Have urged petroleum ministry to engage specialists for dousing Baghjan fire: Sarbananda SonowalChief Minister Sonowal on Thursday said, "State government has already urged the Union Petroleum Ministry to engaged specialists for dousin...
11 Sep, 2020, 12.22 AM IST
Baghjan gas well inferno: An engineer died at the site of gas well in Tinsukia districtOil India Limited tweeted, “Arnab Kishore Bordoloi, a dynamic young electrical engineer of OIL while working with some equipment at Baghjan...
09 Sep, 2020, 10.31 PM IST
Assam well fire: Oil India objects to committee's report in NGTOil India Ltd has objected before the National Green Tribunal to a preliminary report filed by a committee of experts on the fire incident ...
06 Aug, 2020, 05.46 PM IST
PM Modi speaks to Assam CM, takes stock of flood situationDiscussing the flood situation with Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal over phone, Modi also enquired about the COVID-19 scenario and the on...
19 Jul, 2020, 03.15 PM IST
Oil India Limited's Baghjan well fire on for 50 days, likely to be doused by FridayMajor debris from the well plinth area has been cleared and a detailed inspection was undertaken jointly by experts from OIL, ONGC and Sing...
15 Jul, 2020, 05.40 PM IST
Dharmendra Pradhan reviews progress of capping activities of inferno at gas producing well in BaghjanOil stated that air quality monitoring was conducted in Baghjan and Guijan side and noise monitoring was conducted in Guijan Side. Sample o...
08 Jul, 2020, 09.40 PM IST
Centre plans ‘Heavy’ penalty on OIL for environmental damageThe PSU is, however, likely to end up paying much more given the extent of damage and reports of oil spillage in the biodiversity-rich area...
25 Jun, 2020, 11.51 PM IST
Close down all production in Baghjan Oil Field: Pollution Control Board to Oil India LimitedThe gas producing oil well blow out on May 27 and on June 9 it exploded into a massive inferno.
20 Jun, 2020, 08.07 PM IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi reviews Baghjan inferno situationThanking the Prime Minister for his proactive steps on the issue, Sonowal said that as soon as fire broke out, four ministers of the State ...
19 Jun, 2020, 01.00 AM IST
OIL assures of safety measures at well siteBiswajit Roy, Director (HR&BD), OIL along with Prasanta Borkakoty, ED (HR&A), interacted with the patients from Baghjan relief camps who we...
17 Jun, 2020, 07.40 PM IST
Baghjan oil well inferno: Ascertain reason of tremors on emergency basis, Assam CM tell scientistsSonowal drew the scientists' attention to state government’s importance to maintain sanctity and balance of environment and requested them ...
15 Jun, 2020, 11.09 PM IST
Won't spare the guilty behind Assam oil well blow out: Dharmendra PradhanPradhan said that he made the visit to Baghjan following the direction of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his ministry had been monitoring...
14 Jun, 2020, 11.44 PM IST
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
- 2 officials of Oil India Ltd suspended in connection with Assam gas well blowout
Two staffers of the Oil India Ltd (OIL) have been suspended for alleged negligence of duty in the gas well blowout at Baghjan in Assam's Ti...
10 Jun, 2020, 09.38 PM IST
PM assures help to victims of Baghjan oil well fire tragedy in AssamIn a telephone call made to the prime minister, Sonowal apprised him of the latest situation arising out of the major blowout and subsequen...
10 Jun, 2020, 03.17 PM IST
Trending stocks: Oil India shares down nearly 2%A total of 41,666 shares changed hands on the counter till 11:32AM (IST).
10 Jun, 2020, 11.36 AM IST
Assam CM seeks Air force deployment to douse Oilwell fireSaying that OIL, ONGC, Governmentt of Assam, armed forces, paramilitary forces, NDRF, SDRF etc have been fighting to bring the fire under c...
09 Jun, 2020, 07.05 PM IST