Petrol prices rose in the range of 9 to 10 paise in the four metropolitan cities of the country on Sunday, while diesel prices remained unchanged. In the national Capital, petrol was priced at Rs72.40 a litre, 9 paise higher than Saturday’s level. In Kolkata and Mumbai, the price of the fuel rose by 9 […]
Category: Oil & Gas
Ujjwala: Boon for underprivileged women
India is home to 24 crore families, out of which more than 10 crore families have no access at all to clean cooking fuel such as LPG. Most of the families lacking access to clean fuel are from rural areas where women rely on wood, charcoal, coal and cow-dung cakes as the source of fuel. […]
Reduce GST rate on LPG conversion kits to 5%, urges Auto LPG industry
Auto LPG industry in the country has sought a reduction in GST rates on LPG conversion kits for automobiles from current 28 per cent to 5 per cent to boost vehicle conversions to the environment-friendly fuel. Indian Auto LPG Coalition, the apex industry body for auto LPG in India, said that high GST rates were […]
Essar Oil & Gas gets environment clearance to begin shale gas exploration
Essar Oil & Gas Exploration and Production (EOGEPL) has received environment clearance for exploring shale gas reserves in its Raniganj block in West Bengal, an official said. This follows the Government’s decision to allow operators freedom to explore both conventional oil and natural gas as well as non-conventional sources like coal-bed methane (CBM) and shale […]
Camps for new LPG connection in State
The Department of Food, Public Distribution and Consumers Affairs along with 20-Point Programme Implementation Committee today organised LPG gas connection camps across the State under the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana. The function was held at all district headquarters, block headquarters and at several other places on the demand of public representatives. This is the third […]
IWAI, Indian Oil ink pact on fuel needs of national waterways
To address issues regarding fuel requirement of National Waterways, Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) and Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (IOCL) have inked a pact, the government said Tuesday. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) will provide for an understanding over general modalities of mutual cooperation leading to addressing futuristic demand of any form of energy […]
IOCL pipe leaks for 12th time, repaired
The Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL)’s oil supply pipeline, which developed a leakage on February 24 evening and polluted the nearby Kaudia river with oil, was finally repaired late on Monday night. Interestingly, the pipeline was leaked for the 12th time. It is learnt that the thieves use technical tools and underwater drilling to collect […]
60K Odisha women join Ujjwala Swabhiman
The Prime Minister Ujjwala Yojana has not only provided LPG cylinder to households but also empowered women and created a movement in the entire country, said External Affairs Minister Susma Swaraj on Friday. Swaraj said this while gracing the 5th Ujjwala Swabhiman Utsav, held for 30 district in Odisha, through videoconferencing from New Delhi. She […]
LPG cylinder blast: 4 burned alive in blaze
Four members of a family, including two children, were charred to death in a fire triggered by explosion of a domestic LPG cylinder in Nashik district of Maharashtra, police said on Wednesday. The incident occurred on Tuesday night in Dhaur village in Dindori taluka, around 30 kms from here, when the family members were asleep […]
Pradhan lays stone for Raygada LPG plant
Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan laid foundation stone of the HPCL’s LPG bottling plant here and a new building of the Saraswati Shishu Vidya Mandir and Aviation fuelling Station at Jeypore on Tuesday. Besides, he inaugurated railway foot over bridges at Rayagada, Ladda and Jimidipeta and a Post Office Passport Sewa Kendra at Nabarangpur. Among others, […]
IOC signs $1.5 bn deal to buy US crude oil
In the first-ever deal by an Indian company, Indian Oil Corp (IOC) Monday said it has signed an annual deal worth USD 1.5 billion to import 3 million tonnes of crude oil in the fiscal year beginning April 1. This is the first time any Indian refiner has signed an annual contract since the country […]
Modi Govt reappoints AK Sharma as IOC Director (Finance)
The Government has reappointed A K Sharma as the Director (Finance) of Indian Oil Corp (IOC) – a first under Prime Minister Narendra Modi when a PSU director has been reemployed in the same position after retirement. Sharma, who superannuated as Director (Finance) of IOC on January 31, has been appointed for three months in […]