SPG-India 2025: Petroleum Secretary calls for bold, time-bound exploration for India's energy self-reliance

Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], October 26 (ANI): Petroleum and Natural Gas Secretary Pankaj Jain on Sunday called for bold, time-bound exploration strategies aligned with the National Deepwater Mission, emphasising urgency, innovation, and national responsibility in realising India's energy self-reliance, or Atmanirbharta.
Delivering the keynote at the 15th Biennial International Conference and Exposition of the Society of Petroleum Geophysicists (SPG-India) 2025, themed "Rock to Cloud: GeoExploration Empowering Energy Evolution in Jaipur, the Secretary urged the stakeholders to combine scientific rigour with commercial vision, noting that India can no longer afford incremental progress.