REGULATOR ISSUES IN

PIPELINES
UNIT 6
REGULATORY ISSUES IN PIPELINES
• policy of pipelines.pdf

GOVT OF INDIA
 The key regulatory entities

GoI plays a key role in different energy sectors through

dedicated ministries. A total of five
ministries or departments oversee the energy sector: the
Ministry of Power, the Ministry of Coal,
the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, the Ministry of
New and Renewable Energy and the
Department of Atomic Energy. Two regulators now exist for
the upstream and downstream oil
and gas sectors. The main players for the gas industry are
therefore the following:
 The key regulatory entities
The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (MoPNG) oversees the exploration and
production of oil and natural gas; their refining, distribution and marketing; and the
import,
export and conservation of petroleum, products and liquefied natural gas. It has been
regulating the allocation and pricing of gas produced by ONGC and OIL through
administrative orders while the gas from JVs and NELP is governed by Production
Sharing
Contracts (PSC). A total of 14 Public Service Undertakings (PSU) such as GAIL, and
ONGC,
depend on the ministry as well as 8 entities such as the Petroleum Planning and
Analysis Cell
(PPAC) and the Directorate General for Hydrocarbons.
 The key regulatory entities

• The Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board

(PNGRB) was created in 2006 to oversee the
downstream part of the market. The members of
the Board are nominated by the government. The
Board is independent from the Ministry, but GoI
can occasionally give the Board directions in the
interest of sovereignty and to maintain or
increase supplies. Its mission involves protecting
the interests of consumers, but also registering
and authorising companies active in LNG, storage,
city distribution and transport.
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