The price of natural gas produced from difficult areas like deepsea KG-D6 block of Reliance Industries on Sunday was cut by a steep 18 per cent, in line with softening of benchmark international gas prices, an official notification said. However, the price of gas that is largely used for making CNG for fueling automobiles or piping to households kitchens for cooking purposes will remain unchanged due to a price cap that is set at 30 per cent less than market rates such as that paid to Reliance.
For the six-month period starting October 1, the price of gas from deepsea and high-pressure, high-temperature (HPTP) areas has been cut to USD 9.96 per million British thermal unit from USD 12.12, oil ministry’s Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell (PPAC) said in a notification.
