???? 據能源經濟2月18日消息稱，印度領先的煤層氣生產商——Essar石油天然氣勘探與生產有限公司(EOGEPL)周三表示，公司已與印度礦業學院丹巴德學院(IIT Dhanbad)簽署了一項協議，共同開展煤層氣(CBM)技術的研究和開發。該公司在一份聲明中表示，這份合作諒解備忘錄旨在“為煤層氣勘探和生產過程中面臨的各種技術和操作挑戰找到有效的解決方案”。
????EOGEPL是魯亞家族旗下Essar全球基金有限公司(EGFL)的投資公司，運營著西孟加拉邦的Raniganj煤層氣區塊，每天生產超過100萬標準立方米的天然氣。
????IIT（ISM）成立于1926年，是一所位于丹巴德的國家級重要學院。該研究所位于達莫達爾山谷煤田(Dhanbad)的中心，距離Raniganj煤層氣區塊約100公里。
????EOGEPL首席執行官Santosh Chandra說：“對于我們來說，這是一個獨特的里程碑，因為它是該國在石油和天然氣領域進行研發的最佳合作伙伴。”
????EOGEPL已經在Raniganj東部煤層氣區塊投資超過400億盧比，用于鉆井、建立供應基礎設施，以及鋪設通往杜爾加普爾和附近工業區的客戶管道。
????Raniganj擁有1.1萬億立方英尺(TCF)的煤層氣儲量。
????該聲明稱，EOGEPL計劃在未來幾年內將其儲備基礎擴大一倍。
????曹海斌 摘譯自 能源經濟
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????Essar signs MoU with IIT Dhanbad (ISM) for R&D in CBM gas exploration
????Essar Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Ltd (EOGEPL), India's leading coal seam gas producer, on Wednesday said it has signed a pact with IIT Dhanbad (Indian School of Mines) to jointly carry out research and development on coal bed methane (CBM) technologies. The Memorandum of Understanding for collaboration provides for finding "an effective solution for various technological and operational challenges faced during CBM exploration and production," the company said in a statement.
????EOGEPL, an investee company of Ruia-family owned Essar Global Fund Limited (EGFL), operates West Bengal's Raniganj CBM block, producing over 1 million standard cubic meters per day of gas.
????IIT(ISM), a premier institute of national importance located at Dhanbad, was founded in 1926. The institute is located at the heart of Damodar Valley Coalfields (Dhanbad) and about 100 km from the Raniganj CBM block.
????"It is a unique milestone for us as it is the best partner in the country to join hands with when it comes to R&D in the oil and gas sector," said Santosh Chandra, CEO, EOGEPL.
????EOGEPL has already invested over Rs 4,000 crore in the Raniganj East CBM Block towards drilling wells, setting up supply infrastructure, and laying customer pipelines to Durgapur and nearby industrial areas.
????Raniganj has 1.1 trillion cubic feet (TCF) of certified CBM reserves.
????EOGEPL aims to double its reserve base in the next few years, the statement said.
