Cairn India to Build New Oil, Gas Pipeline in Rajasthan

Cairn India will build a new oil and gas pipeline from its Barmer field in Indian state of Rajasthan, Press Trust of India.

The company is expected to raise gas output from 6.3 mmscfd (million standard cubic feet per day) to 40 mmscfd. Oil output is expected to expand from 200,000 bopd (barrels of oil per day) to 300,000 bopd.

"The capital cost of the project is approximately Rs 1,400 crore. The main component of investment would go into the augmentation of existing Mangala Development Pipeline (MDP) from RJON-90/1 Block (Barmer, Rajasthan) to Bhogat Terminal (Gujarat) and development of new 30 inch pipeline from Raageshwari Gas Terminal to Palanpur for 280 mmscfd natural gas sale. Augmentation of 24-inch crude oil pipeline carrying capacity from 200,00-300,000 bopd and 8 natural gas pipeline carrying capacity from 6.3-40 mmscfd besides Augmentation of natural gas based captive power generation capacity of Bhogat Terminal from 18 to 40 MW," sources told Press Trust.