Category: Oil & Gas

The state government is all set to collaborate with the Indian School of Business (ISB) to provide policy inputs and research support for the emerging bio-energy sector. Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu recently said this while presiding over a meeting with the representatives of the ISB. The CM said, “The government will start a pilot […]

Indonesian rescuers and firefighters on Sunday searched for three people who were still missing under the rubble of charred houses and buildings, after a large fire spread from a fuel storage depot in the capital and killed at least 19 people. The Plumpang fuel storage station, operated by state-run oil and gas company Pertamina, is […]

Indonesian rescuers and firefighters on Saturday searched for more than a dozen missing under the rubble of charred houses and buildings, after a large fire spread from a fuel storage depot in the capital and killed at least 18 persons. The Plumpang fuel storage station, operated by state-run oil and gas company Pertamina, is near […]

While a recent hike of Rs 50 in the price of the 14.2 kg domestic liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinder led to the cost of the cylinder touching Rs 1,103, data has disclosed that the price has registered a rise of nearly 56 per cent in the last four years. The retail selling price (RSP) […]

The government slashed windfall profit tax on export of diesel to its lowest of Rs 0.50 per litre and nil on jet fuel (ATF) while the levy on domestically produced crude oil was marginally increased, according to an official order. The levy on crude oil produced by companies such as Oil and Natural Gas Corporation […]

At least 16 people were killed when a fire broke out on Friday at a fuel storage station operated by Indonesia’s state energy company Pertamina in the capital Jakarta, an official at the city’s main firefighting unit said. The fire, which started after 8 p.m. local time (1300 GMT), burned some houses and sent nearby […]

Expressing strong objection to the increase in the price of cooking gas, Member of Parliament Deepender Hooda said the government had taken anti-poor decision just before Holi, one of the major festivals in the country. “Instead of giving relief from inflation, this arrogant government is inflicting economic pain on the poor and middle class at […]

The CPM and the Congress today condemned the hike in the price of LPG cylinder announced by the Central Government recently. The CPM threatened to launch an agitation if the decision was not revoked soon. Jagat Ram, CPM local committee secretary, said, “The hike in the LPG cylinder price by Rs 50 is an anti-people […]

Communities around the world emitted more carbon dioxide in 2022 than in any other year on records dating to 1900, a result of air travel rebounding from the pandemic and more cities turning to coal as a low-cost source of power. Emissions of the climate-warming gas that were caused by energy production grew 0.9% to […]

Cooking gas LPG price on Wednesday was hiked by Rs 50 per cylinder — the first increase in rates in almost eight months — that came within days of end of polling in three north-eastern states and was sharply criticised by the Opposition. A 14.2-kg LPG cylinder in Delhi now costs Rs 1,103, up from […]

Production of eight infrastructure sectors expanded at a four-month high of 7.8 per cent in January 2023 on better show by coal, fertiliser, steel and electricity segments, according to official data released on Tuesday. The output of core sectors had increased by 4 per cent in January 2022 and by 7 per cent in December […]

In a tragic incident, a house in Dhaleta village near Goraya today blew up after an LPG gas cylinder exploded in the kitchen. The owner, Jasbir Jassa, and his daughter rushed out of the house just before the cylinder exploded and the entire house was engulfed in flames. Jassa alleged that he had rushed to […]