Vedanta Copper plans $2.3 billion capex, Tamil Nadu smelter restart back on agendaVedanta Copper announced plans to invest $2.3 billion over three to four years to increase its output. The company aims to produce 500,000 ...
05 Oct, 2026, 05.00 PM IST
China’s new oil refining technology could cut energy use by 91% — here’s how scientists are turning crude oil into valuable products more efficientlyChinese scientists have developed a new molecular refining method. This technique may significantly reduce energy consumption in oil proces...
14 Sep, 2026, 06.59 PM IST
Centre eases sulphur emission rules for coal power plants, reversing decade-old mandateIndia has rolled back a decade-old clean-air mandate, relaxing sulphur emission rules for most coal-fired power plants. The government orde...
12 Jul, 2025, 03.48 PM IST
BPCL halves crude runs at Mumbai refinery; plans repairs at other plantsThe state-run refiner has shut a 120,000 bpd crude unit and some secondary units including diesel hydro desulfuriser and hydrogen generatio...
22 Jun, 2022, 01.18 PM IST
Indian Oil plans to sell hydrogen facilities to raise Rs 10,000 croreThe nation’s largest oil refiner and fossil fuel retailer is also India’s biggest hydrogen producer. It now aims to hive off some of its hy...
04 Mar, 2021, 08.26 AM IST
After pandemic, oil firms even less willing to cover $3.9 billion cost of South Africa's clean fuel planNew rules requiring oil refineries in South Africa to cut diesel sulphur levels to 10 parts per million (ppm) had been due to come into eff...
22 Jan, 2021, 01.54 PM IST
Vedanta moves SC against Madras HC order refusing opening of Sterlite copper plantThe Tamil Nadu government has already filed a caveat in the top court seeking to be heard in the matter, before any order is passed in the ...
26 Aug, 2020, 09.51 PM IST
BPCL to shut crude unit, secondary capacity at Kochi refinery in DecemberBPCL will shut the crude unit with 210,000 barrels per day (bpd) of processing capacity along with the secondary units for about three week...
30 Oct, 2018, 01.33 PM IST
Essar Oil to invest Rs 1,600 crore to upgrade refinery, boost GRM"Our 20 MMTPA Vadinar refinery is looking at earning an additional $1.50 on its Gross Refining Margin (GRM) on the back of Rs 1,600 crore o...
07 Aug, 2016, 04.02 PM IST
Chennai Petro extends rally post Q1 results, capex plans; stock surgesThe company on Monday reported a strong 81% year-on-year (YoY) jump in net profit at Rs 924 crore for the quarter ended June 2015.
11 Aug, 2015, 12.10 PM IST
IOC plans Rs 7,650 cr petrochemical complex at ParadipIOC wants to use propylene from cracked LPG and ethylene from refinery offgas to produce plastic that is used in manufacturing furniture, d...
17 Mar, 2014, 04.53 AM IST
- HPCL-Mittal Energy commissions Bhatinda oil refinery
Bathinda refinery commissioned raising hope for more JVs between LN Mittal Group and state oil firms.
29 Mar, 2012, 09.08 PM IST
- Essar Oil commissions two units at Vadinar refinery
Essar said with the commissioning of Vacuum Gas Oil Hydrotreating Unit and Sulphur Recovery Unit, only the one unit remains to be commissio...
21 Mar, 2012, 07.47 PM IST
- Essar Oil gains 5% on commissioning unit at Vadinar refinery
At 02:25 p.m., shares of the company were trading 4.9% higher at Rs 57.40. The stock hit a high of Rs 57.45 and a low of Rs 54.25, so far i...
21 Mar, 2012, 02.37 PM IST
- Essar Energy completes Vadinar refinery shutdown
Essar has completed a 35-day shutdown of its Vadinar refinery in Gujarat that helped it to tie-in new units required for a USD 1.85 billion...
24 Oct, 2011, 01.31 PM IST
- L&T bags Rs 693 cr contract from IOC
Larsen & Toubro bags Rs 693-crore contract from IndianOil for supply of recovery units for the latter's sulphur plant.
09 Oct, 2007, 11.11 AM IST
- Punj Lloyd bags Rs 590 cr contract from BORL
Engineering company Punj Lloyd has secured a Rs 590 crore contract from Bharat Oman Refineries Ltd for building a sulphur block at Bina ref...
06 Aug, 2007, 07.20 PM IST