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GAIL bids for LNG from Myanmar
By RxPG News Service,
Dec 20, 2006 - 3:48:00 AM
New Delhi, Dec 19 - State-owned GAIL - Ltd has bid for sourcing 3.5 million tonnes per annum of liquefied natural gas - from Myanmar in addition to a bid for sourcing natural gas via a pipeline from block A-1 and A-3 to India through the northeast.
'GAIL submitted its bid - ... for purchase of gas from Shwe and Shwe Phyu fields in A-1 block and Mya field in A-3 block in September 2006,' Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas Dinsha Patel informed parliament in a written reply Tuesday.
'The government of Myanmar subsequently intimated GAIL that they were reviewing their decision to sell this gas through the pipeline route,' he said.
India holds 30 percent stake in both A-1 and A-3 offshore block through GAIL and state-owned ONGC Videsh Ltd.
GAIL had envisaged the import of natural gas through 1,573 km on land pipeline from Myanmar via India's northeast.
The minister informed Rajya Sabha that while exploring alternatives to the pipeline route, Myanmar had asked GAIL to bid for 3.5 MMTPA of LNG. 'GAIL has submitted its bid to Myanmar in response to the same,' Patel stated.
The gas infrastructure major has completed detailed feasibility report -, environment management plan and rapid risk analysis study.
'As indicated in DFR, the length of the possible pipeline from Myanmar border to Gaya - is about 1,573 km and the project cost is estimated at Rs.85 billion. The pipeline was envisaged to route through Mizoram, Assam, West Bengal and Bihar,' Patel said.
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