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PETROCHEMICAL FEEDSTOCK
GAIL, ONGC and Shell Energy India sign MoU

to explore ethane imports

GAIL (India) Limited, Oil and
Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) and
Shell Energy India (SEI) Pvt. Ltd. have
signed a tripartite memorandum of
understanding (MoU) to explore
opportunities for the import of ethane
and other hydrocarbons, the companies
said in a press release on March 7.

The MoU would also examine the
development of evacuation infrastruc-
ture at Shell Energy’s terminal at Hazira,
Gujarat.

“Ethane has emerged as a preferred
petrochemical precursor in India and
development of its import facilities has existing Shell Hazira Terminal and usage petrochemical capacities, and making
gained considerable traction. Defi nite of existing pipeline routes and facilities. available viable and affordable ethane
plans are being formulated to import is key to the plans.
ethane for domestic petrochemical The release stated that the MoU
plant requirements,” said Mr. Rajeev signed envisages fostering effi ciency In March 2023, GAIL had entered
Kumar Singhal, Director (Business and swift progress of the shared project into a bilateral MoU with SEI for scout-
Development), GAIL. by leveraging the combined strengths ing opportunities in different facets of
of all three parties. energy cooperation, wherein a feasibi-
The companies said the MoU lity study was conducted by a consul-
inter-alia includes cooperation with ONGC Group General Manager & tant on developing ethane import infra-
a focus on developing ethane import Head Petrochemicals, Mr. Ashok structure in the existing SEI terminal at
facilities after gap assessment at the Kumar said India is adding substantial Hazira.

HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Three new CIPET centres inaugurated at HP, MP

and Jharkhand

Union Minister of Chemicals and (MP). In his address, Dr. Mandaviya and Tool institution. At that time there
Fertilisers and Health and Family Wel- said CIPET has transformed itself as were only certifi cate and diploma
fare, Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya virtually per the needs of the 21st century, and courses offered by CIPET, but today
inaugurated three centres of Central today help the plastics and petrochemi- undergraduate, postgraduate and Ph.D.
Institute of Petrochemicals Engineering & cals industries not only by providing level courses are also being offered.
Technology (CIPET) in Himachal skilled manpower, but also by research
Pradesh (HP), Madhya Pradesh (MP) and production. The number of CIPETs has also
and Jharkhand from New Delhi on gone up from 23 to 47 in last 10 years
March 4. They are located at Baddi CIPET was started in 1968 in in order to meet the needs of the petro-
(HP), Ranchi (Jharkhand), and Gwalior Chennai as Central Plastic Engineering chemical industry.

138 Chemical Weekly March 19, 2024

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