Pipelines

IOC to foray into pipeline business

West Coast Pipelines

IOC Ltd, the largest oil marketing company in India is foraying into pipeline business. To improve its cash strapped position, the company is venturing into new ways of revenue generation. It has bid for 3 new pipeline from Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) – Mallavaram-Bhopal-Bhilwara pipeline, Mehsana-Bhatinda pipeline and Bhatinda-Jammu pipeline. So far technical bids have been submitted for these projects along with Gujarat State Petronet Ltd (GSPC) and the financial bid are yet to be opened.

GAIL to set up Dabhol-Bidadi pipeline

West Coast Pipelines

GAIL is planning to set up the 800 km pipeline from the LNG terminal of Dabhol to Bidadi near Bangalore. Work on the project is likely to commence in July 2010 and will be completed in March 2012. The total project cost is estimated at Rs. 50000 million. The pipeline will have a capacity of 16 MMSCMD in the first phase and will also have a provision to transport natural gas from KG basisn through spurlines from Gulbarga-Bijapur-Hyderabad pipeline.

NMDC plans pipeline from Vizag to Bailadila plant

Eastern India Pipelines

NMDC is considering to lay a pipeline between Bailadila iron ore plant to Visakhapatnam for transport of iron ore. The distance between two points is approximately 290 kms. Currently, iron ore exports base for NMDC is from Chennai which may be shifted to Krishnapatnam

City gas networks have to be certified by quality council

Cross Country Pipeline

Gas distribution companies like Mahanagar Gas, Indraprastha gas and other companies who are setting up gas pipeline and related infrastructure have to get their infrastructure certified by quality council of India. Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNRB) has accredited Tata Projects, Tractebel Engineers and Constructors Pvt Ltd (New Delhi), Germanischer Lloyd Industrial Services (Mumbai) and Bureau Veritas (India), Pvt Ltd (Mumbai) and other agencies who can certify them. Others who have constructed before have to go through a process of detailed technical audit.