New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) More than 51.8 lakh domestic LPG cylinders were delivered on Saturday as the supply of cooking gas continues to be normal with no dry-outs being reported at retail distributorships, according to the update issued by the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas on Sunday.Besides, 5.45 lakh PNG connections have been gasified, and infrastructure has been created for an additional 2.62 lakh connections since March this year. More than 42,500 PNG consumers have also surrendere…
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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…
New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas said on Friday that more than 81,000 small 5 kg LPG cylinders were sold across the country, bringing the total to 17.83 lakh during April. “So far, the supply of domestic LPG continues to be normal, with no dry-outs being reported at retail distributorships,” the ministry informed.The 5 kg LPG cylinders are used by migrant workers in urban areas for cooking.Besides, 5.27 lakh PNG connections have been gasified, and…
New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) The government has issued a notification to permit the use of Aviation Turbine Fuel blended with Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) for fuelling aircraft with the aim of reducing emissions from international flights, the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas announced on Thursday. “The Government has notified an amendment to the Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF) (Regulation of Marketing) Order, 2001 (ATF Control Order) vide notification dated April 17, 2026. The amendment has b…
New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) More than 52 lakh domestic LPG cylinders were delivered on Wednesday as distribution of the cooking gas remains normal and no dry-outs have been reported at retail outlets.Online LPG cylinder bookings have increased to 98 per cent, while authentication code-based deliveries, on the registered mobile number of the consumer, have increased to around 94 per cent to prevent diversion.More than 86,000 small 5 Kg LPG cylinders, used by migrant workers for cooking, were also …
New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) The supply of LPG to domestic households has been prioritised and cylinders are being delivered normally with no reports of dry outs at LPG distributorships, according to an official update issued by Petroleum Ministry on Tuesday.More than 5.01 lakh PNG connections have been gasified so far since March this year while over 5.68 lakh customers have been registered for new connections. Around 39,400 PNG consumers have surrendered their LPG connections via MYPNGD.in websi…
Jaipur, April 21 (IANS) Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma is scheduled to visit Barmer on Tuesday to inspect the Pachpadra Refinery site where a fire broke out on Monday, a day before its scheduled inauguration by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.Chief Minister Sharma will depart from Jaipur and is expected to reach the refinery at 12:35 PM, where he will review the affected area near the Crude Distillation Unit.On Monday, panic swept through the Pachpadra Refinery complex in Rajasthan’s B…
Jaipur, April 20 (IANS) Rajasthan Chief Secretary V. Srinivas has termed the fire incident at the Pachpadra refinery as “extremely unfortunate”, while underlining that a detailed inquiry will be conducted by officials to ascertain the exact cause of the blaze and the sequence of events leading to it.Speaking to the media upon his arrival in Jodhpur, he stated that the blaze broke out in the Crude Distillation Unit (CDU). However, he added that it is a matter of relief that the fire has now b…
Jaipur, April 20 (IANS) Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma on Monday termed the fire incident at the HPCL Rajasthan Refinery in Pachpadra as “extremely unfortunate” and said he held immediate consultations with administrative officials and refinery management to assess the situation. Authorities confirmed that the situation is now fully under control.CM Sharma said, “The fire incident at the HPCL Rajasthan Refinery in Pachpadra is extremely unfortunate. In this regard, I held immed…
Jaipur, April 20 (IANS) A fire incident was reported on Monday at the Pachpadra Refinery in Rajasthan’s Balotra district, leading to the postponement of its scheduled inauguration by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on April 21. The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas confirmed that the inauguration ceremony, originally planned for Tuesday, has been deferred following the incident.In an official statement, the Ministry said: “Due to an unfortunate fire incident today in the vicinity of the Cru…