Gujarat prominent in BP growth plans with LNG project, Acetic acid plant on cards:Bob Dudley

Ahmedabad, 22 October 2013

In an interview with the Economic Times, BP CEO Bob Dudley identified Gujarat as the state known for creating the right environment for investment and prosperity. He said Gujarat features prominently in BP’s growth plans. Speaking specifically on his Gujarat plans, he said BP and Reliance are looking at having access to the LNG regasification facility in Gujarat. BP is one of the three players short listed by the govt of Gujarat for its LNG project(Mundra). BP has submitted its proposal recently. BP is also talking to IOC for setting up one of the largest acetic acid plants in the world together at the Gujarat refinery at Koyali near Vadodara. The project is at the evaluation stage. It will see investment of hundreds of millions of dollars. Full interview can be accessed on this link.