GAIL Inks MoU with Shell Energy India for Ethane Sourcing

The proposal towards diversification of the feedstock for its petrochemical plant, nation’s largest gas firm is perceiving import ethane from ethane-reserve nations with evolved export terminal framework.

March 21, 2023. By EI News Network

GAIL (India) Limited inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Shell Energy India Private Limited to explore alternatives and opportunities in diinguish factors of the energy value chain.

The company discussed about the MoU contemplates searching possibilities in the import and managing various hydrocarbons which are significant chemical and petrochemical precursors, LNG for road transport, gasworks of imported LNG, renewable and others.

It is to be observed that GAIL is proposing to import ethane from the US to put back natural gas and naphtha as feedstock at petrochemical plants.

The firm owns and functions a network of around 14,830 kilometres of natural gas pipelines stretched all over the length and breadth of the country.

GAIL is planning to import ethane from the US to replace natural gas and naphtha as feedstock at petrochemical plants.

The tender towards diversification of the feedstock for its petrochemical plant, nation’s largest gas firm is perceiving import ethane from ethane-reserve nations with evolved export terminal framework.

Ethane is mainly used to manufacture ethylene, which is then utilised by the petrochemical industry to manufacture a range of intermediate products, basically are converted into plastics, packaging films, wire coatings, squeeze bottles and synthetic rubber,etc.

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