oil refineries

New Delhi, March 20 – The northeastern states have always been a target of external elements. This explains why insurgency has lasted so long in the region. And now, some militant groups are trying to launch drone strikes targeting critical infrastructure in the region.Since 2014, the...

Canberra, March 20 – The Australian government has reached an agreement to continue subsidizing the country's two remaining oil refineries, Energy Minister Chris Bowen announced on Friday.Bowen said that the government and the operators of the two refineries have reached an agreement to amend...

Mumbai, March 19 The benchmark stock indices, Sensex and Nifty, plummeted by over 3 per cent on Thursday as a sharp increase in crude oil prices and weak global trends, amid escalating strikes on energy infrastructure in West Asia, unnerved investors.The 30-share BSE Sensex fell by 2,496.89...

Mumbai, March 12 Amid the fuel crisis due to the escalation of the Gulf war, the Shiv Sena-Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray (UBT) mocked the BJP-led government’s “gutter gas” research on Thursday, claiming that it exposes the disconnect between the government's optimistic claims and the reality of the...

New Delhi, March 10 A panel of executives from oil companies will review complaints about the shortage of commercial LPG cylinders in different cities and make fuel available to meet the genuine needs of hotels and restaurants, a top government official said on Tuesday."There is no shortage in...

March 10, New Delhi – Amidst ongoing tensions in West Asia that are affecting global fuel supplies, the Indian government has instructed oil refineries across the country to increase the production of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG).The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas announced on Monday...

The government has issued an order to oil refineries to increase LPG production and use the surplus for domestic consumption. This move comes in the context of current geopolitical disruptions affecting fuel supply and constraints on LPG availability.In a social media post, the Ministry of...

Islamabad, March 9 – Pakistani authorities on Monday warned that the country's air quality could deteriorate due to pollution originating from Iran following recent US-Israeli attacks on Iranian oil sites.The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) said in a statement that the western parts...

Washington, March 8 – US Energy Secretary Chris Wright said on Sunday that more than 100 million barrels of Russian crude are currently floating at sea, waiting to be delivered to China. He believes that redirecting this oil to other refineries could temporarily ease disruptions in the global...

New Delhi, March 6 The government invoked rarely used emergency powers to direct oil refineries to increase LPG production as it seeks to increase the availability of domestic cooking gas to mitigate potential disruptions from the widening Middle East conflict.India consumed 31.3 million...

According to Crisil Ratings, a prolonged war in the Middle East could adversely affect several Indian sectors with direct trade exposure to the region, including basmati rice, fertilizers, diamond polishing, airlines, and travel operators.The rating agency said that sectors dependent on...

New Delhi, February 18 State-owned Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) has inaugurated a 71 MW solar power plant in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, strengthening its renewable energy portfolio as part of its transition to cleaner energy.The plant has an installed capacity of 71 MWp (DC) / 52 MW...