Oil India claims closure notice served to it by Pollution Control Board of Assam is withdrawn

Guwahati: Oil India LimitedNSE 0.64 % (OIL) stated that closure notice served to it by Pollution Control Board of Assam (PCBA) is withdrawn.

OIL in a statement stated, “The Closure Notice served by Pollution Control Board of Assam (PCBA) has been withdrawn. PCBA has asked OIL to fulfill certain conditions within specific timeframes. OIL will take necessary steps to comply with the directives/conditions of PCBA”.

OIL stated that PCBA served a Closure Notice directing OIL to close down all the production as well as Drilling operations of all installations of Baghjan Oilfield forthwith.

Oil’s gas producing well blew out on May 27 and on June 9 it exploded into a massive inferno.