Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Dr. Amit Kumar Vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Others dated 28/05/2025. The applicant has raised a grievance against setting up of a tyre pyrolysis plant by M/s Adideva Carbon LLP. According to the applicant, the tyre pyrolysis plant has …
U.S. oil companies will be allowed to drill in more areas of the Gulf of Mexico but won only limited access to the Arctic under the final version of the Obama Administration's five year drilling plan that was slammed by industry and some environmentalists. The 2012-2017 plan calls for three …
People of Tiruvarur district on Wednesday appealed to GAIL India Ltd to take up onshore oil and gas exploration in Mannargudi and Thiruthuraipoondi blocks of the district without affecting the cultivable lands and their livelihood. Speaking at a public hearing organised by the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board for onshore …
New Delhi has to fully factor in its regional strategic and energy needs in its relationship with the US The US recently took the Iran-sanctions monkey off India’s back: it granted India — but not China and Singapore — an exemption from Iran-related financial sanctions in exchange for significant cuts …
More than six months since it has received expression of interests (EoI) from private operators, ONGC now proposes to farm out operating interests in four coal-bed methane assets. According to sources, the proposal was placed during the E&P; major’s last board meeting. Sources told Business Line that though the issue …
State-owned Bharat Petroleum Corporation (BPCL) and Videocon Industries’ Mozambique block may have up to 100 trillion cubic feet (tcf) of in-place gas reserves, operator Anadarko Petroleum Corp said on Monday. Bharat PetroResources, a wholly-owned subsidiary of BPCL, and Videocon Hydrocarbon Holdings, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Videocon Industries, hold 10 per …
It has been more than four decades since the first well was drilled in the natural gas field beneath this stretch of slow rolling alfalfa and sugar beet farms. But for some who live here, in the shadows of the Wind River Mountains, the drilling rigs have brought more than …
New Delhi: Even as the coalgate controversy rages, the UPA government could be staring at another damaging report from its official auditor, the Comptroller and Auditor General, as it has started its second audit of four oil and gas blocks and may come up with the final report by the …
Shale gas can be a powerful tool in combating climate change. However, its exploitation may also lead to undesired environmental effects that can conversely worsen climate change.
Oil is the lifeblood of modern Indian society; its importance in the daily lives of citizens is steadily increasing. At the same time, natural gas is gaining in importance worldwide due to its environment-friendliness and lower cost as compared to oil. Together, oil and natural gas account for about 31 …
As the controversial oil and gas drilling practice known as hydraulic fracturing continues to spread, governments around the world are grappling with how to regulate it. What should happen to the waste after the process, called fracking, ends? What taxes should oil and natural gas companies pay? What about earthquakes …
Rangarajan to head committee, to press for revision in terms of production sharing contracts for future deals. A committee headed by C Rangarajan will review terms of the contract that oil & gas companies sign with the government, after a controversy between Reliance Industries and the oil ministry over declining …
New Delhi: Kicking-off work on the long discussed US-backed Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India gas pipeline, India and its new energy partners on Wednesday signed agreements that will pave way for laying of the 1,680-km line. Turkmenistan — which holds more than 4% of the world’s natural gas reserves signed agreements to sell gas …
Coal India Ltd (CIL) has said its focus, for now, would be on raising output, not on diversification. The government-owned company, the country’s near-monopoly producer, had diversification plans on coal liquefaction (CTL) and gasification. Last year, Partha S Bhattacharya, former chairman and managing director (CMD), had indicated CIL might foray …
EGoM fixed the price for 5 years and it needs to decide on RIL’s revision demand, says Vahanvati The government’s top law officer has said deciding on revising the price of gas from the D6 field of the Krishna-Godavari (KG-D6) basin before April 2014 is a matter of policy, not …
Britain's drive to create a low-carbon economy is stalling, because the government is too reliant on voluntary action and the Treasury appears to regard the environment as an obstacle to economic growth, a parliamentary group warned on Monday. Without a clear policy, Britain is unlikely to attract the billions of …
Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India to finalise agreement on transit fee next week. In an important decision, the Union Cabinet this evening gave its nod to sign a pricing agreement with Turkmenistan for the US-backed Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) Gas Pipeline Project. The pipeline will terminate at Fazilka in Punjab. The Ministry of …
NEW DELHI: Reliance Industries has reported that natural gas production from its eastern offshore KG-D6 fields has dropped to about 32.66 million standard cubic meters per day. Gas output from KG-D6 in the week ended May 6 dropped to 32.66 mmscmd from 33.89 mmscmd in April, according to a status …
New Delhi In an attempt to de-risk its exploration business, state-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) plans to foray into gas retailing business through a new subsidiary -- ONGC Gas Ltd. ONGC would use the new subsidiary for its foray into city gas distribution business and sale of imported …
Vermont will be the first state to outlaw a controversial oil and gas drilling method known as fracking when Governor Peter Shumlin signs a bill banning the practice, a largely symbolic move given the state's apparent lack of energy reserves. Hydraulic fracturing has helped companies tap potentially decades of gas …
The Czech Environment Ministry is planning to put up to a two-year moratorium on granting licenses for shale gas exploration until new legislation is put in place, the ministry said. During the moratorium, the ministry would look at preparing geological and mining legislation that is clear for potential exploration companies. …
