Energy Resources

1. Statement-I : Sumed pipeline is a strategic route for Persian Gulf oil and natural gas shipments to Europe.
2. Statement-II : Sumed pipeline connects the Red Sea with the Mediterranean Sea.

1. It is a product of oil refineries.
2. Some industries use it to generate power.
3. Its use causes sulphur emissions into environment.

1. Cambay Basin
2. Cauvery Basin
3. Krishna-Godavari Basin

1. Coalbed methane is the pure methane gas extracted from coal seams, while shale gas is a mixture of propane and butane only that can be extracted from fine-grained sedimentary rocks.
2. In India, abundant coalbed methane sources exist, but so far no shale gas sources have been found.

1. High ash content
2. Low sulphur content
3. Low ash fusion temperature

1. It is the policy of India to save its own coal reserves for future, and import it from other countries for the present use.
2. Most of the power plants in India are coal-based and they are not able to get sufficient supplies of coal from within the country.
3. Steel companies need large quantity of coking coal which has to be imported.

Match List-I (Power Station) with List-II (State) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:

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Consider the following statements:

1. Liquefied natural gas (LNG) is liquefied under extremely cold temperatures and high pressure to facilitate storage or transportation in specially designed vessels.
2. First LNG terminal in India was built in Hassan.
3. Natural gas liquids (NOL) are separated from LPG and these include ethane, propane, butane and natural gasoline;

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?