Petrochemical Industry

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding an illegal cracker unit in Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, 29/05/2025

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "2 killed in blast at illegal cracker unit in Thanjavur appearing in The Hindu dated 19.05.2025". The application is registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item titled 2 killed in blast at illegal cracker unit …

Get set to pay more at fuel station

Panel Wants Decontrol, Govt May Settle For Rs 3 Petrol Hike, Re 1 For Diesel New Delhi: After food items, it is the turn of motor fuels to burn a bigger hole in your pocket. An increase of at least Rs 3 a litre in petrol and Re 1 in …

Supermax project to reopen amid rising ethylene prices

HALDIA, 2 FEB : Haldia Petrochemicals Limited (HPL) has completed its Supermax project by augmenting ethylene capacity, and is ready to reopen shortly, after a three-month expansion shutdown. The naphtha cracker has been shut since November 2009 to commission the Rs 1230 crore Supermax project, aiming to increase ethylene capacity …

India eyes boost in bilateral trade with Hungary to $1 bn

Eyeing to boost its trade and presence in the European Union (EU), its largest trade partner, India is exploring ways to pull bilateral trade with Hungary to $1 billion in the next two years. The central European nation, which is set to gain the next EU presidency, is being seen …

Govt mulls fuel price hike; panel report this week

New Delhi: After dal-chawal, petrol, diesel and CNG may burn a bigger hole in your pocket as the government tries to strike a balance between keeping transport fuel prices in check without letting staterun oilmarketing companies slip into the red. The picture will be clear only after the Kirit Parikh …

Govt awaits Parikh report to free oil

Petrol Price May Go Up By Rs 4.7, Diesel By Rs 2.3 Within Weeks Our Bureau NEW DELHI THE government may take a decision on freeing petrol and diesel prices after the Kirit Parikh committee on rationalising fuel subsidies submits its report this week, oil minister Murli Deora said. Price …

Cos misled govt on green fuel: Oil secy

New Delhi: State-run oilmarketing companies led the government up the garden path on the issue of green fuels by telling the oil ministry till the very end 2009 that they were ready to meet the April 1, 2010, deadline for introducing Euro-III petrol and diesel throughout the country

Finmin offers to pay 1/3rd of oilcos demand

THE finance ministry is unwilling to pay the entire Rs 31,700 crore demanded as compensation by the petroleum ministry on behalf of the state-owned oil companies

Euro-III grade fuel sale to be delayed

The government today said it is on track to supply cleaner Euro-IV grade petrol and diesel in 13 big cities from April 1, but sale of Euro-III fuel in rest of the country will be phased over six months. Currently, Euro-III grade petrol and diesel is sold in 13 big …

Major fire near Guwahati Refinery

A devastating fire resulting from a leakage in a crude oil pipe of Oil India Limited near Guwahati Refinery gutted over a hundred hutments and destroyed property at Madgharia area in close proximity to the refinery this morning. No human casualty has been reported in the inferno which lasted nearly …

FASS move to guide NE oil industry

Voluntary organisation Friends of Assam and Seven Sisters (FASS) has embarked on another mission to facilitate public consultation in an organised manner to guide the Petroleum industry of the NE region towards developmental and pro-people activities. For the purpose, it has formed a non-government organisation (NGO) under it with the …

Diesel looks set to gain mileage in cleaner avatar

DIESEL, it seems, is tired of playing second fiddle to other fuel variants, looking to trudge up the popularity charts in a cleaner avatar and with some government help. Diesel engine and component manufacturers such as Cummins, Bosch and Delphi are showcasing their clean technology wares at the Auto Expo, …

ONGC strikes new gas well in Tripura

Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd (ONGC), has struck a new gas well at Sundaribari in South Tripura district, official sources said, reports PTI.

Fuel doping may be delayed as industries spar

Prabha Jagannathan NEW DELHI IN A high-decibel fight over ethanol supplies, the chemicals industry has alleged the sugar industry was deliberately misrepresenting the availability of sufficient ethanol for the fuel spiking programme and that its figures of ethanol requirement for the potable alcohol and the chemicals sector were both deliberately …

Parikh pumps up pvt fuel retailers

In Charge Of New Fuel Pricing Mechanism, Kirit Parikh Favours Bonds For Pvt Cos On Par With Govt Firms Supriya Shrinate ET NOW PRIVATE fuel retailers such as Reliance Industries, Shell or Essar Oil may not have to pull the shutters down on their retail outlets each time pump prices …

Oil companies agree on ethanol price

NEW DELHI: State-owned oil companies will pay Rs. 27 a litre, or 25 per cent higher from the existing level, for buying ethanol from sugar mills for blending with petrol, it is learnt. Food and Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar on Tuesday said an agreement had been reached between the oil …

Kiranmoy faux pas on Nayachar project

A day after the lease deed for Nayachar Island was registered, a senior minister of the state Cabinet, Mr Kironmoy Nanda sounded a discordant note by claiming that his department was keen to participate in a fisheries and eco-tourism project with the private investor if the proposed chemical hub project …

Oil leak in Haldia-Paradip pipeline in Orissa

BHUBANESWAR: An oil leak was Tuesday spotted at a crucial pipeline of the state-run Indian Oil Corp in Orissa's Bhadrak district, raising concerns over its environmental impact and loss of supplies. The leak was detected early morning by residents near Jafrabad village, some 170 km from state capital Bhubaneswar, said …

IOC pipeline leakage triggers panic

BALASORE: Panic spread in Faridabad and its adjacent villages under Tihidi block of Bhadrak district today following a leakage in Paradip-Haldia crude oil pipeline of the Indian Oil Corporation (IOC). The leakage occurred close on the heels of fire mishap at Jaipur oil depot of IOC in Rajasthan that claimed …

Govt to study disaster-prone chemical, petrochem units

Rajiv Shah | TNN Gandhinagar: The recent massive fire at the Indian Oil Corporation

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