CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -This pipeline transports petrolium from Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) to Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC). It is also the first ever trans-national pipeline in the Indian subcontinent. It has an annual capacity of two million metric tonn.

Detailed explanation-2: -Naharkatia-Nunmati-Barauni Pipeline: This was the first pipeline constructed in India to bring crude oil from Naharkatia oilfield to Nunmati. It was later extended to transport crude oil to refinery at Barauni in Bihar. It is 1,167 km long. It is now extended to Kanpur in U.P.

Detailed explanation-3: -Kandla–Bhatinda Oil Pipeline (KBPL) was started in 1993 and it was commissioned in 1996. It is the largest oil pipeline in India.

Detailed explanation-4: -HVJ an abbreviation for Hazira-Vijaipur-Jagdishpur (also known as HBJ where B stands for Bijeypur, another name of Vijaipur) is India’s first cross state gas pipeline.

Detailed explanation-5: -1. Hajira-Bijapur-Jagdishpur (HBJ) Gas Pipeline is the world’s largest and the longest underground pipeline. 2. The Salaya-Mathura Pipeline (SMPL) and Paradip-Haldia-Barauni Pipeline are the crude oil pipelines in India.