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Reliance starts commercial production of coal bed methane in Sohagpur

RIL is currently supplying CBM for commissioning the Shahdol Phulpur pipeline

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Last Updated : Apr 24 2017 | 4:36 PM IST

Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) on Friday announced that it has commenced commercial production from its coal bed methane (CBM) block SP (West)-CBM-2001/1 from March 24, 2017 and is currently supplying CBM for commissioning the Shahdol Phulpur Pipeline (SHPPL). The production from RIL’s Sohagpur CBM fields will gradually ramp-up in the next 15-18 months making RIL among the largest unconventional natural gas producers in India.

CBM is an environment-friendly natural gas extracted from coal-bed and has become an important source of unconventional gas in many parts of the world.

Reliance Industries was awarded the licence to explore two adjacent CBM blocks SP(West) and

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