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The Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board issues the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (Authorizing Entities to Lay, Build, Operate or Expand Petroleum and Petroleum Products Pipelines) amendment Regulations, 2025.

Detailed Summary

The Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB), exercising powers conferred by section 61 of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Act, 2006 (19 of 2006), issued the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (Authorizing Entities to Lay, Build, Operate or Expand Petroleum and Petroleum Products Pipelines) amendment Regulations, 2025, on September 15, 2025. These regulations amend the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (Authorizing Entities to Lay, Build, Operate or Expand Petroleum and Petroleum Products Pipelines) Regulations, 2010, and come into force upon their publication in the Official Gazette. Key amendments include the insertion of sub-clause (s) in regulation 2(1), defining "Performance Bond" to encompass Demand Draft, Pay Order, Bank Guarantee from any scheduled Bank of India, or Insurance Surety Bond from Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI)-licensed companies. Regulation 8(1) is modified to specify that Insurance Surety Bonds are accepted up to a maximum of 50% of the specified amount, with the remaining 50% from other instruments as defined in Regulation 2(1)(s), though entities may provide 100% security via Bank Guarantee, Demand Draft, or Pay Order. Furthermore, regulation 17(3)(b) deletes the phrase "or bank guarantee", and a new proviso is inserted in regulation 17(3) stating that in case of performance bond encashment, Bank Guarantee will be encashed first, followed by Insurance Surety Bond and other instruments. The notification was signed by ANJAN KUMAR MISHRA, Secretary.

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-20092025-266264 EXTRAORDINARY PART III—Section 4 PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 638] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2025/BHADRA 26, 1947 PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS REGULATORY BOARD NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 15th September 2025 F. No. PNGRB/Comm/7Misc (5)/2025 (E-5734)/03.—In exercise of the powers conferred by section 61 of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Act, 2006 (19 of 2006), the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board hereby makes the following regulations, namely: - 1. Short title and commencement. (1) These regulations may be called the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (Authorizing Entities to Lay, Build, Operate or Expand Petroleum and Petroleum Products Pipelines) amendment Regulations, 2025. (2) These shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. 2. In the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (Authorizing Entities to Lay, Build, Operate or Expand Petroleum and Petroleum Products Pipelines) Regulations, 2010., - (a) In regulation 2, clause (1), sub clause (s), defining, "Performance Bond" shall be inserted, after sub clause(r): -"The Performance Bond, as the case may be, shall include Demand Draft or Pay Order or Bank Guarantee from any scheduled Bank of India or Insurance Surety Bond from Insurance Companies, licensed / notified by Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) for the amount as specified in the regulation". (b) In regulation 8, clause (1) after the word “Explanation”, the following words shall be inserted: - "The performance Bond by way of Insurance Surety Bonds will be accepted to the extent of maximum upto 50% of the amount as specified in the regulation and balance 50% will be accepted by way of any of other instruments as mentioned in the definition of Performance Bond at Regulation 2(1)(s)". However, Entity is free to provide the performance security by way of Bank Guarantee/DD/Pay Order to the extent of 100% of the value as stipulated in the respective regulation. (c) In regulation 17, clause 3, sub clause (b), the word "or bank guarantee" shall be deleted. (d) In regulation 17, clause (3), after sub clause (b) the following proviso shall be inserted: - "Provided that in case of encashment of performance Bond, firstly Bank Guarantee will be encashed followed by Insurance Surety Bond and other instruments, as the case may be." ANJAN KUMAR MISHRA, Secretary [Adv-III/4/Exty./371/25-26] Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054. GORAKHA NATH Digitally signed by GORAKHA YADAVA Date: 2025.09.20 11:11:20+05'30'

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