Larsen & Toubro has bagged an EPC (engineering, procurement and construction) contract worth Rs 1,500 crore from the Petroleum Development Oman LLC (PDO). The project at the Yibal-Natih gas reservoir in Oman is scheduled to be completed in 39 months. Larsen & Toubro stated this on August 20 in a filing to the BSE. Yibal-Natih is a sweet gas reservoir with recoverable reserves estimated at 90 per cent.
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Govt takes steps to accelerate award of road projects
The central government is reportedly taking steps to accelerate award of road projects under public private partnership (PPP) model. As part of this move, the union finance ministry plans to streamline the approval process for road projects, in line with the suggestion of the ministry of road transport and highways

