On October 2, the first in a series of shipments of US crude oil to India arrived at Odisha’s Paradip port. Two more vessels carrying a combined 3 million barrels are set to arrive in November, according to a senior official with Indian Oil Corporation (IOC).
By Abhishek Sonkar Bhubaneswar, Oct 17 (PTI) Aluminium major Nalco is planning to set up two joint ventures – one with US-based Almex and another with Russia’s Rusal – at the upcoming Angul Aluminium Park in Odisha, a senior company official said.
India’s three public sector refineries have put an order of 7.85 million barrel from the US.
The arrival of first American oil shipment in Odisha this week marks a significant milestone in India-US partnership, the Trump administration said today.
State-owned Neyveli Lignite Corporation has invited global and domestic firms to develop and operate its two coalmines with a production capacity of 20 MTPA in Odisha.
At least 16 coaches of a goods train derailed near Nergundi Station in Alarpur in Odisha. The incident, reported today at around 4 in the morning, has affected the rail traffic.
NLC India Limited (NLCIL) has proposed several projects to generate 5,300MW power across Tamil Nadu to compensate shelving of 4,000MW Sirkali power project.
State-run powergiant NTPC’s power generation capacity has been increased by 290 MW after commissioning of 40 MW at Rojmal wind project and 250 MW at Nabinagarthermal plant.
Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today issued a direction to officials to provide electricity to all villages in Odisha by June, 2018, official sources said.
The Odisha government and the Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) will soon file a joint petition in the Orissa High Court to inform it about the settlement of the dispute between the two over the Paradip refinery.
