On 25 February 2008, Empowered
Committee of Secretaries (ECS) approved Cairn India's proposal to lay a $800
million pipeline which will carry oil from its Rajasthan fields. Cairn had also
suggested recovering its cost through sale of crude.
Cairn and its 30 per cent partner ONGC
will together lay a 585 km pipeline up to the new sale point. The cost of laying
the line will be included in the field development cost. The crude oil delivery
point will be from the field flange in Barmer, Rajasthan to Salaya in Gujarat.
ESC will not charge Cairn-ONGC a tariff to transport crude, once costs are
recovered by the operator and the pipeline is owned by the government.
Also See:
Government nod to
Cairn pipeline project (26-Jun-07)