据能源经济2月18日消息称，印度领先的煤层气生产商——Essar石油天然气勘探与生产有限公司(EOGEPL)周三表示，公司已与印度矿业学院丹巴德学院(IIT Dhanbad)签署了一项协议，共同开展煤层气(CBM)技术的研究和开发。该公司在一份声明中表示，这份合作谅解备忘录旨在“为煤层气勘探和生产过程中面临的各种技术和操作挑战找到有效的解决方案”。
EOGEPL是鲁亚家族旗下Essar全球基金有限公司(EGFL)的投资公司，运营着西孟加拉邦的Raniganj煤层气区块，每天生产超过100万标准立方米的天然气。
IIT（ISM）成立于1926年，是一所位于丹巴德的国家级重要学院。该研究所位于达莫达尔山谷煤田(Dhanbad)的中心，距离Raniganj煤层气区块约100公里。
EOGEPL首席执行官Santosh Chandra说：“对于我们来说，这是一个独特的里程碑，因为它是该国在石油和天然气领域进行研发的最佳合作伙伴。”
EOGEPL已经在Raniganj东部煤层气区块投资超过400亿卢比，用于钻井、建立供应基础设施，以及铺设通往杜尔加普尔和附近工业区的客户管道。
Raniganj拥有1.1万亿立方英尺(TCF)的煤层气储量。
该声明称，EOGEPL计划在未来几年内将其储备基础扩大一倍。
曹海斌 摘译自 能源经济
原文如下：
Essar signs MoU with IIT Dhanbad (ISM) for R&D in CBM gas exploration
Essar Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Ltd (EOGEPL), India's leading coal seam gas producer, on Wednesday said it has signed a pact with IIT Dhanbad (Indian School of Mines) to jointly carry out research and development on coal bed methane (CBM) technologies. The Memorandum of Understanding for collaboration provides for finding "an effective solution for various technological and operational challenges faced during CBM exploration and production," the company said in a statement.
EOGEPL, an investee company of Ruia-family owned Essar Global Fund Limited (EGFL), operates West Bengal's Raniganj CBM block, producing over 1 million standard cubic meters per day of gas.
IIT(ISM), a premier institute of national importance located at Dhanbad, was founded in 1926. The institute is located at the heart of Damodar Valley Coalfields (Dhanbad) and about 100 km from the Raniganj CBM block.
"It is a unique milestone for us as it is the best partner in the country to join hands with when it comes to R&D in the oil and gas sector," said Santosh Chandra, CEO, EOGEPL.
EOGEPL has already invested over Rs 4,000 crore in the Raniganj East CBM Block towards drilling wells, setting up supply infrastructure, and laying customer pipelines to Durgapur and nearby industrial areas.
Raniganj has 1.1 trillion cubic feet (TCF) of certified CBM reserves.
EOGEPL aims to double its reserve base in the next few years, the statement said.
