State-run Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd hopes its 3 million tonne per annum coker unit at southern India refinery will start full-scale operations in about three weeks, its head of refinery said on Wednesday. “There is some issue with one of the heaters linked to the coker…. We hope this will be fixed in 20 […]
Day: October 25, 2017
Oil up one percent on Saudi comments, forecast of U.S. inventory drop
Brent oil rose 1 percent on Tuesday after top exporter Saudi Arabia said it was determined to end a supply glut, while prices also drew support from forecasts of a further drop in U.S. crude inventories as well as nervousness over tensions in Iraqi Kurdistan. In post settlement trade, prices briefly pared gains before steadying, […]
HC expresses dissatisfaction with NHAI over failure to repair
The Meghalaya High Court has expressed dissatisfaction with the National Highway Authority of India over its failure to repair a kilometre stretch of road at Umsning town in Ri-Bhoi district and directed the NHAI to complete the maintenance work at the earliest. “Having examined the affidavit and the attached report and photographs and having heard […]
Sambit Patra’s appointment to ONGC Board challenged in High Court
BJP’s national spokesperson Sambit Patra’s appointment as an independent director on the board of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) Ltd has been challenged in the Delhi High Court by an NGO. The NGO, in its plea, also sought cancellation of the appointment of Shashi Shanker as ONGC Chairman and Managing Director. The public interest […]
First highway project under Bharatmala by 2018-end : Gadkari
The first project under Bharatmala is expected to be awarded by the end of next year as the land acquisition process and detailed project reports for the mega scheme are underway and award of the contract would take place once these aspects are finalised. Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari said the project award would take […]