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The second edition of the Regional Workshop on Recent Advances in Environment & Forest Laws with Special Reference to the Oil & Gas Sector concluded successfully at the State Convention Centre, Shillong. Organized by the Regional Office of the Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change (MoEF&CC), Shillong, in collaboration with the Society for Petroleum Professionals (SPP), and jointly hosted by Oil India Limited and ONGC Limited, the event drew wide participation from government, industry, and environmental sectors.
The workshop brought together key stakeholders to address pressing environmental and regulatory challenges specific to the oil and gas sector, with a particular focus on the unique landscape of the North-Eastern Region (NER) of India.
Imtienla Ao, Deputy Director General (Forests), Regional Office, MoEF&CC, Shillong, revisited the 19 regulatory issues identified during the inaugural 2019 workshop, providing updates on their progress. Highlighting the collaborative potential of industry and government, she remarked, «Oil companies and MoEF&CC are partners striving to balance progress with conservation.»
Yash Malik, President of SPP, made a compelling case for classifying projects near international borders as Strategic Energy Projects of National
