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 …

Mexico's Pemex says five workers hurt in oil refinery fire

Five workers were hurt when a fire broke out at the Lazaro Cardenas refinery in Minatitlan in the Mexican Gulf coast state of Veracruz, state oil and gas company Pemex said on Thursday. Pemex said in a statement the fire in a catalytic plant that had been closed for maintenance …

Azerbaijan says 29 missing after oil platform fire feared dead

Azeri state energy company SOCAR said that 29 workers missing after its oil platform in the Caspian Sea caught fire on Friday were feared dead, and President Ilham Aliyev declared a day of national mourning. SOCAR said on Sunday that one worker had been killed and 33 rescued, out of …

BP spill manslaughter charges dropped, one guilty of environmental crime

Manslaughter charges were dropped against two former BP well site managers involved in the deadly 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil drilling disaster on Wednesday, and one pleaded guilty to an environmental crime, federal prosecutors said. Donald Vidrine pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor violation of the Clean Water Act and "admitted …

Shell fined by Scottish court for 2011 North Sea oil spill

Oil major Royal Dutch Shell was handed a 22,500 pound ($33,919) fine by a local Scottish court on Tuesday for a 2011 oil spill in the North Sea that was the largest in more than a decade. A subsea pipeline leak from Shell's Gannet Alpha field spilled more than 200 …

GAIL tops among PSUs in Carbon Disclosure Leadership Index

AHMEDABAD: GAILBSE 4.04 % (India) Limited has topped the PSUs, and third overall, in the 'Carbon Disclosure Leadership Index (CDLI)' released by Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP)-India. GAIL got a score of 98 out of maximum 100 in CDLI which was released at the Bombay Stock Exchange, an increase of 12 …

Anger over enduring 'environmental horror' in oil-rich, polluted Niger delta

20 years after the death of activist Ken Saro-Wiwa, Ogoniland communities still see little benefit from promised oil clean-up, and have no basic services Communities in the oil-rich region of Ogoniland say they feel just as marginalised and in need of work and development as they were before the executions …

Nigeria: Shell 'Blatantly Lied' About Niger Delta Pollution - Amnesty International

Multi-national oil company, Shell, lied when it claimed it had cleaned up heavily polluted areas of the Niger Delta, Amnesty International and the Centre for Environment, Human Rights and Development (CEHRD) said in a new report published on Tuesday. The report titled, "Clean it up: Shell's false claims about oil …

Africa can be answer to India's energy woes: KPMG-CII Study

Besides infrastructure development and mineral resources, Africa holds immense potential as a credible nuclear energy supplier as well, the study says Africa can be the answer to India’s rising energy demands, according to a study jointly done by KPMG and Confederation of Indian Industry (CII). Besides infrastructure development and mineral …

Panel defers green nod to Essar firm's expansion project

Environment Ministry's panel EAC has deferred the decision to grant environment clearance (EC) to Essar group firm Vadinar Oil Terminal Ltd for expansion of a marine terminal in Gujarat and has sought more information from the company. The Environment Ministry gives green nod to 'A' category projects based on the …

BP wins one U.S. court ruling, loses another over 2010 Gulf spill

A U.S. appeals court said BP Plc, which in July reached a $18.7 billion settlement of federal, state and local claims over the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill, must face one of two proposed class-action lawsuits claiming that the oil company defrauded shareholders over the disaster. The 5th U.S. …

XTO Energy well in North Dakota suffers blowout, leaks 550 barrels

A North Dakota oil well owned by Exxon Mobil subsidiary XTO Energy blew out on Saturday, leaking more than 550 barrels (23,100 gallons) of crude, some of which left the wellpad and seeped into surrounding grasses. The well, located in a rural area 25 miles southeast of Watford City, was …

Exxon $225 mln pollution settlement with New Jersey is approved

Exxon Mobil Corp's $225 million settlement with the administration of New Jersey Governor Chris Christie of a longstanding environmental pollution case won approval on Tuesday from a state judge, over the objections of critics who called the accord a sellout. Judge Michael Hogan of the State Superior Court called the …

Oil Spill: Ilaje Communities Protest Lack Of Compensation

The coastal communities of Ilaje Local Government in Ondo State, have protested against the composition of the committee set up to compensate affected communities and other persons following the Bonga oil spillage that occurred on December 2011 in the Niger Delta. The compensation was expected to have been paid two …

NOSDRA threatens to sanction Shell over $3b fine on oil spill

THE National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA) has threatened to sanction the Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company (SNEPCo), for failure to pay $3.6 bilion fine for damages to the livelihood of host communities through its massive oil spill. The oil spill monitoring agency alleged that SNEPCO spilled …

Why Shell Cut Ties to Conservative Lobby Group Over Climate Change

Does it matter that Royal Dutch Shell plans to cut ties to the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) over climate policy? Shell follows big oil rival BP and Silicon Valley titans Google, Facebook, and Yahoo in distancing itself from ALEC, a prominent nonprofit that advocates against government regulation, primarily at …

Ecuador spied on Amazon oil plan opponents, leaked papers suggest

Government spies may have illegally targeted political and environmental opponents to president Rafael Correa’s plan to extract oil in Yasuni national park Ecuadorian spies may have broken the law by obtaining personal information on MPs, environmentalists, indigenous groups, human rights activists, academics and political opponents of president Rafael Correa who …

Nigeria: Four Killed, 15,500 Displaced in Delta Oil Spill

Port Harcourt — The representative of Odidi community in Delta State, Mr Anthony Richard, has said that about four persons were killed while 15,500 residents of the community were displaced in July oil spill that ravaged the community. Mr Richard disclosed this when the South South Zonal Coordinator of National …

BP Posts Loss as Oil Spill Settlement and Sagging Demand Take Toll

LONDON — The British oil giant BP said on Tuesday that it lost $5.8 billion in the second quarter, reflecting a huge settlement over the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill. The roughly 40 percent fall in oil prices since last year is also sharply cutting into profits at BP …

Green group sues ConocoPhillips, CNOOC over China oil spill - report

A maritime court in the coastal city of Qingdao has said it will hear a landmark case brought by a nonprofit organisation against U.S. oil giant ConocoPhillips and China's CNOOC Ltd, the official China Daily reported. The China Biodiversity Conservation and Green Development Foundation will not claim compensation, but is …

No highly polluting industries in Amaravati

The seed capital area of Amaravati will have no space for 'red' industries that fall under the highly-polluting category. The master plan for the AP capital city has suggested that the industrial start-up area of the seed capital should have only 'light' and non-polluting industries. The Union ministry of environment …

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