Govt, OIL to compensate all affected in Assam gas well tragedyAfter visiting the well site, the Union minister said the Centre and the state government are trying for a permanent solution to the disast...
14 Jun, 2020, 03.47 PM IST
Bottling plants of state-run LPG producers like HPCL and BPCL flouting safety normsSafety systems are being tweaked or bypassed to allow defective cylinders to go into homes because of the intense pressure to meet demand.
17 Feb, 2016, 06.24 AM IST
High-level probe ordered into Paradip refinery firePetroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said the OISDhas been asked to inquire into the incident that took place at the refinery's AVU yester...
31 Jan, 2016, 04.24 PM IST
Oil regulator seeks penalty on companies breaking safety rulesIndia’s oil safety regulator, OISD, wants powers to impose financial penalty on companies found guilty of violating norms leading to accide...
10 Aug, 2015, 01.02 AM IST
Government moots single entity for oil sector safety, installationsCurrently there four agencies responsible for different formulating safety standards in the oil and gas industry.
04 Aug, 2015, 09.03 PM IST
GAIL pipeline fire due to collective failure: Oil ministry probe reportGAIL's pipeline in AP that killed 22 persons in June this year was a result a collective failure of the system, an oil ministry probe has c...
10 Sep, 2014, 04.48 PM IST
Dharmendra Pradhan for setting up statutory safety body for oil and gas industryOil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan expressed shock at the lack of a statutory body for formulating safety measures for the oil and gas industr...
27 Jun, 2014, 01.19 PM IST
- Oil Industry Safety Directorate likely to get statutory status
The government is mulling giving statutory status to Oil Industry Safety Directorate which formulates measures for safety in oil and gas in...
02 Aug, 2012, 06.55 PM IST
- Indian refiners diversifying crude oil basket
Government and industry officials say crude imports from Iran has been smooth as payments being made via Turkey.
12 Jan, 2012, 10.03 PM IST
- 'East coast of India is going to be next North Sea'
Ravi K Sheth, managing director of Greatship (India), a subsidiary of Great Eastern Shipping Company in an interview with ET talked about t...
08 Nov, 2010, 12.52 AM IST
- Safety audit discovers loopholes in two ONGC rigs
An audit of ONGC's offshore jack up drilling rigs have revealed loopholes in safety measures in at least two of its drilling rigs, a senior...
27 Jun, 2010, 08.12 PM IST
- Six missing IOC staff feared dead in Jaipur fire
The toll in the fire at Indian Oil Corp's fuel depot outside the Pink City may rise to nine as six missing employees are now feared dead, e...
30 Oct, 2009, 06.43 PM IST
- Centre to notify new safety norms for oil exploration
Union petroleum and natural gas ministry is on course to notify the Petroleum and Natural Gas (safety in offshore operations) Rules, 2008, ...
18 Jul, 2008, 02.26 AM IST
- India signs DTAA with Syria
India has signed a revised double taxation avoidance agreement (DTAA) with the government of the Syrian Arab Republic for the avoidance of ...
23 Jun, 2008, 06.28 AM IST
- Centre to notify new safety norms for oil exploration
Govt is on course to notify the Petroleum and Natural Gas Rules, 2008, to regulate safety in offshore oil and gas exploration, exploitation...
19 Jun, 2008, 05.55 AM IST
- RIL, Essar arms in race to flag pipeline space
It’s race against time for Reliance Gas Transportation Infrastructure (RGTIL) and Essar Steel for construction of their pipelines.
07 Jan, 2008, 12.00 AM IST