A single window for oil

For a country running a massive energy import bill that is the main cause of a widening current account deficit in its balance of payments, it is completely inexcusable that domestic exploration and production activities are stuck on account of administrative clearances not coming through. That these delays relate to hydrocarbon blocks already awarded under various rounds of the New Exploration Licensing Policy (NELP) makes it doubly so, besides being a poor advertisement for investment interest in the energy sector.

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