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 …
Villagers in and around the site of the proposed refinery and petrochemical complex in Nanar, Ratnagiri are up in arms against the project. The Shiv Sena has crossed swords with its ruling ally BJP against the project, citing opposition from the locals and the refinery's environmental impact on Konkan region …
The Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has banned the import of pet coke for trading in National Capital Region (NCR) states and has also imposed a slew of restrictions on use of pet coke in lime kilns in Delhi-NCR. The directions to control use of the major …
PACHPADRA (BARMER): Amid an erupting crowd of over two lakh chanting his name, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday flagged off commencement of work on the Rs 43,129-crore Rajasthan refinery here and said the project will provide new energy to India when she celebrates her 75th year of Independence in …
Giving nod to include representatives from every organisation in the coordination committee, Fadnavis got experts to dispel fears about pollution likely to be caused by the oil refinery. The Maharashtra government Tuesday said a “model compensation and rehabilitation package” would be worked out for the people who would be affected …
The Federal Government has approved the implementation of a new commercial model targeted at getting sponsors to invest in the restoration of the efficiency levels of the nation’s three refineries. Mr Anibor Kragha, Chief Operating Officer (COO) Refineries, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, said this on Wednesday in Abuja at …
To be second Indian company after Essar to have a refinery abroad Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) will set up its first refinery outside India with an investment of up to Rs 20,000 crore in Sri Lanka. It will thus become the second Indian company to have a refinery abroad. The …
Mumbai London-listed Essar Energy said it has reduced its dependence on crude imports from Iran for its refinery in Gujarat, amid mounting US pressure to curtail Iranian imports. “Our imports today from Iran is in very small quantities, as an expansion at our Vadinar refinery enables us process ultra-heavy crude …
The company’s existing infrastructure in the state suits its expansion plan. State-run IndianOil Corpo-ration (IOC) may set up its next refinery, a 15 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) unit, on the western coast in Gujarat at an investment of Rs 30,000 crore. According to a senior IOC official, the country's …
This Report of the Standing Committee on Petroleum & Natural Gas deals with the action taken by the Government on the Recommendations contained in the Twenty-Third Report (Fourteenth Lok Sabha) of the Standing Committee on Petroleum & Natural Gas (2008-2009) on "Oil Refineries – A Critique?" which was presented to …
U.S. oil refiners could cut output by as much as 25 percent and the nation's reliance on imported refined products could double in the next two decades if the House version of a climate bill becomes law, the American Petroleum Institute said on Monday. Under the so-called cap-and-trade bill narrowly …
U.S. oil refiners could cut output by as much as 25 percent and the nation's reliance on imported refined products could double in the next two decades if the House version of a climate bill becomes law, the American Petroleum Institute said on Monday. Under the so-called cap-and-trade bill narrowly …
Ailing U.S. oil refiners could face a crippling period of contraction under a House-approved climate change bill, making the country more dependent on imported refined products. The so-called cap-and-trade bill narrowly passed by the House of Representatives in June would limit greenhouse gas emissions by requiring polluters to acquire permits …
A refinery on Curacao operated by Venezuela's state oil company is damaging people's health and must cut emissions or face multi-million dollar fines, a court on the Caribbean island ruled on Thursday. Judge Erik van Unen ruled in favour of 26 people and two bodies that brought a civil case …
Industry refuses to invest in carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects without strong state support because of a lack of clarity on future emissions rules, Norway's StatoilHydro said on Friday. Norway's biggest oil and gas producer StatoilHydro is one of the world's most active companies in CCS, with two field …
U.S. lawmakers pushing to include greater recognition for existing nuclear power in a national renewable energy standard failed to win new breaks for the industry when a U.S. congressional panel on Wednesday voted down an amendment to a controversial climate change bill. The sweeping bill, which seeks to cap greenhouse …
China said on Monday it will boost state reserves of refined fuels, its first official plan to expand beyond its crude reserves, and help cut high inventories held by oil companies. The world's second-largest oil user would accelerate the formulation of policies for such reserves, according to a post on …
Oil refiners would be given 2 percent of greenhouse gas emission permits under a proposed climate change bill that Democrats in the US House of Representatives are writing, according to a document describing that legislation. The proposal, which could still change in coming days, would also give local natural gas …
Projects to capture industrial emissions and store them in the earth's crust could cut CO2 pollution by up to 40 percent, according to officials from oil major Shell. Carbon capture and storage (CCS) -- gathering CO2 emissions at their source and pumping them underground -- faces steep cost hurdles, but …
