The 2025 Interconnected Disaster Risks report shifts focus from diagnosing problems to mapping out solutions. It establishes that many of today’s solutions are surface-level fixes, and that to create lasting change, we need to question the societal structures and mindsets that perpetuate these challenges. The report offers a more holistic …
Oil spillBP can keep its oil well in the Gulf of Mexico shut for another 24 hours after agreeing to monitor a leak through the seafloor and take other precautions, National Incident Commander Thad Allen said. In addition to the seep detected last night, there
New Orleans, July 16: BP said on Friday that the early test results were heartening and there were no signs of fresh oil leaks, as the cap sealing its stricken undersea well in the Gulf of Mexico held tight overnight and into the morning. Mr Kent Wells, a senior vice …
Narayan Lakshman Getting back its wings:An oiled pelican being cleaned at the Oiled Wildlife Rehabilitation Center in Gulfport, Mississippi on Monday. Washington: BP has announced that a critical test on the ruptured oil well in the Gulf of Mexico will proceed as planned after a hydraulic leak that had delayed …
BP Plc delayed testing a new cap placed over its leaking Gulf of Mexico oil well to give scientists more time to study the procedure used to measure pressure levels. BP and government officials said they still intend to conduct the assessment, which BP and the Obama Administration will use …
BP is making progress on removing a device capturing oil from its leaking Macondo well in the Gulf of Mexico, as it prepares to install a more efficient collection system. BP plans to have a new seal on the gushing well sometime within the next week and the company said …
In a major relief to oil exploration companies, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs today granted a three-year drilling moratorium to 30 deepwater block production-sharing contracts (PSCs) signed under various rounds of exploration till the fifth round of the New Exploration Licensing Policy (Nelp) ,where drilling commitments are pending as …
Shevlin Sebastian KOCHI: Here are some facts about the Kochi Refinery: It has the capacity to refine 9.5 million tonnes of oil a year. This works out to 2 lakh barrels a day. The annual turnover is Rs 26,000 crore. The number of employees is 1950. And the total area …
New Orleans: A supertanker adapted to scoop up oil from the BP spill in the Gulf of Mexico began tests on Saturday amid a report that some major investors expect the energy giant to replace its top executives. The vessel named
OIL and gas minister Murli Deora on Friday dashed hopes of total freedom to oil and gas companies in fixing prices of petrol, saying that the government will intervene to protect consumers from high volatility.
Those seeking to stem the flow of oil from the deep waters of the Gulf of Mexico are now struggling on land as well as at sea. A wayward robot briefly interrupted the flow from the
Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) has found more oil in an exploration block in Gujarat and described the discovery as significant. RIL today announced its seventh discovery in the 635 square-kilometre block, CB-ONN-2003/1 (CB 10 A&B;), in the Cambay Basin, about 130 kilometres from Ahmedabad. The block was awarded to RIL …
Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) has found more oil in an exploration block in Gujarat and described the discovery as significant. RIL today announced its seventh discovery in the 635 square-kilometre block, CB-ONN-2003/1 (CB 10 A&B;), in the Cambay Basin, about 130 kilometres from Ahmedabad. The block was awarded to RIL …
Louisiana: The first named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season is posing an uncertain threat to the Gulf of Mexico, even as efforts to contain the worst oil spill in US history are set to ramp up. For now, Tropical Storm Alex, which is hitting the western Caribbean with rain …
Tropical Storm Alex headed toward the Gulf of Mexico on Sunday, but while it was not expected to hit the oil spill area, experts warned strong waves and winds could hamper clean-up efforts there. With oil continually gushing into the fragile waters for the past 68 days, President Barack Obama
Energy producing companies require drilling fluids and additive oils for drilling, gas and lubricants that are essential for modern civilization and industrialization. Biological wastewater is conventionally treated for the elimination of organic and inorganic pollutants. In the fossil fuel industry, drill cuttings and fluids are the piled up wastes and …
A New Orleans federal judge lifted the six-month moratorium on deepwater drilling imposed by President Barack Obama following the largest oil spill in US history. Drilling services shares jumped on the news. Obama temporarily halted all drilling in waters deeper than 500 feet on May 27 to give a presidential …
