India wants to add Saudi, UAE oil for strategic reserve in Mangaluru

September 22, 2016

New Delhi, Sep 22: India is talking to Saudi Arabia and the UAE to fill half of the 1.5 million tons (mt) of the Mangalore strategic storage, along with Iranian crude, its oil minister said.

oilstoreDharmendra Pradhan told a news conference India is exploring two to three other models for sourcing oil to fill the remainder of the storage.

During Saudi Energy Minister Kahlid A. Al-Falih's visit to New Delhi in October, India plans to discuss the filling of the Mangalore strategic storage, and investments in refinery and petrochemical projects.

Globally, most of the biggest crude oil consuming countries have a strategic storage capacity of at least 50 days, but India currently stands less than 10 days.

In 2005, the Oil Ministry had set up Indian Strategic Petroleum Reserves Ltd. (ISPRL) to build strategic storages in India.

Under phase I of development, the company has built a total of 5.33 mt of storage capacity in three locations — Vizag (1.33 mt), Mangalore (1.5 mt) and Padur (2.5 mt). Only Vizag is currently operational.

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Satyameva jayate
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Thursday, 22 Sep 2016

Naren
And Viren
Why oil from Islamic nations.......no questions or foolish comments????
Zaroorat padne pe kahee bhi jhukna padega......u can't understand relations between anyone..
Hindu state country world ha ha bla bla bla.....go you saffron's produce some oil for our country....or defend the enemy at borders with chaddi and Lati....foolish fellows..this country is united..if I need it for saffron religion only ..get lost....

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With this, the total number of coronavirus cases in Dakshina Kannada mounted to 25 including 19 residents of the district and six outsiders who have already left the district after getting treatment.

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Congress leader Patil and his followers had conducted a meeting at a convention hall in Sulpeth town on May 13, following which sectoral magistrate Muneer Ahmed lodged a complaint.

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