GAIL (India) Ltd. is a Central Public Sector Undertaking (PSU) under the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, with the mission of accelerating and optimizing the effective and economic use of Natural Gas and its fractions for the benefit of the national economy.
GAIL, having started as a Gas Transmission Company during the late eighties, has grown organically by building a large network of Natural Gas pipelines covering over 11,000 km; two LPG Pipelines covering more than 2,000 km; six Gas Processing plants for production of LPG and other liquid hydrocarbons, with a combined production capacity of around 1.3 MMTPA, and a gas based integrated petrochemical plant of capacity 810,000 TPA. The Company also has 70% equity share in Brahmaputra Cracker and Polymer Limited (BCPL) which has set up 280,000 TPA polymer plant in Assam. Further, GAIL is a co-promoter of ONGC Petro-additions Limited (OPaL) which is implementing a green field petrochemical complex of 1.4 MMTPA polymer capacity at Dahej in the State of Gujarat. The company has integrated upstream into the business of Exploration & Production with participating interests in 10 E&P Blocks, including 2 blocks in Myanmar. GAIL has also integrated downstream into the high growth retail City Gas Distribution business both in India and abroad.
GAIL is today an integrated energy company in the hydrocarbon sector with focus on gas and beyond
GAIL has overseas presence in five countries. The Company has a wholly owned subsidiary, GAIL Global (USA) Inc. (GGUI) in USA, which has formed a JV with Carrizo Oil & Gas Inc. to acquire stake in its Eagle Ford Shale acreage. Further, the company has booked 2.3 MMTPA capacity in Dominion Cove Point LNG liquefaction project and also signed a Gas Sale and Purchase Agreement (GSPA) with WGL Midstream Inc. for procurement of corresponding volume of Natural Gas.
GAIL has another wholly-owned subsidiary company viz. GAIL Global (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. based in Singapore for trading in LNG & Petrochemicals and for undertaking overseas investments. GAIL has around 4.2% equity partnership in South East Asia Gas Pipeline Company (SEAGP) which is transporting gas from Myanmar to China from these blocks. GAIL has made investments in two companies in downstream business in Egypt and one in China.
GAIL has executed a long-term LNG Sale and Purchase Agreement with Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC for purchase of 3.5 Million Tons per Annum (MMTPA) of LNG from Sabine Pass Liquefaction terminal project, USA and also signed a long-term agreement with Gazprom Marketing and Trading Singapore for supply of 2.5 MMTPA of LNG from Russia.
GAIL has also signed a GSPA to source 38 MMSCMD of natural gas through transnational pipeline from Turkmenistan. GAIL is now an equity partner of TAPI Pipeline Company Ltd. (TPCL) which has been formed for the transnational pipeline project from Turkmenistan.
With an aim to ensure cleaner and quality energy in Eastern India at an affordable Price, Government of India (GoI) aggressively promoted the execution of 2619 Km Jagdishpur – Haldia & Bokaro – Dhamra Natural Gas Pipeline Project (JHBDPL), popularly known as the Urja Ganga of Eastern India. JHBDPL is being taken up at an investment of Rs. 12940 crore and is scheduled to be completed from 2018 – 2020 in Phases. JHBDPL caters the energy requirements of five states, namely Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha and West Bengal, covering 49 Districts and 2270 Villages.