New Delhi, June 12 (IANS) India has imposed restrictions on the sale of motor spirit (petrol) and high-speed diesel (HSD) at retail fuel outlets, limiting bulk purchases and directing institutional and commercial users to source fuel through their dedicated consumer or captive pumps, according to an official government notification.The directive, aimed at curbing diversion of subsidised or retail-priced fuel, will remain in force for an initial period of up to 90 days unless withdrawn or modifie…
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Mumbai, May 20 (IANS) Public Sector Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs), including Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. (IOCL), Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd through State Level Coordinator (Oil Industry) for Maharashtra, Mihir Joshi, on Wednesday assured the people that the availability of essential petroleum products, including petrol, diesel and Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), remains normal and uninterrupted across the state. The overall fuel supply in Maharashtr…
New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd has said a leak from a pressure gauge in its crude distillation unit was the likely cause of the fire at its joint venture refinery in Rajasthan, and restoration work is expected to be completed within three to four weeks, after which operations at the refinery will restart in the second half of May.A major fire broke out at the newly built Rs 79,450-crore HPCL Rajasthan Refinery Ltd. on April 20, a day before the scheduled inaugurat…
Morbi, April 15 (IANS) Gujarat Gas Limited (GGL) has stepped up efforts to stabilise fuel supply to Morbi’s ceramic industry amid a global energy crunch, with 142 units currently operational following coordinated measures to address supply disruptions and rising costs. According to officials, the recovery follows joint efforts by GGL and the Morbi Ceramic Association after a period of severe strain triggered by volatility in global liquefied natural gas (LNG) markets and supply disruptions …
Hyderabad, April 3 (IANS) Acting against hoarding and black-marketing of LPG, the Telangana civil supplies department has so far seized 3,699 illegal domestic LPG cylinders, officials said on Friday. The department also seized 70 small cylinders. All the cylinders have been seized from March 12 to April 3.According to an official statement, the value of seized property is Rs. 1.10 crore.A total of 1,275 cases have been filed under Section 6A of the Essential Commodities Act. Officials s…
Hyderabad, March 25 (IANS) Amid rumours of petrol, diesel and LPG shortages that triggered panic buying and long queues at fuel stations across Hyderabad, the Telangana government on Wednesday assured the public that there is no shortage of any petroleum product in the state.Addressing a press conference, Minister for Civil Supplies and Irrigation, N. Uttam Kumar Reddy, along with Civil Supplies Commissioner, Stephen Ravindra, categorically stated that stocks are more than adequate for the next …