Good Food is First Food. It is not junk food. It is the food that connects nature and nutrition with livelihoods. This food is good for our health; it comes from the rich biodiversity of our regions; it provides employment to people. Most importantly, cooking and eating give us pleasure. …
The government is looking at scrapping 5% customs duty on liquified natural gas (LNG) as it seeks to help user industries like power and fertiliser producers that are facing reduced availability of natural gas due to declining gas production in the country. Removing the import duty on LNG would help …
After 5 years of effort and Rs 10,000 crore-plus, the Dabhol power plant is sputtering to life. But will it live? Ratnagiri Gas and Power (RGPPL) is learning a rather unpalatable truth. It costs a lot more to fix a mistake 18 years down the line than the original project …
The Sri Lankan government is currently discussing and is to decide within the next few weeks, the option of converting all thermal power plants in the country into those run on Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG). The conversion would affect 800MWs of electricity that is currently generated through thermal power. Petroleum …
The Indian gas market is expected to be one of the fastest growing in the world over the next two decades. This paper analyses this market, highlighting the current challenges. It first looks at the industry structure, presents the main players from industry as well as government, and gives an …
Global energy consumption has nearly doubled in the past few decades, and this increase has been driven by population growth, rising living standards, invention of energy-dependent technologies and consumerism. Energy security is a key global challenge - one which will require global perspectives, global thinking, global solutions, and innovation of …
Noor Mohammad The Indian power sector is under pressure to reduce its carbon emission as part of the global effort to fight the climate change. It must shift from dirty coal to natural gas for generation on a large scale if it is to meet the objective. However, domestic gas …
Kalpana Pathak & Sanjay Jog / Mumbai April 06, 2010, 1:12 IST Petronet LNG (PLL) is in talks with West Asian countries, including Qatar, to secure gas supply for its Kochi terminal. Petronet has already tied up for 1.5 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) LNG from the proposed Gorgon project …
Anil Sasi The Centre's policy document targets a near 30 per cent reduction in emission intensity (or kg of CO2 emitted for generating Re 1 of GDP) from the power sector by 2022.. Ministry plans hydro push, gas-based capacity, super-critical units New Delhi, March 3 In line with its commitment …
Hyderabad, Feb. 7: In a big relief to the Karimnagar power project, the Gas Authority of India (GAIL) has agreed to lay a special pipeline to supply liquefied natural gas to the 2100-MW project. The GAIL team told AP Genco that the proposed Malleswaram
Amid reports that the former East Timor planned to block its development proposal, Australia's Woodside Petroleum Ltd. said it is finalizing a plan for its Sunrise liquefied-natural-gas project that will deliver "significant" benefits to the country. The apparent hard line by East Timor, which wants an LNG plant built on …
Woodside Petroleum and PetroChina said yesterday that an outline agreement for the Australian energy group to supply liquefied natural gas estimated to be worth about A$45bn (US$41bn) had expired without a firm accord being reached. The agreement struck in 2007 to supply up to 3m tonnes of LNG a year …
ExxonMobil and its partners have agreed to press ahead with a $15bn liquefied natural gas project in Papua New Guinea that would represent the largest foreign investment in the country to date. The US group said that, once completed, the PNG LNG deal would treble Papua New Guinea
Converting coal-bed methane into liquefied natural gas is a fledgling industry but one that has attracted heavyweight oil and gas groups to the Australian state of Queensland. Royal Dutch Shell, ConocoPhillips of the US, the UK
To Fund Rs 7k-Cr Project With Rs 5,000-Cr Loan & Rs 2,000-Cr Rights Issue PETRONET LNG, the largest importer of chilled gas (imported as liquefied natural gas in tankers), is set to diversify downstream and set up two power plants. It is also planning a right issue to part fund …
