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Hydrocarbon policy requires private Indian CBM firms to apply for new licences

In a blow to existing private companies operating coal blocks exclusively for coal bed methane (CBM) would have to seek fresh licences from the Indian government under the newly unveiled Hydrocarbon Exploration and Licensing Policy (Help).
In a clarification to a Parliamentary committee, the Petroleum and Natural Gas Ministry said that only Coal India Limited (CIL) was permitted to produce CBM from existing coal blocks and existing private operators would have to seek fresh licences under Help.