Reliance Industries has put off bidding for the new gas it plans to produce from eastern offshore KG-D6 block to next month following a request from potential bidders.
Reliance and its partner BP Plc of the UK, last month had put out Notice Inviting Offer (NIO) seeking bids from potential users for the 5 million standard cubic meters per day of natural gas they plan to produce from the R-Cluster Field in KG-D6 block from the second quarter of 2020.
The bidding was to happen on October 11. However, the bidding has been postponed based on requests of some bidders given the holiday/festival period during October. The bidding will now happen on November 6.
Reliance Industries is India’s largest private sector company. The company’s activities span hydrocarbon exploration and production, petroleum refining and marketing, petrochemicals, retail and 4G digital services.