8Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu on Friday called for increasing indigenous production of crude oil through strong research and development (R&D) efforts to ensure energy security of the country.

8Vedanta Resources Ltd's plan to set up a $10-billion fund to acquire state-owned firms has attracted interest from sovereign wealth funds and the corpus will be floated once the government invites price for firms such as BPCL or Shipping Corporation of India (SCI), its chairman said.

8More than 450 scientists from across the world but mostly from the US, have together called on the executives of major advertising and public relations firms to drop their fossil fuel clients to help stop spread of disinformation around climate change.

8Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Thursday inaugurated and laid foundation stones of projects worth around Rs 275 crore in Barmer and sought the Centre's help for the oil refinery project there. Addressing an event, Gehlot said his government never stopped development works of the previous regime and they will cooperate with the Centre for the development of the state.

8Oil prices jumped on Monday as geopolitical tensions in Eastern Europe and the Middle East heightened concerns about an already tight supply outlook, while OPEC and its allies continued to struggle to raise their output.

On January 24, 2022, acrylic acid prices moved higher in the Delhi market.

Petrochem sources in Delhi have reported a rise in TDI prices.

Prices for Polymeric MDI are raised in Mumbai.

BAM prices at Kandla are currently at higher levels.

On January 24, 2022, Delhi witnessed a fall in Dichloropropane prices.

Dilute nitric acid prices have moved higher in Delhi.

On January 24, 2022, trading sources reported a huge fall in isobutylene prices in the Mumbai chemical market.

A revision in butyl acetate prices has been announced at Hazira.

Fresh cyclohexanone prices have been announced at Kandla.

On January 24, 2022, poor buying sentiments led to the fall of SBR prices in Mumbai.

Prices for carbon black grade N220 have been reduced in Delhi today.

Petrochem sources have reported a cut in DOTP prices in the Delhi chemical market.

Pine oil prices have increased in the Mumbai domestic market today.

A fall in PCE prices was recorded in the Ahmedabad chemical market today.

NBA prices have escalated in the Kolkata market, today.

On January 24, 2022, trading sources reported a fall in acetone prices in the Kandla chemical market.

On January 24, 2022, the Kandla port witnessed a fall in MP Diol prices.

DEG prices have moved higher in Hazira.

Toluene prices were quoted higher at Hazira.

On January 25, 2022, trading sources reported a fall in acetic acid prices in the Kandla chemical market.