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 …
Chesapeake Energy Corp, the second-largest U.S. producer of natural gas, said the U.S. Department of Justice is investigating possible criminal violations under the Clean Water Act (CWA) at three well sites in West Virginia. Chesapeake has responded to a subpoena request for documents related to four sites in the state …
The “Indian Petroleum & Natural Gas Statistics” presents comprehensive statistics on various aspects of Indian Petroleum & Natural Gas Industries. The data on international developments in respect of the important segment of Petroleum and Natural Gas Industries have also been presented in the publication. The Statistics presented in this publication …
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s Office has asked the petroleum ministry to examine whether the government can allow Mukesh Ambani-controlled Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) to increase the price of its gas from the KG D6 basin from the current $4.2 per mmbtu (million metric British Thermal Units), decided by a group …
The Assam Gas Company Limited is all set to introduce compressed natural gas as a fuel alternative for vehicles, first in Jorhat and then all over the state Jorhat, Feb. 26: Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) will finally be available on a commercial scale in Assam. The Assam Gas Company Limited …
A New York state judge on Friday upheld an upstate community's ban on gas drilling, marking the second victory this week for opponents of the drilling method known as fracking. The authority vested in towns and cities in New York to regulate use of their land extends to prohibitions on …
Fights strong objections from petroleum ministry which currently enjoys regulatory powers A panel of ministers on corruption has asked the government to create an independent regulator for oil and gas fields, brushing aside strong objections from the petroleum ministry, which currently enjoys regulatory powers. A Group of Ministers (GoM) has …
Malaysia's Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas) said on Monday it has made two gas discoveries off the coast of Borneo island, as the national oil firm makes a greater push for domestic exploration to shore up flagging output. Petronas made the two gas discoveries in Kasawari and NC8SW fields off the …
Ministry wants to deduct $1.24 b from contractor’s share due to fall in output. The oil ministry is making a fresh attempt to financially penalise Reliance Industries for the fall in natural gas output from the D6 block even as it wants to avoid arbitration over the same issue, government …
TEHRAN: Iran has given a one-month ultimatum to an Indian consortium over the development of a gas field whose delay by India has been attributed to western pressure, the semi-official Fars news agency reported on Sunday. Tension between Iran and the West rose last month when Washington and the European …
MUMBAI: A steep fall in natural gas production at Reliance Industries' D6 block in KG basin and scarcity of retail outlets are hampering growth of compressed natural gas as a fuel of choice in private vehicle segment. Despite an increasing price differential between CNG ( 31- 32) - the cheapest …
A 4.0 magnitude earthquake in Ohio on New Year's Eve did not occur naturally and may have been caused by high-pressure liquid injection related to oil and gas exploration and production, an expert hired by the state of Ohio said on Tuesday. Ohio's Department of Natural Resources on Sunday suspended …
A 4.0 magnitude earthquake in Ohio on New Year's Eve did not occur naturally and may have been caused by high-pressure liquid injection related to oil and gas exploration and production, an expert hired by the state of Ohio said on Tuesday. Ohio's Department of Natural Resources on Sunday suspended …
Ohio has suspended operations at five deep wells used to dispose of fracking-related fluids after nearly a dozen earthquakes in the town of Youngstown over the past year, the latest sign of local unease over the booming shale gas industry. One day after a 4.0 quake, the Ohio Department of …
Has deferred decision on the critical issue of allowing the company to fully recover previous costs The oil ministry plans to impose cost limits on the development of new KG Basin gas fields by Reliance Industries, and has deferred its decision on the critical issue of allowing the company to …
Fluids used to drill for natural gas likely polluted an aquifer in Wyoming, U.S. regulators said on Thursday, offering the first evidence since 1987 that chemicals used in fracking have contaminated drinking water supplies. The draft report of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's investigation into the polluted aquifer could have …
Reliance Industries (RIL) has told the government that already declining production at its trophy asset, the D6 block in offshore Andhra Pradesh, could plummet drastically if its investment plans are not approved forthwith. Senior RIL officials led by Chairman Mukesh Ambani have met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Finance Minister …
Bureaucratic apathy holds up any possible increase in oil and gas production State-run oil companies appear caught between the devil and the deep blue sea —while rising price of crude and fuel price revisions threaten to render them bankrupt, bureaucratic apathy is holding up any possible increase in oil and …
Controversial 'fracking' technique to extract gas from the ground was the 'highly probable' cause of earth tremors, report finds. Two earthquake tremors in north-west England earlier this year were probably caused by controversial operations to extract gas nearby, a report by the company responsible has concluded. The two tremors, which …
Efforts to unlock the UK’s potentially significant shale gas reserves suffered a setback after a report found that fracking, the technique used to extract the gas from underground rocks, was the “highly probable” cause of two minor earthquakes in the Blackpool area in the spring. Cuadrilla Resources – the UK …
A working group on petroleum & natural gas sector for the 12th Fiver Year Plan (2012-17) has been constituted by the Planning Commission with participants from different departments of Government of India, energy experts and concerned public & private sector oil companies. The working group report reviews the achievements of …
