(a) whether certain countries of Middle East have agreed to increase supply
of liquefied natural gas to meet India’s requirements and also facilitate
participation of Indian companies in the oil and gas sector;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) the present status thereof?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS
(SHRI R.P.N. SINGH)
(a) to (c): Indian companies, namely, GAIL (India) Ltd. and Petronet LNG
Ltd. (PLL) have been in discussion with RasGas, Qatar for additional supply of
LNG. However, no agreement has yet been reached.