An oxygen tanker on its way to Bhubaneswar on Wednesday
BHUBANESWAR: The state government has submitted a proposal to the Centre for installation of 40 oxygen pressure swing adsorption (PSA) plants at different medical colleges and hospitals and district headquarters hospitals.
State health secretary PK Mohapatra has sent a proposal with detail name and address of health facilities where oxygen PSA sites have been identified, availability of space within health facility for plant room, assurance to provide three phase power supply and DG set for power backup.
Major healthcare facilities where the Oxygen PSA are proposed include SCB medical college and hospital, Cuttack, MKCG Medical College and Hospital, Berhampur, Acharya Harihar Regional Cancer Centre, Cuttack, Veer Surendra Sai Institute Of Medical Sciences And Research, Burla, Capital Hospital, Bhubaneswar and medical colleges at Balasore, Puri, Balangir, Baripada and Koraput.
ONGC says want foreign partners in new fields
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Last Updated: Apr 28, 2021, 06:37 PM IST
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Synopsis ONGC is also looking into strategic relationships and close alliances with key international players through (overseas arm) ONGC Videsh, the company said in a statement. Intention is to invite foreign participation to explore Category-II and Category-III basins which match size and scale of expectations and portfolio of these large players.
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The ONGC board approved Energy Strategy 2040 in April 2019 that outlines strategic growth initiatives across the energy value-chain.
India s flagship oil and gas producer ONGC on Wednesday said it is seeking foreign partners for yet-to-be-developed fields in lesser prospective areas but is shackled by uneconomic gas prices and tax structure.
India s crude oil output drops 5%, gas production falls 8%
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Last Updated: Apr 20, 2021, 07:30 PM IST
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Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) produced over 2 per cent less oil at 20.2 million tonnes than a year back as a nationwide lockdown that lasted over two months shut some of its fields.
Oil India Ltd (OIL) produced 5.4 per cent less oil while fields operated by private firms such as Vedanta s Cairn saw 12.6 per cent less output.
India s crude oil production fell by 5 per cent and natural gas output slumped by 8 per cent in the fiscal year to March 2021 as private and public sector firms produced less, government data showed on Tuesday. Crude oil production fell to 30.5 million tonnes in 2020-21 from 32.17 million tonnes a year back, according to the latest data released by the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas.
Maruti logs highest ever sales of CNG cars at 1.57 lakh units in FY21
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Last Updated: Apr 14, 2021, 05:02 PM IST
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MSI sells a range of factory-fitted CNG cars, including Alto, Celerio, Wagon-R, S-PRESSO, Eeco, Ertiga, Tour S and Super Carry. With the government s clear focus on expansion of CNG outlets in the country, the company is confident of greater acceptance of factory-fitted CNG vehicles, even in challenging times.
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Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) on Wednesday said it has sold over 1.57 lakh CNG cars in FY21, its highest ever in a fiscal. The auto major had sold 1,06,444 CNG units in 2019-20.
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Oil India Limited (OIL) on Tuesday said its acquisition of shares of Numaligarh Refinery Ltd (NRL) in Assam will be a synergy for mutual growth, ensure energy security of the nation, besides partially mitigating the effect of volatility of crude price cycle.
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd on March 25 sold its entire 61.5 per cent stake in NRL to a consortium of OIL and Engineers India and the Assam government for Rs 9,876 crore. OIL bought a 54.16 per cent stake to raise its shareholding in the refinery to 80.16 per cent.
Addressing a press conference here, OIL CMD and NRL Chairman Sushil Chandra Mishra said that for OIL, the majority acquisition of shares of NRL is not only a strategic business decision but one of the defining moments of its journey as an exploration and production (E&P) company looking for vertical integration in the oil and gas value chain.