Reply by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) in compliance to the National Green Tribunal (NGT) order dated January 21, 2024 in the matter of ‘News item titled “Feeling anxious? Toxic air could be to blame” appearing in Times of India dated 10.10.2023’. NGT had directed CPCB to file a …
Mangaluru has become very important for the energy sector in the country as it houses oil refining major, Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd., (MRPL), and the crude storage facility, Indian Strategic Petroleum Reserve Ltd., (ISPRL), said Joint Secretary of Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas Sunjay Sudhir. Mr. Sudhir was …
It aims to supply BS VI quality fuel by 2020; gets environmental clearance for upgrading facility In the run-up to produce Bharat Stage VI compliant fuel, the Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd. (MRPL), is preparing to upgrade its existing production facilities as well as set up a new unit. Catering …
Six companies pledge Rs 62 crore to save seven waterbodies Infosys has evinced interest in rejuvenating Hebbal lake in Mysuru while Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited (MRPL) has stepped in to protect Bagundi lake in the port city. At least six private entities, including IT major Wipro, have stepped in …
The Commerce and Industries department in an order, has directed the MRPL to acquire necessary land between the MRPL and the affected Jokatte village for the development of a green belt and buffer zone. The state government on Wednesday directed Mangalore Refineries and Petrochemicals Ltd (MRPL) to take measures to …
The Karnataka State Pollution Control Board has decided to form a committee comprising an expert, representatives of Mangalore Refinary and Petrochemicals Ltd. and the residents of Jokkatte to look into the problems caused by the pet coke and sulphur storage yard in MRPL phase III. A decision to this effect …
Rs 8,000-crore capacity expansion plan by Chennai Petroleum Corporation may get affected Amid insurance woes, the US sanctions on Iran may well cast a shadow on expansion plans by Indian refiners. According to an official source, the Rs 8,000-crore capacity expansion plan by Chennai Petroleum Corporation Ltd (CPCL) may get …
In the backdrop of receiving complaints by the general public over the dumping of waste at Modapadavu, the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (Mangalore) has issued a show cause notice to Mangalore Refineries and Petro-chemicals Ltd on December 6. The show cause notice has been served for non-compliance of consent …
NEW DELHI, 22 APRIL: India's oil refining capacity will rise by more than 43 per cent to 310 million tons a year by March 2017 from the current capacity of 216 million tons, oil secretary Mr GC Chaturvedi has said. “India has leapfrogged from a modest 62 million tons per …
Also woos Saudi Arabia with new petroleum diplomacy, while trying to soothe a vexed US, in an interesting coordination effort between external and other ministries India is finally plunging into the oil politics of the Gulf and West Asia. It sent a team of senior officials from the commerce ministry …
Obama administration officials say they are concerned India may run afoul of a new US law restricting payments for Iranian oil, forcing the White House to impose sanctions on one of its most important allies in Asia. So far this year, India is failing to cut back its purchases of …
New Delhi Cairn India has agreed to double the compensation to the farmers and landowners resisting construction of its pipeline project in Rajasthan and Gujarat. The proposed pipeline will connect its Rajasthan oilfield to the crude oil shipping facility at Bhogat in coastal Gujarat. The company now produces one fifth …
New Delhi India’s largest Iranian oil buyer plans almost to halve daily imports, industry sources said on Monday, becoming the latest Asian refiner to cut supplies from Iran as Western sanctions make trade with Opec’s second-largest producer difficult. India, China and Japan buy almost half of Iran’s estimated 2.6 million …
New Delhi To serve the expected addition in refining capacity and to partly replace any shortfall in crude oil supplies from Iran, India has sought an additional 5 million tonne of crude oil from Saudi Arabia. India has also sought investments from Saudi firms in its new petrochemical and refinery …
Asserting that India was not facing any problem in making payments for the import of crude oil from Iran, Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Jaipal Reddy on Wednesday warned that the country needed to be prepared for all eventualities. “We continue to be optimistic. Iran continues to be positive. However …
NEW DELHI: Indian refiners and oil ministry officials are meeting on Monday to discuss alternative methods to pay for Iranian oil imports should an existing mechanism via Turkey's Halkbank be halted under US sanctions against Tehran. Financial sanctions signed into law by President Barack Obama on New Year's Eve make …
NEW DELHI: Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Mangalore Petrochemicals Limited (OMPL), a special purpose vehicle to execute the Rs. 6,400-crore aromatic petrochemical complex at Mangalore, has mandated SBI Caps to arrange for funds for the $1.52 billion project. The company plans to borrow around $1 billion to fund the project. …
RIL To Kickstart Spot Crude Market With Indicative Benchmarked Price ENERGY major Reliance Industries (RIL), which is set to kick off the first spot crude oil market in the country, will be inviting price quotes from oil refining companies shortly. This would also set the first benchmark for market-driven prices …
By the beginning of the next financial year, consumers in India would have over 10 companies to choose from while buying petrol and diesel. The new entrants in this segment include private players like Reliance, Essar and Shell, and three psus, Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemical Ltd (mrpl), ongc and Numaligarh …
