Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) is expected to revive the licensing process for city gas distribution (CGD) system. Since 2009, there was no progress in CGD licensing on account of legal obstacles in the board's functioning.
According to media reports, the downstream oil and gas regu
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PNGRB to revive licensing for CGD networks
J&K govt mulls ordinance to begin pipeline project
According to media reports, the Jammu and Kashmir government plans to introduce an ordinance for beginning work on the Bhatinda-Jammu-Srinagar gas pipeline project. It may be noted that the Gujarat State Petronet (GSPL), a subsidiary of Gujarat government, secured the
Govt to make public bidding norms for CGD projects
S Krishnan, Chairman of Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) informed that the government would make public the fresh guidelines on bidding for the city gas distribution networks in the country for public feedback in 12 weeks. Krishnan informed this on the sidelines of a seminar on natural gas. He also said that the board would then issue the f
Players can submit bids for pipeline projects on March 21
Media reports suggest that interested parties can submit bids for laying a 300-km gas pipeline connecting Reliance Industries’ coal bed methane production site in Shahdol, Madhya Pradesh, to Phulpur in Uttar Pradesh
on March 21. Reports quoted a Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) official as saying that the board would start selling the bid documents on
RGTIL pipeline capacity fixed at 85 mmscmd
In its November 2 order, the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) declared the capacity of the East-West gas pipeline of Reliance Gas Transportation Infrastructure (RGTIL) at 85 million standard cubic meter per day (mmscmd). One-third of this capacity will be available on common carrier basis
HPCL mulls 9 mn t refinery at Barmer
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation (HPCL) is exploring the option of setting up a 9 million tonne per annum (mn tpa) refinery at Barmer, Rajasthan in collaboration with its other partners.
RGTIL seeks pipeline project
Reliance Gas Transportation Infrastructure (RGTIL) has approached PNGRB with an Expression of Interest (EoI) to lay down a 300-km pipeline
Incentive-led land acquisition key to better results: Experts
Land acquisition is such a sticky problem because land value can be variously estimated and therefore debated. Some states that have implemented incentives have benefited—such as one for not exercising litigation.
GSPL bags Bathinda-Srinagar pipeline project
Gujarat State Petronet (GSPL) has been awarded the Rs 855-crore Bathinda-Jammu-Srinagar gas pipeline project by the Union government.This was revealed at a high level meeÂting of officers chaired by Chief Secretary Madhav Lal, who reviewed 750-km long Bathinda in Punjab via Jammu to Srinagar gas pipeline project in Mumbai.
On the foothills of an uncertain year
One of the key challenges in infrastructure is facilitating the flow of projected but large amounts of capital into infrastructure. Current trends indicate that there might be a funding shortfall of over $300 billion,

