Import of Petroleum Products and Safety Requirements for handling Petroleum Cargo

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.... 27-09-2024 PUBLIC NOTICE NO. 08/2024 Subject: Import of Petroleum Products and Safety Requirements for handling Petroleum Cargo - Reg. 1. The Petroleum (Amendment) Rules, 2024 have been notified by the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, G.S.R. 154(E), vide Notification dated 04.03.2024. Following discussion with the Petroleum and Explosives Safety Organization (PESO), which is the no....

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....ning any liquid hydrocarbon Further, section 2(b) categorizes petroleum class A, B and C on the basis of flash point - "petroleum Class A" means petroleum having a flash-point below twenty-three degrees Centigrade "petroleum Class B" means petroleum having a flash-point of twenty-three degrees Centigrade and above but below sixty-five degrees Centigrade; "petroleum Cl....

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.... containers as defined in the Petroleum Rules, 2002 as amended. Further, Rule 5 and Rule 6 of the Petroleum Rules, 2002 provide the specifications of the containers for Petroleum Class A, B & C products. As per Rule 4 of the Petroleum Rules, 2002, Containers exceeding one litre in capacity for petroleum Class A and five litres in capacity for petroleum Class B or petroleum class C, shall be of a t....