State-run Bharat Petroleum Corp and Hindustan Petroleum Corp aim to end net carbon emissions from their operations by 2040, and Indian Oil Corp has set a target for 2046
But Venezuela's oil output has been volatile, limiting what it can offer for exports
India turning into a magnet for sanctioned oil after its refiners started buying Russian oil last year at deep discounts
It is considered a dirty fuel and has often been banned from use in the national capital and other cities around the world. But now a Monaco-based firm is offering Indian refiners a patented technology to emulsify fuel oil with water that helps cut down on emissions as well as gives better energy yield. FOWE Eco Solutions (FOWE) says a process known as cavitation using its Cavitech device allows for emulsification of fuel oil, also known as furnace oil, with fresh water on land or onboard a vessel. This process does not require any additives or further processing. The result is a considerable reduction in particulate matter, its chief operating officer Hemant Sondhi said. Emissions of NOx, the main greenhouse gas contributors, are significantly reduced and fuel efficiency is improved. "We have successfully tested our patented technology to emulsify fuel oil, which is also known as furnace oil, with 10 to 15 per cent water," he said. "The FOWE emulsified fuel gives better energy yiel
Import of this grade of crude jumps 14% in a month to record high
In the latest quarter, revenue from operations reduced by 35 percent to Rs 17,985 crore year-on-year from Rs 27,449 crore in the year-ago quarter
Currently, the price of Russian Urals grade crude is trading close to the $60 limit, beyond which sanctions take hold
The Oil Ministry on Wednesday asked state-controlled Indian Oil Corp and Bharat Petroleum Corp Ltd (BPCL) to launch rights issues
Attractive prices for Urals mean good margins for Indian refiners while term contracts between Russian and Indian companies and lower freight rates are also helping keep supplies elevated
Blended marketing margins rose to a 10-month high of about Rs 2.5 per litre in December, multiple analysts said
The decision by the two state-controlled companies to abandon the Europe-dominated Brent benchmark is part of a shift of Russia's oil sales towards Asia after Europe shunned Russian oil
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With these imports, India can maintain a domestic inventory of refined products like petrol and diesel
India's Bharat Petroleum Corp plans to shut its multiple refineries for maintenance in the coming months
Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (APSEZ) said that it has acquired a 49.38 per cent stake in Indian Oiltanking, a developer and operator of liquid storage facilities
Indian state refiners plan to lock-in more of their crude supplies in term deals, worried that tighter Western sanctions on Russia, including from the EU
Indian companies are still buying Russian oil using dollars after Dubai's Mashreq Bank declined to handle payments from at least two refiners in Emirati Dirhams
Amid a deepening global energy crisis, India is planning to set up a strategic gas reserve on the lines of its strategic petroleum reserve (SPR)
Last year IOC had signed an MoU with Gujarat for adding petrochemical and lube plants to its previously announced plans to expand crude oil processing capacity at the refinery
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