajasthan?

When I was in primary school, I often wondered why Thar desert does not have oil fields like middle east countries have. If Thar had oil fields it would make India rich. I felt sad about this till one fine day in 2004 when an article in newspaper ... read more

Hindustan Petroleum Corp Limited (HPCL) is working on an oil refinery to be implemented in Barmer district of Rajasthan. A giant, 9 million metric tonne crude oil refinery would be set up that would require investments of Rs 43,129 crore . More you can find at - HPCL resumes work on Rs 41,000 crore Rajasthan oil refinery. read more

The Rajasthan block, RJ-ON-90/1, is spread over 3,111 km2 in the Barmer district. Cairn, Oil & Gas Vertical of Vedanta Limited is the operator with 70% participating interest. Its joint venture (JV) partner, ONGC, has the remaining 30% participating interest. read more

Cotton and tobacco are the state's cash crops. Rajasthan is among the largest producers of edible oils in India and the second largest producer of oilseeds. Rajasthan is also the biggest wool-producing state in India and the main opium producer and consumer. There are mainly two crop seasons. read more