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GAS RESERVES
PNGRB in favour of storing gas in depleted fi elds

The Petroleum and Natural Gas lities for natural gas (as for oil) in pipelines are pressed into service, they
Regulatory Board (PNGRB), which India. will be holding a lot of gas, doubling
fi xes tariffs for the use of pipelines, as storage capacity,” he said. The oil
will “support” natural gas storage in Dr. Jain said India’s natural gas ministry has asked GAIL to prepare a
depleted oil and gas fi elds, the Board’s pipelines themselves can double as gas plan for gas storage, he said. He added
Chairperson, Dr. Anil Kumar Jain, told storage facilities. “Indian gas pipelines that India has facilities for storing crude
journalists recently. cumulatively have the capacity to carry oil with Indian Strategic Petroleum
350-million metric standard cubic Reserves Ltd. having capacity to store
“We will support them (the pro- metres per day (mmscmd); but today, they 5.33-mt of petroleum in man-made
jects). In the tariffs that we fi x, we can carry only about 187-mmscmd. There underground caverns near Visakhapatnam
build in a little cost to defray the cost is plenty of spare capacity. When more and Mangalore. Now, the government
of storage,” he said, answering a gas is transported through pipelines is thinking of storage facilities for
question about creating storge faci- and all the existing (and upcoming) natural gas too.

Tembo Global Industries bags piping contract from HRRL

Tembo Global Industries, an engi- scheduled for completion within six ing works are intended to improve the
neering company, has secured an Engi- months. effi ciency and reliability of the unit. The
neering, Procurement, and Construc- collaboration with Tata Projects Ltd., an
tion (EPC) contract worth Rs. 9.22- The awarded EPC contract involves established EPC contractor, signifi es a
crore in collaboration with Hindustan piping works in the VGO (Vacuum strategic partnership leveraging techni-
Rajasthan Refi nery Ltd. (HRRL) in Gas Oil) unit, which is integral to HR- cal expertise and project management
Pachpadra, Rajasthan. The contract is RL’s refi ning operations, and the pip- profi ciency for successful execution.

LONG TERM ARRANGEMENT
GAIL inks pact to buy LNG from ADNOC for 10 years

GAIL India Ltd. has inked a long- 30, 2022, between the two parties, nues of strategic partnership between
term LNG purchase agreement with wherein they will explore opportuni- GAIL and ADNOC in other areas of the
Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. (ADNOC), ties, including the purchase of LNG energy domain,” said Mr. Sandeep
for the purchase of 0.5-mtpa of LNG. from ADNOC by GAIL,” the exchange Kumar Gupta, Chairman and Managing
The delivery of LNG will commence in fi ling issued by GAIL said. “This Director, GAIL. Mr. Gupta also said
2026, for 10 years across India, it said. long-term LNG deal with ADNOC by that the move will help the government
GAIL will contribute to bridging the achieve its objective of enhancing the
“This is harmonious to the Memo- gap in India’s demand and supply of share of natural gas in India’s energy
randum of Understanding dated Oct. natural gas and will open more ave- basket to 15%.

HPCL’s CBG plant at Budaun inaugurated

The Compressed Biogas (CBG) The plant, with a processing capa- ble in over 17,500-20,000 acres, trans-
Plant of Hindustan Petroleum Corpora- city of 100-tpd (tonnes per day) of rice lating into an annual reduction of 55-kt
tion Ltd. (HPCL), spread across an area straw, can generate 14-tpd of CBG, of CO emissions, and lead to direct
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of 50-acres in Badaun (Uttar Pradesh), along with 65-tpd of solid manure, and employment of around 100 people and
was recently inaugurated by Mr. Har- has been set up by HPCL at an invest- indirect employment of around 1,000
deep Singh Puri, Minister of Petroleum & ment of Rs. 133-crore. According to people. In the coming time, he added,
Natural Gas and Housing & Urban Mr. Puri said upon stabilisation of pro- more than 100 such bio gas plants will
Affairs. duction, the plant will help reduce stub- be set up in UP.

140 Chemical Weekly February 6, 2024

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