The Brihanmumbai Electricity Supply and Transport undertaking (BEST) in Mumbai is bringing back 400 CNG buses back into the fleet. These buses went off the roads following three fire incidents reported in just a month’s time in 2023. According to Lokesh Chandra, BEST general manager, the officials have already put 100 buses into service after […]
Category: Oil & Gas
Gates, Puri discuss cooperation on urban sanitation, energy transition
Union Minister Hardeep Puri and the co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Bill Gates, discussed cooperation on urban sanitation and energy transition at a meeting during Gates’ visit to Delhi this week. Gates met the Minister, who holds the Housing and Urban Affairs and Petroleum and Natural Gas portfolios, at the latter’s office […]
CNG pump dealers’ strike called off : IOC assures to meet demand
Dealers of pumps selling Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) in Gujarat Thursday withdrew their call for an indefinite strike from March 3 after receiving a written assurance from the Indian Oil Corporation that their demand to revise the existing dealer margin would be met by March 20. The resolution was reached in presence of the Civil […]
Dealers call for strike, 800 CNG pumps in state to be shut from tomorrow
Dealers of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) pumps in Gujarat have announced an indefinite strike from Friday demanding a hike in the existing dealer margin. The Federation of Gujarat Petroleum Dealer’s Association (FGPDA), which has 800 dealer-pumps in Gujarat, is set to meet the Principal Secretary for Civil Supplies on Thursday in an attempt to find […]
Fire breaks out at Bathinda refinery, brought under control soon
A fire broke out at a refinery in Bathinda early on Friday but was soon brought under control by the refinery’s firefighting department, officials said. No casualties or injuries were reported. Villagers in nearby areas saw thick smoke coming out of HPCL Mittal Energy Limited (HMEL) Guru Gobind Singh refinery in the early hours. According […]
IOCL to commission projects worth Rs 9,900 crore in Odisha in next four months
The state-run Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (IOCL) will commission projects worth Rs 9,900 crore in Odisha in the next four months, said company officials Friday. Addressing the media here, N M Nimje, chief general manager of the company in Odisha, said as many as five key projects are mechanically completed and in the advanced stage […]
Third CNG bus catches fire in a month, BEST takes 400 buses off roads
The Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport Under-taking (BEST) on Wednesday said it was taking all its 400 wet-leased CNG buses off Mumbai roads with immediate effect after one of these buses caught fire in Andheri earlier in the day. With this, three incidents of such buses catching fire have been reported within one month. In […]
Commuters left stranded after BEST takes 400 CNG buses off city roads
THE BRIHANMUMBAI Electric Supply and Transport undertaking (BEST)’s decision to take 400 CNG run buses off Mumbai’s roads starting Wednesday has caused much grief to the 35 lakh commuters who use the city’s transport service everyday. Passengers are having to endure longer queues and extended waiting time at bus stops in Dadar, Andheri, Jogeshwari, CSMT […]
Olectra in partnership with Reliance unveils Hydrogen bus
Olectra Greentech in technical partnership with Reliance on Thursday unveiled a Hydrogen Bus, which is a carbon-free alternative to traditional public transportation. Olectra Greentech Ltd (OGL), a subsidiary of Megha Engineering and Infrastructures Ltd (MEIL), is set to offer the next-generation transport system to the Indian market, a statement stated. In the wake of the […]
Oil demand by India likely to touch new record next fiscal
India’s consumption of refined petroleum fuels and products is projected to hit a new record in financial year 2023-24, thanks to strong post-pandemic recovery in energy use in various sectors of the economy. As per projections by the Petroleum Planning & Analysis Cell (PPAC) of the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, consumption of petroleum […]
ONGC to invest $2 billion in Mumbai offshore to raise oil, gas output
India’s top oil and gas producer ONGC will invest over USD 2 billion in drilling a record 103 wells on its main gas-bearing asset in the Arabia Sea as it pivots a turnaround plan that will add 100 million tonnes to production, a company official said. Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) has three main […]
Man held for procuring fuel for fellow protesters without paying charges
THE POLICE have arrested 28-year old Harjeet Singh, alias Pargat, who was supplying fuel for the tractors of protesters participating in Quami Insaaf Morcha without paying fuel charges of Rs 26,500 at a Sector 55 fuel station, from near his native village of Marauli Khurd in Ropar on Sunday. Police said Harjeet Singh belongs to […]