The Directorate General of Hydrocarbons will soon offer seven coal bed methane blocks under the fifth round of bidding with the Central Mine and Planning & Design Institute (CMPDI) finalising the data dossier. The DGH had engaged CMPDI in 2011 to identify CBM blocks and prepare a list for the fifth round.
A DGH official told FE that the blocks would be offered in Singrauli, Sohagpur and Cambay basin areas, which mainly have lignite and bituminous coal. Although the official didn’t disclose the CBM reserves the mines were bearing, he said the CMPDI-prepared data indicated that it would be easier to extract methane from the blocks that would be offered under the fifth round.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/dgh-invite-bids-seven-cbm-blocks-under-fifth-round-auction
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/indronil-roychowdhury
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/financial-express-new-delhi
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/coal
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/singrauli
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/natural-gas
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/natural-gas-exploration
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/methane
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/energy
