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Modi to inaugurate India only intellectual debate but also of executive
S O U TH ASIA one of the most important gatherings of not
GAIL provides 18 CNG Energy Forum action. The event also grows in stature with
the rise of India, the world’s third-largest
vehicles for waste Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will energy consumer, which is likely to see over
USD 300 billion investment by 2030 in the
interact with CEOs of leading Global Oil &
collection to Bengaluru Gas Companies in the annual event organized Oil & Gas sector to meet rising demand.
by NITI Aayog and Ministry of Petroleum
INDIAN OIL, October 22, 2020
municipality and Natural Gas at 6.00 PM IST on 26
October 2020 via video conferencing.
Lending support to the ‘Swachh Bharat India is an important player in the global SOUTHEAST ASIA
Mission’ in the city, GAIL (India) Limited Oil and gas sector being the 3rd largest
today handed over 18 four-wheel CNG “Dry consumer of crude oil and the 4th largest Pertagas calls on residents
Waste Collection Vehicles” worth Rupees one LNG importer. Realizing the need for India
crore to Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike to graduate from a passive consumer to an of the Aceh gas pipeline to
(BBMP). active and vocal stake-holder in the global
The vehicles were flagged off by Shri Oil & Gas value chain, NITI Aayog initiated prioritize safety together
Gaurav Gupta, Hon’ble Administrator the first roundtable of global Oil & Gas
of BBMP and Shri Manjunath Prasad, CEOs with the Hon’ble Prime Minister of On Monday (19/10) PT Pertamina Gas
Commissioner, BBMP in the presence India in 2016. (Pertagas) as the gas subholding affiliate
of Shri P Murugesan, Executive Director The growth of the event was apparent of PT PGN Tbk which is committed to
(Southern Region), GAIL (India) Limited as around 45-50 global CEOs and key maintaining the safety and security of the
and Shri Vivek Wathodkar, Chief General stakeholders who shape the global Oil & gas pipeline operating in Operation North
Manager (CGD), GAIL Gas Limited. Gas sector assembled every subsequent Sumatra Area conducted outreach to residents
The vehicles, provided under GAIL’s year to interact and discuss the issues and in Batuphat Village West, Batuphat Timur
Corporate Social Responsibility initiative, opportunities with the Hon’ble Prime Village, Naleung Mameh Village, Muara Satu
are going to be used for dry waste Minister. The impact of the annual global District, Lhokseumawe City. The Gas Pipeline
collection. They run on dual fuel, i.e., CEO’s interaction can be seen in the gravity Socialization event was attended by Pertamina
compressed natural gas (CNG) and petrol. of discussion, quality of suggestions and the Gas, the Head of Sub-district, Police, Koramil,
CNG is an environment-friendly fuel which seriousness with which they are acted upon. and 3 local Village Heads which aims to make
is cheaper than conventional fuels and This the 5th such event organized by the community recognize the location of the
reduces maintenance cost too. NITI Aayog and Ministry of Petroleum & pertagas pipe and aspects of community safety
GAIL Gas Limited is supplying CNG in Natural Gas. Around 45 CEOs of major Oil as well as emergency response around the
Bengaluru along with piped natural gas for and Gas companies will attend the event Right of Way (ROW).
households and industries. GAIL owns and this year. Limo Wisnu as the Head Of District
operates the Dabhol – Bengaluru natural The objective behind the meeting is to Aceh Pertagas said “The regulations on the
gas pipeline and is presently executing the deliver a global platform to understand ROW for gas pipes, among others, are not
Kochi – Kottanad – Bengaluru – Mangaluru best-practices, discuss reforms, and inform to cause fire, plant plants, build buildings,
pipeline project which is nearing strategies for accelerating investments into trucks or heavy equipment are not allowed
completion. the Indian Oil and Gas value chain. The to pass, and there is no excavation around
GAIL (INDIA), October 22, 2020 annual interaction has gradually become the Pertagas pipeline.”
Apart from being explained about
emergency response steps and signs of
gas leakage, Agus Mukorobin, Manager
of North Sumatra, Pertagas Area also
expressed “Thank you to the residents who
participated in the socialization event and
it can be an additional insight for local
residents about the risk factors around
the gas pipeline. Of course the residents
in Batuphat Barat and Timur Villages, as
well as Naleung Mameh Village, are a little
less able to communicate with Pertagas
regarding activities around the gas pipeline
for mutual safety ”.
PERTAMINA, October 26, 2020
Pertamina tightens LPG

supervision in Siak

Siak, 23 October 2020 - Anticipating
an increase in LPG consumption in the

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