ONGC repairing leaked pipeline

New Delhi, Dec.10: Engineers of the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) are repairing a suspected leakage on the Heera - Uran Gas pipeline, which was observed at 10 a.m. this morning.

ONGC sources said that the leakage site is about five nautical miles from Bombay Floating Lights (BFL).

The gas line has been depressurised, which will lead to a temporary curtailment of about 0.5 mmscmd (million standard cubic meters per day) of gas to consumers from Uran processing plant.

The pipeline will be made fully operational within a week"s time, the sources said.

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