According to an estimate by the US Geological Survey, India has 1.6 trillion cubic feet of technically recoverable shale gas in the provinces of Bombay, Cauvery and Krishna-Godavari. The gas is largely concentrated in six areas - Cambay (in Gujarat), Assam-Arakan (northeast), Gondawana (central), KG onshore (Andhra Pradesh), Cauvery onsh
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Reworking GAIL’s pipeline project may raise cost
According to sources close to the development, the cost of the Rs 3,263 crore Kochi-Bangalore-Mangalore Pipeline (KKBMPL) being implemented by GAIL may escalate in case of re-alignment. Farmers in Tamil Nadu are protesting against the a section of the project, which passes through their farmland and this prompted the company to consider re-align
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Minister mulls extending Dabhol-Bangalore pipeline
Union Petroleum Minister Veerapa Moily informed that his ministry was thinking of extending the Dabhol-Bangalore gas pipeline between Chitradurga and Mangalore. He said this after commissioning the 1,000 km long gas pipeline between Dabhol in Maharashtra and Bidadi near Bangalore. The pipeline was laid by GAIL at an inve
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Minister mulls extending Dabhol-Bangalore pipeline
Union Petroleum Minister Veerapa Moily informed that his ministry was thinking of extending the Dabhol-Bangalore gas pipeline between Chitradurga and Mangalore. He said this after commissioning the 1,000 km long gas pipeline between Dabhol in Maharashtra and Bidadi near Bangalore. The pipeline was laid by GAIL at an inve
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GAIL India’s pipeline project faces hurdle
State-run natural gas transmission firm GAIL India is in the process of laying 42 km underground gas pipeline in Tirupur district of Tamil Nadu. However, the project faces roadblock as farmers in the area oppose the work on grounds that they may lose their livelihood.
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GAIL mulls foray into shipping sector
State-run Maharatna firm GAIL India plans to foray into shipping business in order to ferry the natural gas that it would source from different countries. The company is yet to decide whether to have its own ships or charter ships. But, it intends to have six to seven ships
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GAIL may not concede right of first refusal
GAIL India, which is one of the promoter shareholder of Petronet, refuses to concede its right of first refusal on the 5.2 percent stake of Asian Development Bank (ADB) in Petronet. The multilateral lending agency plans to sell its 5.2 per cent stake in Petronet, which has been formed as a joint venture by the Government with non-public sector cha
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GAIL expects to use 75% capacity in 5 yrs
Media reports suggest that state-run GAIL India expects to achieve around 75 per cent capacity utilisation of its gas transmission network on an average in the next five years. The company expects to achieve this capacity utilisation given that it would have a total capacity of around 250-300 mmscmd by fiscal 2016-17 and have an expe
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GAIL expects to use 75% capacity in 5 yrs
Media reports suggest that state-run GAIL India expects to achieve around 75 per cent capacity utilisation of its gas transmission network on an average in the next five years. The company expects to achieve this capacity utilisation given that it would have a total capacity of around 250-300 mmscmd by fiscal 2016-17 and have an expe
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GAIL may not concede right of first refusal
GAIL India, which is one of the promoter shareholder of Petronet, refuses to concede its right of first refusal on the 5.2 percent stake of Asian Development Bank (ADB) in Petronet. The multilateral lending agency plans to sell its 5.2 per cent stake in Petronet, which has been formed as a joint venture by the Government with non-public sector cha