India’s Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) has awarded a contract to a consortium led by Gujarat State Petronet Ltd (GSPL) to build and operate two cross-country natural gas pipelines.
The 1,585 km Mallavaram – Bhilwara Pipeline will transport gas from the D6 gas fields in the Krishna Godavari Basin on the east coast of Andhra Pradesh to Bhilwara in Rajasthan.
The pipeline will have the capacity to transport 30 MMcm/d of gas.
The GSPL consortium has also been awarded the contract to construct and operate the 1,670 km Mehsana – Bhatinda Pipeline, which will connect west India to the north of the country and will transport a mix of domestic and imported gas.
The consortium expects to commission both pipelines between 2013 and mid-2014.
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The pipelines are expected to cost $US1.3 billion each.
GSPL holds a 52 per cent interest in the consortium, Indian Oil Corporation has a 26 per cent stake, and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited and Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited each hold interests of 11 per cent.
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