Vice-President M Venkaiah Naidu today asked oil companies to expedite projects to increase the production and new exploration of oil and gas to meet the country's energy demands. Speaking to the heads of three public sector oil companies at a programme in Visakhapatnam today Naidu advised the companies to expedite projects in Andhra Pradesh and sort out issues, if any, with the state government and become partners in the progress of the nation. The Chairman and Managing Directors of ONGC, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited and Gas Authority of India Limited, gave presentations, explaining to the Vice-President the ongoing projects in different parts of the country, with special focus on Andhra Pradesh.
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