Question On REFINERY PLANT IN ALLOVARAM MANDAL BY ONGC

4596: SHRI V. VIJAYASAI REDDY:

Will the Minister of PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS be pleased to state:
(a) Whether it is a fact that ONGC planned to build 98/2 related refinery plant in Odalarevu village, Allavaram Mandal, East Godavari District of Andhra Pradesh;
(b) if so, the status thereof;
(c) whether apart from ONGC any other PSU under the Ministry is also planning to start any plant in and around Odalarevu village or any other village in East Godavari District of Andhra Pradesh;
(d) if so, the details thereof; and
(e) what are the reasons that ONGC has not commenced its work on 98/2 refinery plant?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) IN THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN):

(a) & (b) There is no plan to build refinery by ONGC in Odalarevu village. However, there will be one onshore gas terminal at Odalarevu in East Godavari District of Andhra Pradesh for processing of natural gas received from offshore NELP block KG-98/2.
(c) to (e) Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) along with Gas Authority of India Limited (GAIL) has signed an MoU with the Government of Andhra Pradesh in January, 2017 for setting up a cracker complex in Andhra Pradesh

Onshore Gas Terminal by ONGC at Odalarevu