Reliance â€کforced' to produce less D6 gas
Reliance is being forced to scale back D6 gas production because of teething troubles with its offtakers.
Gas production at D6 is currently between 20m cm/d to 21m cm/d. “The government has allocated between 31m to 32m cm/d,†says a source.
“But we are forced to throttle production because the plants operated by our offtakers are not ready.†Of 21m cm/d gas produced, fertiliser companies are buying 10m cm/d and power companies are buying 11m cm/d.
“We can provide more gas,†adds a source. “Our production even touched 25m cm/d.
†Blame maintenance shutdowns at power or fertiliser plants such as Torrent, KRIBHCO, IFFCO and Indo-Gulf Fertilisers for the scaling back in D6 production. “Chambal (Fertilisers) came online today after a shut down,†we hear.
“Torrent is a major consumer of gas but has shut its plant.†Reliance believes all its fertiliser and power customers will be back on stream next week.
D6 gas production began on April 1.