Guwahati: The National Green Tribunal (NGT, eastern zone) accepted a new case against Oil India Limited (OIL) and other respondents on July 7 vis-à-vis the Baghjan oil-well blowout. This time, the grounds are that the wells contained gas-condensates and that OIL hadn’t taken the requisite precautions – a point the petitioners have said previous cases…

Oil India Limited(OIL) has failed to douse the Baghjan 5 oil fire which has entered 44th day on Thursday.Six experts from Singpore-based Alert Disaster Control were called to control the fire at Baghjan 5 oil well but they have also failed to douse the fire till date. A blowout occurred at Baghjan 5 oil well…

The distribution of free cooking gas cylinders from April-June was highlighted as a feather in the cap by the government, in the midst of the pandemic. However, data available with the government shows that only 49.6 per cent of the targeted free cylinders were distributed during the period. Given that the target was to reach…

New Delhi: State-run Energy Efficiency Services Ltd (EESL) is in talks with oil major Royal Dutch Shell for a joint venture to invest over Rs 40,000 crore in setting up 5,000 MW decentralised solar plants with storage for low-cost electricity in rural India. EESL is also in talks with at least two other companies for…

In a bid to extend further relief, LPG rules may change in time to come. There could be a case that instead of the regular 14 kg LPG cylinder you can purchase the amount of LPG you require. This will indeed be cost-effective. Here is what rules for LPG policy are under consideration? As per…

Mumbai: British oil major bp and Reliance Industries (RIL), on Thursday, announced their new fuels and mobility joint venture Reliance BP Mobility Limited (RBML). BP paid RIL $1 billion for a 49% stake in the JV, with RIL holding 51% in the venture, which aims to set up petrol pump stations across the country. It…

NEW YORK: Oil prices inched lower on Wednesday, as rising US crude inventories and an increase in US coronavirus infections put the brakes on a price recovery sparked by easing lockdowns. Brent crude futures fell 19 cents to $42.89 a barrel by 11:23 AM EDT (1523 GMT). US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures fell…

LONDON – Oil prices were steady on Wednesday, as rising U.S. crude inventories and an increase in U.S. coronavirus infections put the brakes on a recent recovery sparked by easing lockdowns.Brent crude futures rose 9 cents to $43.17 a barrel by 1340 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures were up 8 cents at…

Big Oil majors have been scrambling to make the most ambitious climate commitments in the industry, planning a pivot to clean energy, talking about net-zero emission bills, solar, and wind. However, there is another clean energy source that has remained out of the spotlight–one that may eventually rise to prominence: geothermal. Geothermal energy is, simply…

Gasoline demand appears to be weakening in some parts of the United States, as the coronavirus continues to spread. The states hardest hit by the surging number of infections are also some of the largest, with tens of millions of drivers. Much of the country continues to see a slight uptick in gasoline consumption. But…