Reliance invites tenders for KG basin platforms

Reliance Industries has floated global tenders for developing its deep water gas discoveries in KG D6 block of the Krishna Godavari basin.

"We have planned an onshore gas terminal near Gadimoga village in Kakinada in Andhra Pradesh. The KG D6 field operations would be controlled from there," a top company official said today.

The company has invited bids on behalf of its partners like Niko Resources for the blocks acquired under NELP I-IV and exploration rounds CMB 1 and 2, he added.

The bids include design and supplying of gas pipe and generators, distribution and control system besides supply of fuel, lubricants, pumps, air compressors, oil well cement as well as activities related to drilling and construction of mobile (floating) production facility.

Reliance has already signed an expression of interest with NTPC for supply of around 132 trillion british thermal units (BTU) of gas from 2007 to power plants at Kawas and Gandhar in Gujarat.