Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan today said the government is planning to curb the imports of petroleum coke, also known as 'pet coke', which is believed to be a major polluter.The statement follows reports that US-based oil refineries are exporting pet coke -- a carbon-rich solid material derived from oil refining -- to India as there aren't many takers for it in their country. "Recently the Supreme Court banned the use of pet coke in three states surrounding the Delhi-NCR. Consumption of pet coke is around 25 million tonnes in our country. "At present, ministry of petroleum along with ministries of environment, commerce and some other ministries are framing a policy to increase restrictions on imports of pet coke. This is a Rs 2,500 crore project, which would produce 3 MMCM per day for the next 15 years," he said.

Source: Economic Times December 02, 2017 11:37 UTC