[net.nlang.india] India a net oil exporting country

sunil@ut-ngp.UTEXAS (Sunil Trivedi) (07/10/85)

	I am posting a letter (e-mail) that I received from ananthar@crystal
	{with his permission, of course} that was related to the articles
	that sivan@aero and I posted earlier and jeff@rtech posted later (at
	least that's how ut-ngp got them).

> From: wisc-crys.arpa!uwvax!ananthar@seismo.UUCP (Ap Anantharaman)
> Message-Id: <8507081711.AA25817@wisc-crys.arpa>
> To: ut-ngp!sunil@ut-sally.UUCP
>
> ...  India is producing oil from the Bombay High ,  But the oil is of such
> quality that it cannot be processed in the refineries which we have. I
> think they contain a higher content of sulphur.   So most of it is exported.
> But even if we were able to process that crude, still we would have to
> import oil for our own use.   Also most of the natural gas which is being
> produced at Bombay High is flared since we cannot transaport it and make use
> of it.  It is with that purpose that the proposed gas pipeline is being
> constructed to supply the gas to power and fertiliser stations being built in
> Maharashtra, Gujarat etc,.  India is expected to become self-sufficient
> if the present rate of oil exploration and discovery continues by 1990.

	Anantharaman can be reached at: ananthar@crystal.ARPA
						or
					...!uwvax!crystal!ananthar