Category: Oil & Gas

Due to a row between the Indian Oil Corporation’s (IOC) bottling plant in Mehatpur, Una, and a local truck union, residents of Kangra district are facing an acute shortage of LPG. The IOC is the biggest supplier of LPG cylinders in Kangra district. Locals can often be seen waiting for refills outside LPG agencies. They […]

The government on Wednesday raised the subsidy provided to poor women, who got free cooking gas connections under the Ujjwala Yojana, to Rs 300 per cylinder as it looked to blunt opposition criticism of high fuel prices. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs raised the subsidy from Rs 200 per 14.2-kg cylinders for up to […]

New Delhi: In a relief to women from poor households, the Centre on Wednesday raised the subsidy under the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana from Rs 200 to Rs 300 per cylinder.

Mining magnate Anil Agarwal’s conglomerate on Friday announced a major business shake-up, with flagship Vedanta Ltd approving a spin-off of its metals, power, aluminium and oil and gas businesses into separate listed entities and an overhaul of lucrative zinc unit planned as part of value creation and reducing debt load. The company’s Board approved six […]

Moham Amin, state head, LPG, Indian Oil Corporation, today claimed that there was no shortage of LPG in Himachal Pradesh. He said earlier there was some transportation problem of LPG but now the situation was normal. Speaking to reporters here today, Amin said in Una plant which was supplying LPG to the state, there was […]

India’s top oil firm IOC on Monday unveiled the nation’s first green hydrogen-powered bus that emits just water as it takes the lead in bringing out unrivalled tools to replace fossil fuels. Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) will produce close to 75 kg of hydrogen by splitting water using electricity from renewable sources. This hydrogen will […]

With an aim to ensure availability of affordable, clean and green energy in the state, Punjab Government is all set to establish a compressed bio-gas (CBG) project worth Rs 140 crore in Hoshiarpur district. Punjab New and Renewable Energy Sources Minister Aman Arora said that Punjab Energy Development Agency (PEDA) would set up the CBG […]

There has been a shortage of LPG cylinders supplied by Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) in Kullu since July. According to information, the IOCL had engaged a new firm to supply LPG cylinders from its fuel station at Mehatpur in Una but the firm was reportedly not able to meet the demand. Earlier, the Mehatpur […]

A truck carrying 306 LPG cylinders was burnt to ashes as it rolled down the road near Bir Bagehra village in the Sujanpur subdivision of the district here today. The truck was on its way to Sandhole, Mandi, from a Jalandhar LPG filling plant. It was reported that the truck also hit an electricity pole […]

Torrent Gas, which has been authorised by the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) to provide compressed natural gas (CNG) and piped natural gas (PNG) in the city, SAS Nagar, Sangrur, and Malerkotla, has commenced the gas supply to customers here. Aman Arora, Cabinet Minister, New and Renewable Energy, and Dr Balbir Singh, Health […]

Punjab Congress president Amarinder Singh Raja Warring today demanded a reduction in power tariff for industries and factories in Punjab to support the traders and industrialists, who were exploring ways to invest elsewhere in the country in the dearth of facilities in the state. The PCC president asked CM Bhagwant Mann to reduce VAT on […]

Having been cut off from the Shimla-Rampur side for a week now, Kinnaur district is facing shortage of LGP and rationing of petrol and diesel. “LPG has been in short supply ever since the problem started at the NH-5, near Parwanoo. The disruption of road connectivity at Nigulsari has compounded the problem,” said Revenue Minister […]