The Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) on November 23, 2020 has issued the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (Procedure for development of Technical Standards and Specifications including Safety Standards) Amendment Regulations, 2020 to further amend the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (Procedure for development of Technical Standards and Specifications including Safety Standards) Regulations, 2009.
The following amendments have been made:
• Regulation 9, which specifies the procedure for the formulation of standards, has been substituted, namely:
“Any interested party may submit a proposal to the Board for formulation of a standard or updating or amending or cancelling an existing standard in activities relating to petroleum, petroleum products and natural gas including the construction and operation of pipeline and infrastructure projects related to downstream petroleum and natural gas sector in the form of Annexure – II along with an application fee as specified under the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (Levy of Fees and Other Charges) Regulations, 2007.”
[Notification No. PNGRB/Tech/27-PDT4S/(1)/2020 (P-1922)]
