With gas continuing to flow out uncontrollably and the blaze still raging at a natural gas well of Oil India Limited (OIL) at Baghjan in Assam, an environment impact assessment study is in progress along with monitoring of air quality and noise level, the PSU said. Well number 5 has been spewing gas uncontrollably since…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Saturday launch a Rs 50,000 crore employment scheme to provide income support to migrant workers who returned to their home states during the coronavirus lockdown.The ‘Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyan’ will primarily focus on six states where maximum migrant workers have returned. This massive rural public works scheme will empower…
New Delhi: UK oil major British Petroleum said it will set up a major new centre for its global business services (GBS) operations in Pune, India. The BP-owned centre, will provide business processing and advanced analytics capabilities in support of bp businesses worldwide, is expected to begin operations by January 2021, the company said in…
New Delhi: Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi today reviewed the situation arising out of OIL India Limited Oil Well Blow Out and fire in the oil well No. Baghjan-5 in Tinsukia District, Assam. The Review Meeting was attended, amongst others by Home Minister Shri Amit Shah, Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Shri Dharmendra Pradhan,…
NEW DELHI, June 18: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said business activity in India is fast returning to normal levels with consumption and demand approaching pre-COVID levels as visible in macro data on power, fuel and other consumption. India faced a recession-like scenario after a national lockdown was imposed on March 25 to curb spread…
Crude oil futures eased to Rs 2,893 per barrel on June 17 as participants increased their short positions.The American Petroleum Institute (API) reported that US crude inventories rose 3.85 million barrels for the week ended June 12 against expectations of a decline of 0.15 million barrels. The market is likely to take further cue from…
NEW YORK: Oil prices fell on Wednesday as investors worried about fuel demand due to fresh outbreaks of COVID-19, though prices drew some support after US stocks of diesel fuel fell for the first time in weeks and US oil production dropped sharply. Brent crude was down 31 cents, or 0.8 per cent, at $40.65…
Venezuela’s oil exports have collapsed since the U.S. placed sanctions on its state producer, but some crude from the OPEC member is still making its way to buyers in Asia. Officially, China hasn’t imported any Venezuelan crude since September after Washington sanctioned state entities including Petróleos de Venezuela, S.A. Information from data intelligence firm Kpler,…
The natural gas market is reeling from the triple whammy of a stubborn supply overhang, particularly in the Asia-Pacific region–which accounts for nearly two-thirds of global demand–a mild winter, and a hobbled global economy. China has emerged as a rare bright spot as energy demand in the country remains relatively high. However, Beijing is taking…
OPEC+ technical experts made no recommendation on further extending a record oil supply cut in talks on Wednesday and decided to focus on compliance of laggards in the deal ahead of ministerial talks on Thursday, OPEC+ sources said. The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and allies, known as OPEC+, agreed to a record supply…
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