Gir Somnath: Fuel transportation from Nayara Energy’s Vadinar refinery in Gujarat has been hit after shipowners halted operations over European Union sanctions linked to the company’s Russian ties. Nayara, backed by Russian oil giant Rosneft, has relied heavily on coastal shipping to move petrol and diesel to high-demand regions along the western and southern coastlines—including Maharashtra, Mangalore, Chennai, Andhra Pradesh, and Odisha. Unlike other refineries, Vadinar is not connected...Read More

Ahmedabad: Nayara Energy, an Indian refinery backed by Russia’s Rosneft, has taken Microsoft Corp to court after the tech giant suspended essential services to the company’s Vadinar refinery in Gujarat, following European Union sanctions targeting Russian energy interests. In a statement issued on Monday, Nayara said Microsoft is blocking its access to its own data, proprietary tools, and software products, despite these being secured through fully paid licences. “This decision, based en...Read More

New Delhi: India on Friday sharply criticised the European Union’s new sanctions against Russia, which for the first time extend to infrastructure located in India, including an oil refinery in Gujarat. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) rejected the EU’s move, reiterating that India does not recognise sanctions imposed outside the framework of the United Nations. The EU’s 14th sanctions package, intended to further squeeze Russia’s revenues amid the Ukraine conflict, features stric...Read More

Kutch: The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) has strategically based additional Hovercraft at Jakhau, close to the Indo-Pak Maritime frontier and a capital ship at Vadinar in Gulf of Kutch. ICGS Samudra Pavak, a specialised Marine Pollution Control Vessel will now operate from the new Coast Guard Jetty at Vadinar that was recently inaugurated on 01 March 2024 by Raksha Rajya Mantri Shree Ajay Bhatt. Gulf of Kutch is a fast developing area particularly in the oil and port sectors where 70% of the count...Read More

Dwarka: The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) Jetty in Vadinar was inaugurated on Friday, marking a significant step towards augmenting infrastructure development in the Indian Coast Guard Region (North-West). The jetty construction was undertaken by the Deendayal Port Authority (DPA) as a deposit work at a cost of Rs. 74 crore. Raksha Rajya Mantri Ajay Bhatt inaugurated the jetty in the presence of ICG Director General Rakesh Pal and others. In addition to the ICG Jetty at Vadinar, ICG is also constr...Read More

Gandhinagar: In a further boost to coastal monitoring and protection, the Indian Coast Guard will have a new jetty at Vadinar. It will be inaugurated by Raksha Rajya Mantri Ajay Bhatt on 1st March. The jetty is located at Deendayal Port Authority's Offshore oil terminal in Vadinar in Gulf of Kutch. The jetty will serve various purpose such as Safety and Protection of Artificial Islands and Offshore Terminals, (b) Protection of Fishermen, (c) Assistance to Fishermen in Distress at Sea, (d) Pr...Read More

Jamnagar: The Indian Coast Guard conducted the 9th National Level Pollution Response Exercise (NATPOLREX-IX) at Vadinar, Gujarat on 25 November 2023. Director General Rakesh Pal, PTM, TM, Director General Indian Coast Guard, Chairman NOSDCP reviewed the preparedness of all agencies during the exercise. Representatives of various ministries and departments of central and coastal state governments, ports, oil handling agencies and other stake holders participated in the exercise. More than 31 fore...Read More

Jamnagar: The Indian Coast Guard conducted the 25th National Oil Spill Disaster Contingency Plan (NOSDCP) and preparedness meeting at Vadinar, Gujarat on 23 November 2023. Director General Rakesh Pal, PTM, TM, Director General Indian Coast Guard, Chairman NOSDCP, chaired the meeting. More than 80 delegates from various Ministries, Central & State Government, Ports and Oil Handling Companies participated in the meeting. The national capabilities with the common aim to ensure collective prepar...Read More

Devbhumi Dwarka: The Indian Coast Guard conducted the 25th National Oil Spill Disaster Contingency Plan (NOSDCP) and preparedness meeting at Vadinar today. Director General Rakesh Pal, PTM, TM, Director General Indian Coast Guard, Chairman NOSDCP, chaired the meeting. More than 80 delegates from various Ministries, Central & State Government, Ports and Oil Handling Companies participated in the meeting. The national capabilities with the common aim to ensure collective preparedness to res...Read More

Jamnagar: Anti-corruption Bureau (ACB) of Gujarat has nabbed a female sarpanch of Vadinar gram panchayat in Khambhalia taluka of Devbhumi Dwarka district and her husband in a bribe case of Rs 1,50,000. The complainant was appointed for the work of boundary wall construction and site development at IOCL Vadinar. According to ACB, the accused Dr Abbasbhai Ibrahimbhai Sanghar- husband of the accused female sarpanch, had demanded Rs 4 lakh, household chattel, 3 mobile phones and 2 iPhones fro...Read More