The proposed pipeline project for import of natural gas from Oman to India has been shelved by the government keeping in view the insufficient progress, lack of adequate gas reserves and the technological problems associated with the deep sea pipeline.
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) had approved the proposal of the ministry of petroleum and natural gas for setting up the Oman-India pipeline project on September 22, 1994. An agreement for supply of 56.6 million standard cubic metres of natural gas through pipeline was signed between the governments of Oman and India.
Oman Oil Company and Gas Authority of India Ltd (GAIL) were designated agencies of the two governments to carry out the project.
However, the petroleum ministry and GAIL are now of the view that the project may not be pursued further and may be considered as closed. The Sultanate of Oman