| The Oil Industry's role
The Oil Industry has been distributing useful and free literature on the
conservation of petroleum products. This is published in several languages. Conservation
Fortnights are organised every year to give a fillip to conservation awareness and allied
activities.
It is also putting up posters, glow signs etc. at appropriate places to
remind the motorists to adopt correct driving habits and ensure conservation.
Soft loans and subsidies are given by the Oil Industry (OIDB) for buying
fuel/energy efficient boilers, furnaces, buses and foot valves. These loans are also
extended for installing laboratories and equipment facilities for repairing vehicles and
for ensuring their efficient and pollution-free operation.
The Oil Industry is also promoting the use of alternate
sources of energy to the maximum extent possible. Many petrol pumps are provided with SPV
system. Some Oil Company colonies have solar water heaters. Oil Companies have also
distributed and installed solar water heaters, solar cookers, solar lanterns, gobar gas
plants, improved choolhas, efficient kerosene stoves & lanterns in some select
villages in the districts of Solan, Sultanpur and Jaisalmer. Wind mills are also being
considered. All these will act as stimuli for others to emulate. |
Indian Oil R&D's "Nutan"
A fuel efficient stove
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It is also exploring use of methanol/ethanol alongwith MS/ HSD in
transport vehicles as a conservation measure. Battery operated vehicles are also being
tried out.
Oil Companies are also improving the lubricants quality to make them fuel
efficient, long drain and low emission type. The specific consumption of fuels and
lubricants in every sector including the transport sector has come down as a combined
result of all these measures.
The oil refineries are implementing various schemes like revamping and
replacement of inefficient furnaces and boilers and installation of heat exchangers,
economisers and generation equipments etc. apart from adoption of improved house keeping
pracfices for conservation of hydrocarbons.
A variety of effective and result-oriented conservation methods have also
been adopted by the Undertakings in the 011 Sector, which zire engaged in the upstream
activities like exploration. production and transportation of crude oil and natural gas.
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