ONGC plans to set mini LNG plants for gas evacuation
Government-owned oil and gas major ONGC plans to set up mini-LNG plants to evacuate natural gas from wells in areas not connected to pipelines. The firm has identified five sites in Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand, and Gujarat for setting up mini plants at the wellhead.
These plants would convert the gas pumped out from under the ground into liquefied natural gas (LNG) by supercooling it to minus 160 degrees Celsius. Further LNG will be loaded on cryogenic trucks and transported to the nearest pipeline where it will be reconverted into its gaseous state and pumped into the network for supply to users like power plants, fertilizer units, or city gas retailers.
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