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Friday, April 09, 2010 (19:38:08) |
| Tags : Mukesh Ambani, Reliance Industries Ltd, US, Atlas Energy Inc, America |
RIL inks JV with Atlas to produce shale gas in US |
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| New Delhi: Mukesh Ambani-promoted Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) today said it has signed a $1.7 billion joint venture agreement with US-based Atlas Energy Inc for extracting shale gas in America.
Reliance will acquire a 40 percent "undivided interest" in about 300,000 net acres of undeveloped leasehold held by Atlas in the core area of the Marcellus Shale in Pennsylvania, the company said in a statement.
Reliance will pay $339 million in cash upon closing and an additional $1.36 billion in the form of a drilling carry.
Atlas will serve as the development operator for the joint venture, the statement added.
The deal is likely to be closed by this month-end.
Shale gas is natural gas stored in organic, sedimentary rocks. It is considered an unconventional source of energy. (IANS) |
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