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 …
Sixty per cent of rigs contracted in the Gulf of Mexico are not working almost a year and a half after the Macondo disaster. Industry participants are meeting on Tuesday with regulators to speed up permitting in the world’s most productive deepwater and oldest shallow-water basin, which was temporarily halted …
New Jersey on Thursday issued a one-year ban on hydraulic fracturing, citing the need for more study of the technology used to produce oil and gas from shale formations. New Jersey Governor Chris Christie conditionally vetoed a bill that would have permanently banned the practice, which critics say can pollute …
It is hard to think of more awkward country in which to drill for gas than the craggy, creviced hillsides that rise up from the banks of China’s turbid Yellow River in the northern province of Shanxi, the heart of China’s northern coal belt. So steep are the sides of …
A federal panel sketched out its first vision of a regulatory roadmap for the booming shale natural gas industry on Thursday, urging more transparency on the use of chemicals and more careful treatment of waste water. In a report closely watched by leading energy companies who fear higher costs from …
Aizawl: State-owned exploration major Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) has begun looking for gas reserves in Mizoram, close to the site of known reserves, officials said on Thursday. “After two decades, the ONGC has recently started exploration of gas at Meidum village in Kolasib district in north-western Mizoram,” an …
New York's natural gas drillers should pay into a fund to cover any cleanups or accidents, the state comptroller said on Tuesday, ahead of the state's plan to review drilling applications next year. Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli, in a statement, said his proposed legislation would apply to current drilling operations and …
The top court in the Netherlands on Monday ordered the suspension of the Bergermeer gas storage project, the largest in Europe, citing objections by environmentalists and local residents who fear earth tremors. The storage project, along with the soon-to-be-completed liquefied natural gas terminal in Rotterdam, is an important part of …
For decades, oil and gas industry executives as well as regulators have maintained that a drilling technique known as hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, that is used for most natural gas wells has never contaminated underground drinking water. The claim is based in part on a simple fact: fracking, in which …
The Government plans to conduct a major oceanic survey in the country's territorial waters, including parts of the Bay of Bengal, Gulf of Cambay and Andaman Sea, to look for prospects of under-sea mineral resources and natural gas. The Ministry of Earth Sciences is taking up this initiative along with …
The Comptroller and Auditor-General today said it is in the process of finalising its report on Reliance Industries’ KG-D6 gas fields. Refuting allegations by Reliance Industries that it was not given enough time to respond to the audit observations, Comptroller and Auditor-General of India, Mr Vinod Rai, said, “We have …
The Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL) has completed Pakistan Basin Study (PBS), containing important information regarding hydrocarbon exploration opportunities in the country. The report had been completed on the direction of Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Resources. UK based consultant and geosciences Services Company Fugro Robertson Ltd (FRL) …
The accelerating dash for natural gas risks a bitter backlash as the environmental cost of exploiting new shale deposits and of transporting it in liquid form spoil its credentials as the greenest fossil fuel. Gas was long regarded as a "bridging fuel" for use in relatively easily-to-build, gas-fired power plants, …
New York has touted its new rules on natural gas drilling as tough measures meant to keep its drinking water pure, but one cornerstone of its proposed regulation may fall short of existing industry practice. As New York state moves to lift a year-old drilling ban imposed due to fears …
Top global miner BHP Billiton will buy U.S. Petrohawk Energy Corp for $12.1 billion in cash, ramping up its bets on the booming but environmentally controversial shale gas industry. At $38.75 a share, BHP is offering a 65 percent premium to Petrohawk's closing stock price on Thursday. The deal follows …
Alaska's Cook Inlet basin still has potential for abundant natural gas and oil discoveries even after five decades of production, according to a federal report issued on Tuesday, signaling potential revenue for the state and more interest from developers. In the first resource assessment issued since 1995, the U.S. Geological …
Independent energy producer Chief Oil & Gas has been fined $180,000 by Pennsylvania regulators for environmental violations in the Marcellus Shale, the Department of Environmental Protection said on Tuesday. Chief Oil & Gas has paid the civil fine, which was related to a hydraulic oil spill and the failure to …
The Arkansas Oil and Gas Commission on Tuesday proposed a permanent moratorium on disposal wells related to natural gas drilling in a 1,150-square-mile area in the center of the state. State scientists have found a highly suggestive link between the operation of these wells and a swarm of more than …
Exxon Mobil Corp defended hydraulic fracturing at its annual shareholder meeting on Wednesday, even as investors peppered CEO Rex Tillerson with concerns and questions about the technology. A shareholder proposal requiring greater disclosure by Exxon on the risks and impact of its hydraulic fracturing practices was voted down by about …
