Natural Gas

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding violation of environmental norms by a tyre pyrolysis plant, village Sakauti, Shamli, Uttar Pradesh, 28/05/2025

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Dr. Amit Kumar Vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Others dated 28/05/2025. The applicant has raised a grievance against setting up of a tyre pyrolysis plant by M/s Adideva Carbon LLP. According to the applicant, the tyre pyrolysis plant has …

US carbon pollution up 2% in 2013

WASHINGTON: Energy-related carbon dioxide pollution grew by 2% last year after declining several years in a row, a government report said Monday. The increase was largely due to a small boost in coal consumption by the electric power industry, according to the study by the US Energy Information Administration. American …

US carbon emissions rise 2%

Energy-related carbon dioxide pollution grew by 2% last year after declining several years in a row, a government report said Monday. The increase was largely due to a small boost in coal consumption by the electric power industry, according to the study by the US Energy Information Administration. American cars …

AP bags conservation award

The Petroleum Conservation Research Association under the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas has selected Andhra Pradesh for the award of best performing State amongst the big states for the oil and gas conservation programmes. The award will be presented by M.Veerappa Moily, Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas …

Rangarajan’s formula for KG gas price not a reality for DGH yet

The government may have approved the Rangarajan formula that could nearly double the price of domestically produced natural gas starting FY14 given the current rates of benchmark prices cited, but the upstream hydrocarbon regulator doesn’t seem to concur. In what virtually deprives Reliance Industries (RIL) of two gas discoveries — …

RIL ramps up gas output from KG-D6

Reversing the declining trend, Reliance Industries has ramped up gas production at KG-D6 fields by about 15% as it added the first production well on the eastern offshore fields in almost four years. RIL on January 2 began production from the MA-8 well to ramp up output from the KG-D6 …

Guj HC issues notice to petroleum ministry over CNG supply

Notice issued to MoPNG on a contempt plea filed by Dhrangadhra Prakrutik Mandal Gujarat High Court on Tuesday issued notice to the ministry of petroleum and natural gas (MoPNG) on a contempt plea filed by Dhrangadhra Prakrutik Mandal over short supply of compressed natural gas (CNG) for domestic and vehicular …

Pollution Seen Costlier After EU Intervention: Carbon & Climate

Carbon prices are poised to rebound from a three-year slump as European Union member states vote today on a plan to reduce a record glut of pollution permits. The cost of emitting carbon dioxide will jump to 7.75 euros ($10.55) a metric ton by the end of the year, from …

Gas price hike from K-G basin subject to order on PIL, says Supreme Court

The Supreme Court Monday said that the government’s decision to double the gas price from the Krishna-Godavari (K-G) basin will be subject to the court orders on the PIL led by CPI MP Gurudas Dasgupta, who has challenged the hike claiming it was done only to benefit Reliance Industries Ltd. …

Exploration Policy Gives More Power to Energy Companies

Permits operators to club discoveries of 2 or more blocks for optimum output India’s proposed exploration policy seeks to give energy companies greater flexibility by eliminating the key role of the management committee headed by the director general of hydrocarbons in approving financial decisions. It also permits operators to club …

CSE slams recent CNG price hike, says destroying price advantage of CNG

Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has slammed the recent hike in CNG prices, a fuel which drives public transport. This has almost destroyed the price advantage that CNG had over diesel, said Sunita Narain, director general, CSE. This makes the price differential between a greener and a polluting fuel …

ONGC’s first power plant in India starts commercial generation

State–owned ONGC’s first commercial power project in the country started commercial production on Tuesday night in Tripura, six months after President Pranab Mukherjee dedicated the 726 MW capacity facility to the nation. “After the inauguration of the power project on June 21 by the President, technical hurdles were found in …

The outlook for energy: a view to 2040

By 2040, global energy demand will increase by 35 percent and nine of the world’s 20 most populous cities — and one of every three people on the planet — will be in China or India. Together these nations account for half of the projected growth in global energy demand, …

GAIL Gets Clearance for 220MW Power Plant

GAIL India, the nation's biggest gas marketing company, has received environmental clearance for setting up a 220 MW gas-based power plant at Raigad in Maharashtra at a cost of . 1,028 crore. The state-owned firm plans to use 1 million standard cubic meters per day of natural gas to generated …

Tense over energy

South Asia is looking at an energy abyss. Millions of its people have no access to electricity or any other energy. This has put the brakes on the high growth rates in what should have been a dynamic region. High dependence on petroleum import coupled with mismanagement of their energy …

Pakistan to explore gas in SL

Pakistan has expressed its interest in oil and gas exploration in the seas off Sri Lanka, the Daily Mirror learns. At present Cairn Lanka (Private) Limited, a subsidiary of Cairn India, is engaged in oil and gas exploration work in the Mannar basin at the moment. Following the success of …

Tianjin launches China's latest carbon market

The Chinese city of Tianjin on Thursday launched the country's fifth emissions trading scheme as the world's biggest-emitting nation took another step towards reining in its impact on the environment. The newest of China's carbon markets caps CO2 emissions from iron and steel producers, chemical facilities, power and heat generators, …

The energy report - India: 100% renewable energy by 2050

A sustainable, renewable-energy-based economy, where as much as 90 per cent of India’s total primary energy supply is based on renewable sources, could theoretically be achieved, according to a report released by WWF-India and TERI, at WWF-India, New Delhi. The study examines the possibility of a near 100% Renewable Energy …

Higher gas price for RIL gets Cabinet nod

Company to furnish $135 m bank guarantee every quarter The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), on Thursday, approved giving Reliance Industries Ltd. (RIL) a higher price for natural gas from April next, subject to the company furnishing $135 million bank guarantee every quarter. According to the proposal approved by …

Panel seeks review of Rangarajan formula on gas pricing

The Standing Committee on Petroleum and Natural Gas has sought a review of the Rangarajan formula for gas pricing, saying that the price should be fixed after factoring in the domestic cost of production. The committee, in a report tabled in Parliament, said the proposed formula is a simple average …

ADB to give $150 mn loan for Petronet's Dahej LNG expansion

Company is expanding its 10 MT per annum Dahej terminal to 15 MT at an estimated cost of about Rs 2,950 cr by end of 2016 Asian Development Bank (ADB) today said it will provide USD 150 million loan to Petronet LNG Ltd to part finance expansion of its Dahej …

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