Cry for ‘satisfactory’ aid in well zone

Residents of Baghjan in Tinsukia district of Assam on Monday staged a dharna for six hours demanding immediate compensation to those affected by the blowout and subsequent fire at a Oil India Limited gas well, a day after chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal promised a development package and “maximum compensation” and action against those found guilty…

Coronavirus onslaught delays Kanchan well drilling

The onslaught of coronavirus is delaying drilling of an exploratory well by India’s ONGC Videsh Ltd, or OVL, at Kanchan under shallow sea block SS-04.The Indian firm has already informed state-run Petrobangla about the novel coronavirus issue and cited it as the cause for delay in initiating the drilling programme. Earlier, a dispute over advance…

NTPC poised to call bids for LNG terminal to power Andaman and Nicobar islands

NEW DELHI: The Andaman and Nicobar (A&N) islands are set go green as state-run NTPC Ltd is poised to call bids to set up a floating micro-liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal to power the Indian archipelago, said two people aware of the development. Not only will it reduce the carbon footprint by ending the practice…

GAIL, Petronet join India’s first gas trading platform

Liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal owners, state-run GAIL (India) Ltd and Petronet LNG Ltd (PLL), have joined India’s first natural gas exchange that went online on Monday, said Rajesh Kumar Mediratta, director, Indian Gas Exchange. With others such as Manikaran Power, Torrent Power and Adani Gas on board, the exchange will help revive stranded gas…

Alternate means of cash withdrawals find favour as people shun ATMs

MUMBAI: Alternate channels of cash withdrawals like Aadhaar-enabled Payment System (AePS) and point of sale (PoS) terminals grew faster during the lockdown than traditional ATMs, latest RBI data showed. Data from Reserve Bank of India (RBI) showed that cash withdrawals automated teller machines (ATMs) declined by 47% to 286 million in April. At the same…

Dharmendra Pradhan bats for splitting GAIL, new gas tariff policy

Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Monday said the ministry was considering the bifurcation of GAIL, a step towards bringing transparency to India’s gas market.He also batted for a market-driven pricing mechanism by introducing a new tariff policy for natural gas soon. The government is planning to unbundle GAIL into two companies for gas transmission…