Emissions model for aviation fuel will be ready in very near future: EPA

Revisions to a key emissions model for sustainable aviation fuel feedstocks will be ready “in the very near future,” said U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan in Philadelphia on Friday. The Biden administration pledged last year to update how the Department of Energy’s Greenhouse Gases, Regulated Emissions and Energy Use in Technologies (GREET) model […]

No proposal to resume subsidised rice sale for ethanol production: Official

The government has no proposal to resume sale of subsidised rice to grain-based distilleries for the production of ethanol, Food Secretary Sanjeev Chopra said. “Since July last year, rice has not been diverted for ethanol production. There is no proposal as of now to revisit that policy,” Chopra told reporters on Thursday. He was responding […]

Opec+ ministerial panel unlikely to change output policy at April 3 meeting

An OPEC+ ministerial panel is unlikely to recommend any oil output policy changes at a meeting on Wednesday, five OPEC+ sources told Reuters, as oil prices hit their highest this year. The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and allies led by Russia, known as OPEC+, will hold an online joint ministerial monitoring committee meeting […]

Haldia Petchem planning $10 bn oil-to-chemical project in south India

The Chatterjee Group (TCG) is in talks with local and global companies to partner with its majority-owned petrochemical firm Haldia Petrochemicals Ltd (HPL) to build a more than $10 billion project in southern India, HPL’s chief executive said. The private equity firm plans to build the oil-to-chemical project, capable of producing 3.5 million metric tons […]

Russia, Venezuela flows stay strong as cheaper crude evades US curbs

India’s flow of cheap crude oil from Russia and Venezuela continued unabated in March, defying market expectations, as local refiners tweaked their sourcing strategies. They sourced cheaper grades to evade tighter US sanctions, according to industry sources and ship-tracking data. Russian supplies to India increased by around 8.5 per cent to 1.66 million barrels per […]

Yulu partners with Yuva Mobility to launch its e2W service in Indore

Yulu, a shared electric two-wheeler mobility provider, has launched its services in Indore, Madhya Pradesh. Yulu has partnered with a local firm, Yuva Mobility, to operate its electric vehicles (EVs) in the city. This marks the first time Yulu has partnered with a local company to operate its EVs. Yuva Mobility will independently operate Yulu’s […]