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What are the emission standards for petroleum industry in India and Germany ?

Emission Standard  Emission Standards are the legal requirements governing air pollutants released into the atmosphere.Emission Standards set quantitative limits on the permissible amount of specifics air pollutants that may be released from sources over specific timeframes.  They are generally designed to achieve air quality standards and to protects human life. different countries and regions have different standards for emissions. This action sets for the EPA's Environmental Protection Agency decision an aspects of the agency proposed reconsideration of the December 1, 2015, Final Rule Petroleum Refinery Sector Residual Risk and Technology Review (RTR) and New Source Performance Standards (NSPS). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION Acronyms : A no. of acronyms are used in this preamble. While this list may not be exhaustive, to ease the reading of this preamble and for reference purposes.  AEGL             acute exposure guideline level...

Speciality of the Industry in Oil and Gas

Petroleum Industry The petroleum industry, also known as oil industry, includes the global presence of exploration, extraction, refining, trransporting through oil tankers and pipelines and marketing of petroleum products. The largest volume products of the  industry are fuel oil amd gasoline (petrol). Petroleum is also the raw material for many chemical products, including pharmaceuticals, solvents, fertilizers, pesticides, synthetic fragrance, and plastics.  The industry is usually divided into three major components : Upstream, Midstream  and  Downstream.  Upstream deals with Drilling and Production. Upstream Sector :-  •  The ups tream sector includes searching for potential underground  or underwater crude oil and natural gas fields . Ex ploration  Services  involve use of seismic methods to evaluate wh ere and how to prove a drilling  prospect , high speed computers, 3D  and visual  interpretation theatres. Drilling...

ONGC Shuts 2 Rigs After Spurt in Coronavirus Cases

  A spate of the novel corona virus infections abroad western offshore installations has forced ONGC to evacuate crew members from two of the four hired rigs and forced the state run explorer to put additional checks to prevent contractors from compromising on the company protocols to cut down on costs. Oil and Natural Gas Corp. (ONGC) has evacuated a drill ship in Mumbai  High following the outbreak of COVID-19 among workers, the third instance in three months of rig evacuation that highlights the growing challenge of operating offshore sites during a pandemic. All the workers on the drill ship, have been bought back to the base for testing and quarantine, resulting in suspension of work on the rig, according to people familiar with the matter.  It is extremely challenging tom operate offshore drilling rigs in the current situation, "ONGC Chairman Shashi Shankar told, Social distancing is hard to afford for workers on the work floor and risk of one infect...

Oil Spill

Oil Oil is a mixture of hydrocarbon compounds, which are the decayed remains of marine animals and plants, died and drifted to the bottom.  For the past of 500 million years under intense pressure and temperature this remains unchanged and too complicated hydrocarbons called petroleum. Crude Oil.. Crude oil is a naturally occurring, unrefined petroleum product composed  of hydrocarbon deposits and other organic material. Crude oil is a mixture of gases, naptha, kerosene, light gas, and residual,  which causes hazardous health effect effects if consume by any life forms. It it is a non renewable resources,  which means that it can not  be replaced naturally at the rate we consume it and is, therefore a limited resource. Crude Oil is a natural resource that is extracted from the earth and refined into products such as gasoline, jet fuel and other petroleum products. Oil Spill An Oil spill is the release of liquid petroleum hydrocarbon into the envi...

Weather during Lockdown

Weather... is the day-to-day or hour-to-hour change in the athmosphere. Weather includes wind, lightning, storms, hurricanes, tornadoes, rain, hail, snow and lots more.  Energy from the Sun affects the weather . Climate tells us what kinds of weather usually happen in an area at different times of the year.  Can lockdown affect the weather India shut itself to prevent the spread of novel coronavirus, one silver lining has been the  drastic improvemnt in air quality. there is no opposition to the fact that the pollution levels dropped sharply across most of the Indian cities.  As CO2 increases, the athmospheric temperature increases , As temperature rises, the moisture holding capacity of air inccrease, therefore the water vapour content in the athmosphere also witnesses a spike.  Himalayas visible for first time in after 30 years... Majestic Himalayan range now visible from Saharanpur. While the coronavirus pandemic has brought the world to a standstill, there h...

Baghjan Gas Leak Tragedy

Baghjan Gas Leak  The 2020 Assam gas and oil leak also reffered as Tinsukia gas leak or Baghjan gas leak, is a petroleum gas and oil leak that happende in Oil India Limited. Baghjan oilfield operated by John Energy Pvt Ltd. in Tinsukia District Assam, India on 27 May 2020. It occured due to failing pressure systems in the oil well. Thousands of people and several villages werw evacuated. ther have bben reported deaths of several  aquatic animals in nearby region. On 5 june 2020 the gas is still leaking uncontrollably. Assam govt orders probe into Baghjan gas leak and fire  The fire at Baghjan 5 well close to ecologically - sensitive Dibru-Saikhowa National Park and Magurai - Motapung wetland occured 14 days after natural gas stared leaking from the well. it has led to the death of two fireman and displaced thousands. Fire and damages  On 9 june 2020, the oil well caught fire. the fire quickly spread to a larger area and burned down nearby trees, crops and houses. The...