Cairn Oil & Gas inks pact to sell 1 lakh SCMD gas to Assam Gas Company
Cairn Oil & Gas has entered into a Gas Sales Agreement (GSA) with Assam Gas Company Ltd. (AGCL), an Assam government undertaking. AGCL will ensure purchase of 1 lakh SCMD gas from Cairn’s Hazarigaon Field.
The agreement was executed today at an event held in Guwahati in the presence of Chandra Mohan Patowary, Minister for Transport, Industries and Commerce.
Gokul Chandra Swargiyari, Managing Director, AGCL, said, “We are delighted with the association with Cairn Oil & Gas that will improve energy access in Assam and boost the State’s many industries, particularly the big tea estates. At AGCL, we have robust plans to connect all towns within our operating area by supplying piped natural gas to 2 lakh domestic consumers in the next few years.
