Question : EFFICIENCY OF REFINERIES



(a) whether Shell India Private Ltd. has signed a contract with the Government to improve the efficiency of four major refineries at Mathura, Chennai, Vizag and Kochi;

(b) if so, the details thereof; and

(c) the terms and conditions of the contract signed in this regard?

Answer given by the minister


MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS(SHRIDINSHA PATEL)

(a) to (c): Government has not signed any contract with Shell India Private Limited. However, Centre for High Technology (CHT), a registered society under Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas:, has signed an agreement with Shell Global Solutions International B.V. (Shell GSI) of the Netherlands for an `Integrated Business Improvement Programme` for these four refineries.