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.