- Oil India Limited announces final abandonment of Baghjan oil well
In a statement OIL stated, “Today, after final abandonment of the well, the Emergency Declaration has been withdrawn with immediate effect....
Baghjan gas well inferno: Killing operation of gas producing well by the snubbing unit to commence in the next couple of daysThe gas producing well blew out on May 27. It exploded into a massive inferno on June 9. OILalso plans to come up with relief well in the v...
Locals blockaded roads in Baghjan in Assam alleging delay in compensation amountThe inferno in gas producing well of OIL has affected around 3000 people. Houses were gutted cropland were affected. On Thursday, the affec...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
OIL to challenge Pollution Control Board closure notice in Gauhati High CourtOil India Limited (OIL) will file writ petition in the Gauhati High Court challenging Pollution Control Board, Assam (PCBA) which served a ...
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.
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...
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 ...
Inquiry ordered into the Baghjan oil well infernoInquiry ordered into the Baghjan oil well inferno, army is pressed to assist the civil administration and maintenance of law and order in t...
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...
Gas flow from OIL well on, more people evacuated in AssamOil India Ltd (OIL) said the well is "flowing gas uncontrollably" and pumping of water to the well through the casing valve is in progress ...
A team of experts from Singapore to help plug the blow out at Baghjan in Upper AssamAssam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Tuesday telephoned Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan and requested...
Oil India reports blowout at well in AssamOIL stated at around 10.30 am on Wednesday the producing well of Baghjan 5 under Baghjan Oilfield of Oil India Limited in Tinsukia district...