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They anchored off the Mumbai coast and used a pump for smuggling diesel in the city The local police on Mumbai claimed to have busted a racket involving the oil mafia after they arrested two persons and seized a ship, anchored off the Mumbai coast, and used as a floating petrol pump for smuggling diesel in the city.The two accused, identified as Abdul Kadar, 35, and Akbar Pingar, 45, were arrested from Dongri area in south Mumbai recently and based on the information provided by them, a ship, Sagar Sevak, anchored eight nautical miles from the city coast and used as a floating petrol bunk, was raided and seized yesterday, said the officials of special detection squad formed by Mumbai police commissioner Arup Patnaik.The seized vessel belongs to one Raj, who is still absconding, police said adding that no oil was stored on the ship at the time of the raid.Explaining their modus operandi of the oil mafia, police said the diesel is illegally pumped into the containers from other ships arriving at the Mumbai coast in connivance with their captains and are kept aboard Sagar Sevak.In the night, the accused duo would go to the ship and shift the ...

A loss of 25,000 barrels is anticipated A leakage has been detected at ONGCs Mumbai Uran Trunk (MUT) oil pipeline at 0845 hours this morning. The leakage was observed 2kms from BPB platform (Bassein oil and gas field) in western offshore, 80 kms from Mumbai coast.The Regional Contingency Plan (which is the existing emergency response measure) has been activated immediately on detection of the leak.FODAG (Flag Officer Defence Advisory Group) and Coast Guard have been informed. National Oil Spill Disaster Contingency Plan is also being activated by Coast Guard to ensure minimum damage to environment.ONGC has mobilised the pipeline repair vessel including three Multi Support Vessels to the site to ascertain the extent of leakage for containment and repair. The initial assessment of extent of oil spill is about one mile long.The oil and gas production from Mumbai High is being diverted to the ICP-Heera Uran Trunk (HUT) pipeline. Connected oil and gas wells are being closed for safety reasons. The production loss may last for about three hours only. Due to these interim measures, a loss of 25,000 barrels is anticipated. The MUT currently pumps 2,12,000 bopd.Source: IIFL