GAIL signs agreement with ADNOC for purchase of LNG

The central government has inaugurated the Dhamra-Angul section spanning about 412 km under the Jagadishpur-Haldia-Bokaro-Dhamra gas pipeline. The project, being implemented by GAIL, involves the construction of a 3,174 km long pipeline from Jagdishpur in Uttar Pradesh to Haldia in West Bengal, entailing an investment of Rs 160 billion. The pipeline extends through the Hazira-Bijaipur-Jagdishpur pipeline. Phase I has a capacity of 16 million metric standard cubic metres per day (mmscmd) which will be further augmented to 32 mmscmd in Phase II. Additionally, it has laid the foundation stone for the Nagpur-Jharsuguda section spanning about 692 km under the Mumbai- Nagpur-Jharsuguda natural gas pipeline. The project involves laying, building, operating and expanding a natural gas pipeline from Mumbai (Maharashtra) to Jharsuguda (Odisha) through Nagpur, Raipur, Bilaspur, Korba and Raigarh, along with a spur line to Nagpur-Chhindwara-Jabalpur spanning about 1,780 km with an initial system capacity of at least 10 mmscmd. It entails an investment of Rs 78.44 billion.