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 …

Dhaka-Delhi high level talks on hydro-electricity likely to begin in Nov

Dhaka and New Delhi are likely to begin high-level talks in November on possibilities of producing hydro-electricity in the Indian state of of Arunachal by a joint investment and power transmission to India’s other parts through Bangladesh giving some electricity to this country, officials said. Bangladesh is trying to hold …

Ministry asks RIL to give up 80% of KG-D6 block

Five surrendered discoveries to be put up for competitive bidding Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL), India's largest private sector company, might find this difficult to digest. The petroleum ministry has asked it to give up more than 80 per cent of its D6 gas block area in the Krishna-Godavari (KG) basin, …

GAIL to set up Rs 3,108 cr LNG terminal at Paradip

Project to have initial capacity of 4 mtpa in the first phase The country's largest natural gas distributor GAIL (India) Ltd has entered into a memorandum of understanding with Paradip Port Trust (PPT) for setting up of an offshore LNG (liquefied natural gas) terminal at the port at a cost …

Moily approves taking away 5 gas discoveries from RIL

Oil Minister M. Veerappa Moily has approved taking away five gas discoveries from Reliance Industries in the KG-D6 block over the company’s failure to meet timelines but has allowed it to retain three other finds. The five discoveries -- D4, D7, D8, D16 and D23 -- hold 0.805 trillion cubic …

Romanian farmers choose subsistence over shale gas

The small hilly town of Pungesti in eastern Romania could be sitting on vast reserves of shale gas and U.S. energy major Chevron wants to find it. But the people of Pungesti want nothing to do with it. Though most of them live off subsistence farming, social aid and cash …

Canada says falling short of emissions reduction target

Canada acknowledged on Thursday that it will miss its target for greenhouse gas emissions by a wider margin than expected unless it takes further action to offset emissions in the oil industry. The admission in a report by the environment ministry comes as the Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper is …

Iran gas pipeline not in favour of Pakistan: report

The Iran-Pakistan Gas Pipeline will bring an economic disaster in the country as the gas imported from Iran would be more expensive. Therefore, the government should negotiate the gas rate and delink it from oil prices. These were the findings of a report titled ‘Rethinking Pakistan’s Energy Equation: Iran-Pakistan Gas …

China’s Cleaner-Air Plan Puts Water Supplies at Risk: WRI

China’s plans to develop coal-to-gas plants as part of efforts to reduce air pollution may pose a threat to water supplies in arid regions, according to a research group involved in climate and energy issues. “Most of the plants are planned to be built in the west including Inner Mongolia, …

South Africa to Issue Shale-Gas Permits in First Quarter of 2014

South Africa plans to issue licenses permitting exploration of shale-gas reserves in the first quarter, Mineral Resources Minister Susan Shabangu said. “Now we have a 30-day period where we are expecting to get public comments from the various parties; by early next year, it will be done,” she said in …

GAIL inks pact for city gas network in Bihar

GAIL India Ltd on Wednesday signed an agreement for development of natural gas infrastructure and city gas network in Bihar. GAIL signed a Gas Cooperation Agreement (GCA) with the Department of Industries, Government of Bihar, the company said in a statement here. The agreement was signed in the presence of …

Govt to drill 4 new gas wells by IOCs

The government will drill four new onshore gas wells by international oil companies (IOCs) to raise output to meet the country's mounting natural gas demand, a top official said Sunday. Petrobangla has already invited bids from global firms to drill the four onshore gas wells in a state-owned field, Petrobangla …

Japan goes on gas, coal power building spree to fill nuclear void

Japan plans to start up 14 new gas and coal-fired power plants by the end of 2014, allowing a switch away from pricey oil, as Tokyo struggles with a shutdown of nuclear reactors and energy imports drive a record trade deficit. Regional power monopolies will construct 12 gas-fired units next …

ADB’s report: Power swaps can help Asia-Pacific manage future energy needs

Cross-border power exchanges can play a central role in helping Asia and the Pacific meet its booming demand for power, which is set to sharply outpace the rest of the world’s over the next two decades, says a comprehensive new report from the Asian Development Bank (ADB). “Our projections show …

Centre planning policy to supply CNG under APM to Gujarat

Seeks 16 weeks time from Gujarat High Court to implement SC orders The Central government is planning to frame a policy to supply compressed natural gas (CNG) to Gujarat at the same rate as it is given to Delhi and Mumbai under the administered price mechanism (APM), in line with …

Key world energy statistics 2013

The 2013 edition of the Key World Energy Statistics presents the most important figures on production, transformation and consumption of energy in more than 140 countries, with global and regional overviews. Key World Energy Statistics 2013 lists 16 different headline statistics for every country, from total energy supply to electricity …

SC upholds HC order on CNG to Gujarat under APM

A bench of Justice H L Dattu and Justice M I Iqbal on Monday upheld Gujarat high court's order passed last year The Supreme Court on Monday has directed the Union government to provide compressed natural gas (CNG) to Gujarat on the same rate as it is given to Delhi …

Notice to Centre, RIL on plea to cancel KG-D6 contract

NGO Common Cause, others, allege mala fide conduct by RIL The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the Centre, Reliance Industries and others on a public interest litigation petition filed by NGO Common Cause and others seeking a direction to the Union of India to cancel the production sharing …

Guj cities to get cheaper gas at Delhi, Mum rate

SC Upholds HC Order To Centre Gujarat’s cities will get cheaper gas. The Supreme Court on Monday upheld a Gujarat high court order passed last year directing the Centre to supply gas to Ahmedabad at the price it supplies to Delhi and Mumbai. This will have a direct impact on …

Southeast Asia energy outlook 2013

The ten members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) – along with China and India – are shifting the centre of gravity of the global energy system towards Asia. Energy demand in Southeast Asia has expanded by two-and a-half times since 1990, its rate of growth among the …

World energy resources: 2013 survey

This 23rd edition of the Survey of Energy Resources published by World Energy Council covers all fossil resources (coal, oil, both conventional and unconventional and gas, both conventional and unconventional), and the main renewable and transitional resources: peat, nuclear and uranium, hydro power, biofuels and waste, wind, solar, geothermal and …

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