Assam Based Numaligarh Refinery Inks RoU Agreement With GAIL
Numaligarh Refinery Limited (NRL) in Assam has inked a Pipeline Right to Use (RoU) sharing Agreement with the largest state-owned natural gas processing and distribution company GAIL (India) Limited. As per the agreement the two companies would share a common Right to Use (RoU) for laying their respective pipelines for a stretch of 550 Km from Purnia in Bihar to Guwahati in Assam. GAIL is laying its Barauni - Guwahati pipeline (BGPL), which is a part of Jagdishpur – Haldia & Bokaro – Dhamra Natural Gas (NG) Pipeline Project.
The project is popularly known as ‘Pradhan Mantri Urja Ganga’ and is extended up to Guwahati to supply natural gas to pipelines under North East Gas Grid (NEGG). NRL is laying its 1,630 Km long Paradip Numaligarh Crude Pipeline (PNCPL) crude pipeline, originating from Paradip Port, traversing through the States of Odisha, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Bihar, and Assam, and terminates at its refinery at Numaligarh (Assam). The two pipelines share a common pipeline route from Purnia (Bihar) to a place near Guwahati (Assam) for around 550 Km. Thus, the agreement would help in the optimization of land acquisition for pipeline laying. Both the companies shall also be benefited in terms of resource sharing during the execution and operation of the respective pipelines.Â