In a move that may enable setting up of new industries and power plants, Bihar government cleared a plan to source natural gas from the proposed Jagdishpur-Haldia gas pipeline. The state cabinet approved the plan to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Gas Authority of India (GAIL) for sourcing gas from the pipeline, which will pass through four districts of Bihar: Gaya
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Gas pipeline infra requires Rs 6 tn investment
Union Petroleum Secretary Vivek Rae said the country needs at least an additional 100,000 km length of gas pipeline network across the country. In order to lay this length of pipeline, the country needs
at least Rs 600,000 crore at the rate of Rs 6 crore per km in the next 15-20 years, he said while addressing a sem
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Govt to extend Dabhol pipeline upto Mangalore
The natural gas pipeline laid between Dhabol in Maharashtra and Bangalore would be extended up to Mangalore via Chitradurga, Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas M Veerappa Moily said. The extension of the pipeline till Mangalore would enable the government to supply gas to domestic and commercial consumers in the coastal town. Moily said this while addressing a press
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Minister discusses plan to set up pipeline in Kazakhstan
External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid discussed a proposal of the country to build an oil pipeline in Kazakhstan during a meeting with Kazakh Foreign Minister Erlan Idrissov. According to media reports, the proposed pipeline may have to cover over 930 miles, making it longer than a long-planned pipeline from Turkmenistan
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Tamil Nadu needs 2 LNG import terminals
The Tamil Nadu government estimated that it needs two liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminals of 5 million tonne each, including the proposed Ennore LNG terminal to meet gas demand. The state government plans to use LNG in order to reduce its dependence on coal-based power projects and help address its energy security.
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IOC refinery output exceeds target for 2012-13
Refinery output of Indian Oil Corp (IOC) exceeded the target for 2012-13 and its 10 refineries operated at 100.7 per cent of their installed capacity, the firm said in a statement. The refineries processed a total of 54.6 million tonne (mn t) of crude oil compared to the target of 54.25 mn t. Despite planned maintenance shut downs, the company achi
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GAIL considers legal steps to carry out pipeline project
State-run gas transmission company GAIL is said to be exploring further legal options to clear hurdles in the implementation of a section of its pipeline project in Tamil Nadu. The company wanted to lay pipeline for a section of its Kochi-Bangalore high pressure LNG pipeline project under the farm lands in Tamil Nadu. However, Tamil Nadu government asked the firm to run the underground pipeline adjacent to highways rathe
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IOC’s Rs 98 cr project faces roadblock
Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) faces protest from local farmers for its 114-km oil pipeline project being undertaken at a cost of Rs 98 crore from its refinery located at Narimanam to Tiruchy storage point. The pipeline laying project faces protest from farmers of Kakka Kottur, Sorakkudi, Moongilkudi and Omankulam
villages in Tiruvarur district because they fear loss of livelihood owing
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TN govt asks GAIL to lay pipelines on roadsides
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa said her government would not allow the Kochi-Bengaluru GAIL gas pipeline project to affect the welfare of farmers. It may be recalled that local farmers are protesting against GAIL's decision to lay gas pipeline on agricultural land. Recently, the state government held a three-day consultation with affected farmers. Also, the chief minister asked Chief Secretary Sheela Balakrishnan to hold discussions with those affected
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Govt clarifies on FDI in oil and gas projects
According to the extant Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) policy, FDI, up to 100 percent, is permitted, under the automatic route, for exploration activities of oil and natural gas fields. This information was given by the Minister of State in the Ministry of Commerce & Industry, D Purandeswari in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha