


However, the body lacks statutory authority.In August 2012, the then oil minister S. “How can stakeholders become judge? Stakeholders should not become administrators or regulators," he said.OISD carries out safety audits of oil and gas installations, besides formulating and standardising procedures and guidelines for design, operation and maintenance. It is totally acceptable to me that the safety umbrella body comes under some other ministry," he said, adding that he has been talking to various departments to evolve a consensus.He also questioned how OISD, which is an oil ministry arm, is the judge. It is not a prestige issue for me.
Ltd’s Jaipur oil depot on 29 December 2009.In 2005, 24 persons lost their lives when a giant platform of Oil and Natural Gas Corp. A dozen persons were killed in a fire at Indian Oil Corp. In August last year, a fire at HPCL’ Vizag refinery in Andhra Pradesh had killed 30 persons. Ltd (HPCL), Mittal Energy Ltd’s Bhatinda refinery where no one was injured.Six people had died and 36 were injured after a gas leak at steel maker SAIL’s plant in Chhattisgarh on 12 June. Pradhan mentioned of a devastating fire at state gas utility Gail India Ltd’s pipeline in Andhra Pradesh in June that killed 15 persons, followed by a minor fire at Hindustan Petroleum Corp.
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