India-Myanmar-Bangladesh Gas Pipeline

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The India-Myanmar-Bangladesh Gas Pipeline was a proposed natural gas pipeline.[1][2]

Location

The pipeline would run from Assam Gas Field, Tripura Gas Field, and Sitwe, Myanmar to Chittagong, Bangladesh and points in central India.[2]

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Project Details

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  • Parent company: Gas Authority of India Limited (GAIL); Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC); Bangladesh Petroleum[2]
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  • Length: 4,287.46 miles / 6,900 kilometers[2]
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  • Status: Proposed[3][4][5][6]
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Background

The pipeline was first proposed by India in the early 2000s but rejected by the government of Bangladesh.[1] A pipeline was again proposed in talks between Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in 2015.[2] It is part of India's Hydrocarbon Vision 2030 plan that was released in 2016.[1] In December 2018 India's Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan stated that India was continuing to explore ways to expand its gas network to Bangladesh through Myanmar.[7]

In July 2023, some media outlets reported that India plans to revive the pipeline project to counter China’s dominance in the region and ensure energy security in the wake of the Russia-Ukraine war.[5][6]

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Tri-nation pipeline envisaged, The Telegraph, Mar. 6, 2017
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 India, Bangladesh negotiate gas pipeline, The New Indian Express, Jan. 23, 2017
  3. "Opinion | How India lost a gas pipeline to China". Retrieved 2021-08-24.
  4. Sanket Sudhir Kulkarni. "Opportunities for India in Myanmar's energy sector | ORF". ORF. Retrieved 2021-08-24.
  5. 5.0 5.1 "Plans Underway to Revive LNG Pipeline Linking India to Myanmar and Bangladesh | Pipeline Technology Journal". www.pipeline-journal.net. Retrieved 2023-07-14.
  6. 6.0 6.1 Rituraj Baruah (2023-01-29). "LNG pipeline connectivity with Myanmar, Bangladesh on the cards". mint. Retrieved 2023-07-14.
  7. India To Expand Gas Pipeline To Myanmar Through Bangladesh, Energy Infra Post, Dec. 9, 2018

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