Petrol and diesel prices remained unchanged on Saturday as oil marketing companies continued to maintain a wait and watch stance amid range-bound global oil prices. Accordingly, the pump price of petrol remained at Rs Rs 83.71 a litre and diesel Rs 73.87 a litre in Delhi on Saturday. Across the country as well the price […]
Category: Oil & Gas
Petrol price up 28 paise, diesel 29 paise a litre; rates touch 2-yr high
Petrol price on Sunday was hiked by 28 paise per litre and diesel by 29 paise, the fifth straight day of increase in rates due to firming international oil prices. Petrol price in Delhi rose to Rs 83.41 per litre from Rs 83.13. Diesel rates went up from Rs 73.32 to Rs 73.61 per litre, […]
CS reviews arrangements to stockpile petroleum products
The Chief Secretary, B V R Subrahmanyam today chaired a high-level meeting to review the stockpiling of petroleum products for the winter season in Jammu & Kashmir. ADG Traffic, Divisional Commissioners of Jammu and Kashmir, Administrative Secretary, Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs, Deputy Commissioner, Jammu, IG Jammu, SSP Traffic, and representatives of petroleum companies […]
The Crude Battle for Oil
Corona has certainly created havoc. But, surprisingly, it is not only the germ that is to be blamed. There is more to it than meets the eye. Since the last few years, global price harmony has been hurting. The United States has been actively involved in negotiations with the second and the third largest oil […]
BPCL’s campaign to popularize digital initiatives
The Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited has launched a major campaign to popularize the digital initiatives for booking and payment for their LPG consumers. In a statement spokesperson of the company said under these initiatives Bharat Petroleum has given its LPG consumers the facility to Book & Pay for LPG refill through various digital modes like […]
IGL maintenance work at Ashram Chowk
Indraprastha Gas Limited, supplier of compressed natural gas (CNG) and piped natural gas (PNG) in Delhi, will be undertaking pipeline maintenance work at Ashram Chowk over the weekend. The work is likely to impact traffic flow on the stretch during these days. The work will start from 10am Saturday and continue till 10pm Sunday, IGL […]
9 years on, Bhatinda-Srinagar gas pipeline awaits completion
The Bhatinda-Srinagar gas pipeline, an estimated Rs 5,000 crore project, is nowhere near completion even nine years after it was announced. In its written reply to MP Anantnag, Hasnain Masoodi, the Ministry of Petroleum has said: “Petroleum & Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) has authorized 725 km long Bhatinda-Jammu-Srinagar Natural Gas Pipeline (BJSPL) to GSPL […]
Refilled cylinders sanitised: HP distributor
The HP gas distributor, Sona Traders on Sunday said it was sanitizing the refill cylinders before delivering them to consumers. “As per directions from company, we sanitize the refills before their delivery to consumers,” a statement said. It said vehicles carrying the refills for home delivery were also being sanitized in view of coronavirus scare. […]
Free LPG refills to beneficiaries of PMUY in Kashmir
Beneficiaries of Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) will get free LPG refills in Kashmir for the next three months. The scheme was recently announced by Government of India, under this scheme free LPG refills will be provided for all the UjjwalaYojana consumers for the next three months, I;eApril 2020- 30th June 2020. Announcement in this […]
HP announces free LPG refills to PMUY beneficiaries
Hindustan Petroleum (HP) today announced to distribute free LPG refills to beneficiaries of Pradhan Mantr iUjjwala Yojana (PMUY) According to a statement, the scheme was recently announced by Government of India, under this scheme free LPG refills will be provided for all the Ujjwala Yojana consumers for the next three months, i;e April 2020- 30th […]
Reliance announces Rs 500 crore contribution to PM CARES Fund
Reliance Industries’ chief Mukesh Ambani on Monday committed a further Rs 500 crore to the Prime Minister’s COVID-19 fund, topping up over the multi-crore initiative of India’s first coronavirus hospital, meals to the needy, and fuel to emergency vehicles. In addition to the financial contribution to the PM’s Fund, Reliance Industries has also provided contribution […]
Srinagar admin starts home-delivering food grains, LPG
In view of restrictions on public movement, the Srinagar administration has started to deliver food grains and LPG at the doorsteps of residents of the district. An official said the home-delivery will starting on March 28 and will continue for full week. The district administration has devised a comprehensive plan to ensure each of over […]