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 …
Ahmedabad: The state public sector undertaking (PSU), GSPC Gas has hiked piped natural gas (PNG) prices by 30 per cent and compressed natural gas (CNG) prices by 10 per cent. Citing non-allocation of cheaper natural gas from the Union government as the reason for the hike, GSPC Gas Company (GGC), …
Iran’s North Drilling Company says the country launched its first exploration robot in the Caspian Sea’s Sardar-e Jangal gas field last year to take offshore drilling operations to a depth of 800-1,000 meters. The company’s Managing Director, Hedayatollah Khademi, said on Monday that Iran has become the first country in …
A dispute over the authority of U.S. accident investigators heads to federal court here Wednesday, in a case pitting the U.S. Chemical Safety Board against Transocean Ltd., RIG -2.01% the owner of the doomed Deepwater Horizon drilling rig. The House Energy and Commerce Committee asked the board, which investigates industrial …
About 44.5 lakh out of 2.43 crore consumers will benefit Extending some relief to lower middle class power consumers aggrieved over the recent tariff hike, the government has announced an additional subsidy of Rs.175 crore to insulate them from any extra burden. About 44.5 lakh out of 2.43 crore consumers …
On March 27, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed a rule limiting carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from new power plants fired by fossil fuels such as coal or natural gas. The rule applies to new fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units in the continental United States; it does not …
Marathon Petroleum Co has agreed to cap the flaring of excess natural gas and implement efficiency controls on combustion devices to settle an emissions dispute with the Obama administration. The Ohio-based company reached an agreement with the Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Justice in response to allegations …
French oil major Total said it would pump mud into a well to stop a gas leak at its Elgin platform in the North Sea, after a reconnaissance team found that conditions were safe enough to allow the operation. Operations to inject mud into the well before plugging it are …
Unavailability of natural gas and destruction of forests and water bodies due to our inability to use our coal fields optimally is having a huge impact on our health and environment Two monopolies. One private; the other public. One in gas; the other in coal. Both equally disastrous for the …
In talks with Shell, Petronet LNG to book capacity Faced with a shortfall in gas production from its KG-D6 field, Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) is set to make its debut in the marketing of imported natural gas. India Gas Solutions, the equal joint venture between RIL and British Petroleum (BP) …
India and Qatar have signed an initial pact for co-operation in the energy sector. The objective of the memorandum of understanding is to establish a framework to facilitate and enhance bilateral co-operation in the sector, a statement issued by the Foreign Ministry here on Monday said. It envisages co-operation in …
With KG-D6 output hitting an all- time low, Reliance Industries and its British partner BP plc have submitted to the government a revised field development plan for enhancing gas production from MA field in the block. RIL-BP propose to drill one gas production well on the MA oilfield in the …
A new picture is emerging in the U.S. power sector. In 2007, electricity generation from coal peaked, dropping by close to 4 percent annually between 2007 and 2011. Over the same time period, nuclear generation fell slightly, while natural gas-fired electricity grew by some 3 percent annually and hydropower by …
Marathon Petroleum Co has agreed to cap the flaring of excess natural gas and implement efficiency controls on combustion devices to settle an emissions dispute with the Obama administration. The Ohio-based company reached an agreement with the Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Justice in response to allegations …
India’s dream of providing clean gas-based power stations is turning sour. Three gas-based power plants, including Pragati, Bawana and Rithala in the NCR region, with a combined capacity of over 1,730 MW, have literally “run out of gas”. With ministry of petroleum and natural gas sources confirming that India’s gas …
The move comes after it failed to meet the March 31 deadline set by PMO With Coal India Ltd. (CIL) not following Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's directive to commit coal deliveries to power companies, the Centre, on Tuesday, issued a Presidential directive, asking the public sector undertaking (PSU) to immediately …
Agartala: With an eye on next year’s assembly polls, Tripura’s Left Front government on Tuesday announced a 12 per cent subsidy on a 17 per cent power tariff hike by the Tripura Electricity Regulatory Commission (TERC). “To provide subsidy on the power tariff, Rs 40 crore has to be spent …
The Environmental Protection Agency, in another retreat in its oversight of hydraulic fracturing, dropped allegations that Range Resources Corp polluted drinking water in Texas while drilling for natural gas. The EPA on Friday said it would no longer pursue a lawsuit that alleged Range's drilling had polluted drinking water Parker …
The Environmental Protection Agency has postponed its first rules aimed at reducing air pollution from natural-gas wells that are drilled by hydraulic fracturing, following a last-minute push by oil and natural-gas companies to weigh in on the new standards. The EPA said in a statement Monday it was postponing the …
The Marcellus Shale is a vast natural gas field underlying parts of Pennsylvania, New York, West Virginia, Virginia, and Maryland. Rapid development of this field has been enabled by advances in hydrofracking techniques that include injection of chemical and physical agents deep underground. Response to public concern about potential adverse …
This guide provides an accessible introduction to the best available information on the costs and benefits of energy subsidies in Bangladesh. The guide discusses the size of subsidies to different energy types, the segments of society that benefit the most, and how they affect the country’s economy and environment. It …
