Date: 2025-08-07Category: Extra OrdinaryState: Union GovernmentCountry: India
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 61 of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board Act, 2006 (19 of 2006), the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board
Executive Summary:
This notification announces the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board Technical Standards and Specifications including Safety Standards for Liquefied Natural Gas Facilities Amendment Regulations, 2025. These regulations, which amend the 2018 regulations, come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette (August 7th, 2025). The amendment concerns compliance, monitoring, and penalties related to LNG facilities, requiring submission of project details one month prior to construction.
Key Points / Main Content:
Compliance System:
* Establishes a comprehensive system for compliance with technical and safety standards throughout all project stages (design, pre-construction, construction, commissioning, and operation).
* Requires submission of planned project details, including Detailed Feasibility Report (DFR), layout, PESO approval, and Environmental Clearance, to the Board at least one month before construction begins.
Monitoring:
* The Board will monitor compliance with Technical Standards and Specifications, including Safety Standards, either directly or through an accredited third party.
Penalties for Non-Compliance:
* Entities face civil penalties as per Section 28 of the PNGRB Act, 2006, and/or suspension/termination of operation for defaults, deviations, or shortfalls.
* The Board will issue a notice to the entity, providing a reasonable time to fulfill obligations.
* No punitive action if remedial action is taken to the Board's satisfaction within the specified timeframe.
* Failure to undertake remedial action may result in a civil penalty not exceeding one crore rupees per contravention, with an additional penalty of up to ten lakh rupees per day for continuing failure, along with potential suspension or termination of operations.
* The Board may take action as prescribed for offences and punishment under Chapter IX of the Act if directions are not followed.
* In cases of imminent danger to public safety or State security, the Board may direct immediate suspension of operations, with a hearing afforded subsequently.
Note:
* Planned projects include greenfield projects and brownfield projects with increased capacity, manpower, or risk levels.
Impact Analysis:
Entities involved in Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Facilities:
* Impact: Subject to revised regulations concerning technical standards, safety, compliance, monitoring, and potential penalties.
* Action Required: Implement a comprehensive compliance system, submit project details to the Board one month prior to construction, adhere to monitoring procedures, and take immediate remedial action for any identified defaults, deviations, or shortfalls.
Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB):
* Impact: Responsible for monitoring compliance, conducting audits (directly or via third parties), and enforcing penalties for non-compliance.
* Action Required: Establish procedures for monitoring compliance, develop regulations for third-party conformity assessment, and implement processes for issuing notices, conducting hearings, and imposing penalties.
Key Entities Referenced
Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board: A regulatory body in India responsible for regulating the petroleum and natural gas sector.
Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board Act, 2006: The legislative act that established the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board and defines its powers and functions.
Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board Technical Standards and Specifications including Safety Standards for Liquefied Natural Gas Facilities Regulations, 2018: A set of regulations established by the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) that outline the technical standards and safety specifications for liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities.
Liquefied Natural Gas Facilities Amendment Regulations, 2025: Amendments to the 2018 regulations concerning technical standards and safety specifications for liquefied natural gas facilities.
Section 61: A specific section within the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board Act, 2006, that grants powers to the PNGRB.
Section 28: A section of the PNGRB Act, 2006 pertaining to the imposition of civil penalties.
New Delhi: The location where the notification was issued. New Delhi, Delhi, India
Anjan Kumar Mishra: The Secretary who signed the notification.
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EXTRAORDINARY
भाग III—खण् ड 4
PART III—Section 4
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
स.ं 551] िई दिल्ली, बिृ स्ट्प जतवार, अगस्ट्त 7, 2025/श्रावण 16, 1947
No. 551] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, AUGUST 7, 2025/SHRAVANA 16, 1947
परे ोजलयम एव ंप्राकृजतक गसै जवजियामक बोडड
अजधसचू िा
िई दिल्ली, 23 िुलाई, 2025
फा. स.ं पीएििीआरबी/तकिीकी/18-िमु ािड ा-टी4एसपिं ीकरण/(9)/2024/(ई-5488)/6—पेरोजलयम और
प्राकृजतक गैस जवजियामक बोड डअजधजियम, 2006 (2006 का 19) की धारा 61 द्वारा प्रित्त िजियों का उपयोग करत े हुए,
पेरोजलयम और प्राकृजतक गैस जवजियामक बोडड एतद्द्वारा परे ोजलयम और प्राकृजतक गैस जवजियामक बोडड (तरलीकृत
प्राकृजतक गैस सुजवधाओं के जलए सुरक्षा मािकों सजित तकिीकी मािक और जवजििेि) जवजियम, 2018 को और संिोजधत
करिे के जलए जिम्नजलजखत जवजियम बिाता ि,ै अर्ाडत:् -
1. लघ ुिीर्कड और प्रारंभण
(1) इि जवजियमों को पेरोजलयम और प्राकृजतक गैस जवजियामक बोडड (तरलीकृत प्राकृजतक गैस सुजवधाओं के जलए
सुरक्षा मािक सजित तकिीकी मािक और जवजिजियां) संिोधि जवजियम, 2025 किा िाएगा।
(2) ये सरकारी रािपत्र में इिके प्रकािि की तारीख स ेलागू िोंगे।
1. पेरोजलयम और प्राकृजतक गैस जवजियामक बोडड (तरलीकृत प्राकृजतक गैस सुजवधाओं के जलए सुरक्षा मािक सजित
तकिीकी मािक और जवजिजियां) जवजियम, 2018 म,ें -
(a) जवद्यमाि जवजियमि 8 के स्ट्र्ाि पर जिम्नािुसार प्रजतस्ट्र्ाजपत दकया िाएगा:
“
(1) इि जवजियमों के प्रावधािों का अिुपालि सुजिजित करिे के जलए एक स्ट्र्ाजपत व्यापक प्रणाली िोगी, जिसमें
5291 GI/2025 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC.4]
रूपरेखा, पूवड-जिमाडण, जिमाडण, िुरुआत और संचालि के चरणों के िौराि तकिीकी और सरु क्षा ऑजडट का
संचालि िाजमल िोगा सार् िी सार् समय-समय पर जिर्ििड सतत आधार पर भी िोगा। दकसी भी जियोजित
पररयोििा का जववरण जवस्ट्तृत व्यविायडता ररपोटड (डीएफआर), लेआउट, पीईएसओ अिुमोिि और
पयाडवरणीय मंिूरी आदि सजित, िो भी लागू िो, जिमाडण िुरू करिे से कम से कम एक माि पूवड बोडड के
समक्ष प्रस्ट्ततु दकया िाएगा;
(2) ‘बोडड’ सुरक्षा मािक सजित तकिीकी मािकों और जवजििेिों के अिुपालि की जिगरािी प्रत्यक्ष या दकसी
मान्यता प्राप्त तीसरे पक्ष के माध्यम से तीसरे पक्ष के अिुरूपता मूल्यांकि पर अलग जवजियमों के माध्यम स े
करेगा।
(3) इि जवजियमों के प्रयोिि के जलए, दकसी भी चूक या जवचलि या कमी की जस्ट्र्जत में, इकाई पीएििीआरबी
अजधजियम, 2006 की धारा 28 के अिुसार जसजवल िंड लगाि े और/या जिम्नजलजखत प्रदिया के अिुसार
संचालि के जिलंबि/समाजप्त का सामिा करि े के जलए उत्तरिायी िोगी:
(क) बोडड इकाई को एक अजधसचू िा िारी करेगा, जिसमें उसे जवजियमों के तित अपि े िाजयत्वों को पूरा करि े
के जलए एक उजचत समय अवजध िी िाएगी;
(ख) यदि बोडड द्वारा जिर्ििड समय अवजध के भीतर बोडड की संतुजि के जलए इकाई द्वारा सुधारात्मक कारडवाई
की िाती ि,ै तो कोई िडं ात्मक कारडवाई ििीं की िाएगी;
(ग) यदि इकाई ऐसी समयावजध के भीतर सुधारात्मक कारडवाई करिे म ें जवफल रिती िै, तो बोडड ऐसी इकाई
को सुिवाई का अवसर िेि े के बाि जलजखत आिेि द्वारा जिििे िे सकता ि ै दक इकाई पर लगिे वाल े
दकसी अन्य िंड पर प्रजतकूल प्रभाव डाले जबिा, ऐसी इकाई को जसजवल िंड के रूप में ऐसी राजि का
भुगताि करिा िोगा, िो प्रत्यके उल्लंघि के जलए एक करोड़ रुपय े स े अजधक ििीं िोगी तर्ा लगातार
उल्लघं ि की जस्ट्र्जत म,ें अजतररि िंड िो प्रजतदिि िस लाख रुपये तक िो सकता ि।ै इसके अजतररि,
यदि बोडड उजचत समझ,े तो उि इकाई के संचालि को जिलंजबत या समाप्त करि े का जिििे ि ेसकता ि।ै
(घ) यदि इकाई खडं (ग) म ें दिए गए अिुसार बोडड द्वारा पाररत जििेिों का पालि करि े में जवफल रिती
ि,ै तो बोडड अजधजियम के अध्याय IX के तित अपराधों और िंड के जलए जिधाडररत उजचत कारडवाई कर
सकता ि।ै
बिते दक उप-जवजियम (3) के खंड (क) स े(घ) म ेंजिजित दकसी भी बात के बाविूि, मामलों म ें
(i) जिसमे इकाई की ओर से उल्लंघि सावडिजिक सुरक्षा के जलए आसन्न िोजखम उत्पन्न करता ि ैया
(ii) जिसमे बोडड सावडिजिक जित में या राज्य सुरक्षा के जित में यि जिधाडररत करता ि ै दक ऐसा करिा आवश्यक
ि,ै
‘बोडड’ इकाई को तत्काल उपचारात्मक कारडवाई करि े की आवश्यकता के अलावा, उि इकाई के पररचालि को तत्काल
जिलंजबत करि े का जििेि भी ि े सकता ि ै तर्ा ऐसे मामलों में, बोडड द्वारा इकाई की सुिवाई का अवसर स्ट्र्जगत दकया िा
सकता ि ैऔर बाि म ेंप्रिाि दकया िा सकता ि।ै
ध्याि ि ें 1: जियोजित पररयोििाओं म ें सभी ग्रीिफील्ड पररयोििाएं िाजमल िोंगी और ब्राउिफील्ड पररयोििाओं के
मामले म,ें भंडारण, िडैं ललंग या प्रसंस्ट्करण क्षमता म ें कोई वृजि, िििजि म ें वृजि या दकसी भी स्ट्र्ापिा/सुजवधा के िोजखम
स्ट्तर में वृजि िाजमल िोगी।
”
अंिि कुमार जमश्रा, सजचव
[जवज्ञापि-III/4/असा./284/2025-26]
पाि रटप्पणी :
1. प्रमुख जवजियम, पेरोजलयम और प्राकृजतक गैस जवजियामक बोडड (तरलीकृत प्राकृजतक गैस सुजवधाओं के जलए
सुरक्षा मािक सजित तकिीकी मािक और जवजिजियां) जवजियम, 2018, भारत के रािपत्र, भाग III, खंड 4 में
दििांक 18 ििवरी, 2018 को फा. सं. इन्रा/टी4एस/एलएििी/05 के तित प्रकाजित दकए गए र्े।
2. पेरोजलयम और प्राकृजतक गैस जवजियामक बोडड (तरलीकृत प्राकृजतक गैस सुजवधाओं के जलए सुरक्षा मािक सजित[भाग III—खण् ड 4] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
तकिीकी मािक और जवजिजियां) संिोधि जवजियम, 2023, भारत के रािपत्र, भाग III, खंड 4 में दििांक 15
फरवरी, 2023 को फा. सं. पीएििीआरबी/तकिीकी/4-टी4एसएलएििी/(1)/2019 (पी-3317) के तित
प्रकाजित दकए गए र्े।
PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS REGULATORY BOARD
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 23rd July, 2025
F. No. PNGRB/Tech/18-penalty-T4SReg./(9)/2024/(E-5488)/6—In exercise of the
powers conferred by section 61 of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board Act, 2006 (19
of 2006), the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board hereby makes the following
Regulations further to amend the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (Technical
Standards and Specifications including Safety Standards for Liquefied Natural Gas Facilities)
Regulations, 2018, namely:—
1. Short title and commencement:
(1) These regulations may be called the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (Technical
Standards and Specifications including Safety Standards for Liquefied Natural Gas Facilities)
Amendment Regulations, 2025.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. In the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (Technical Standards and Specifications including
Safety Standards for Liquefied Natural Gas Facilities) Regulations, 2018, -
(a) existing Regulation 8, shall be substituted as under:
“
(1) There shall be an established comprehensive system to ensure compliance with the provisions
of these regulations, encompassing the conduct of technical and safety audits throughout the
stages of design, pre-construction, construction, commissioning, and operation, and also on an
ongoing basis, as periodically specified. Details of any planned project along with Detailed
Feasibility Report (DFR), layout, PESO approval and Environmental Clearance etc. as may be
applicable, shall be submitted to Board at least one month prior to commencing the
construction.
(2) The Board shall monitor the compliance with Technical Standards and Specifications,
including Safety Standards, either directly or through an accredited third party via separate
regulations on third-party conformity assessment.
(3) For the purpose of these Regulations, in event of any default or deviation or shortfall, the entity
shall be liable to face the imposition of civil penalty as per Section 28 of the PNGRB Act, 2006
and/or suspension/termination of operation, as per following procedure:
(a) The Board shall issue a notice to the entity, allowing it a reasonable time period to fulfil its
obligations under the regulations;
(b) No punitive action shall be taken in case remedial action is taken by the entity, to the
satisfaction of the Board, within the time period specified by the Board;
(c) In case the entity fails to undertake remedial action within such time period, the Board may,
after giving such entity an opportunity of being heard, by order in writing, direct that,4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC.4]
without prejudice to any other penalty which the entity may be liable for, such entity shall
pay, by way of civil penalty, an amount which shall not exceed one crore rupees for each
contravention, and in case of a continuing failure, additional penalty which may extend to
ten lakh rupees for every day. In addition, the Board, if it deems appropriate, may direct for
suspension or termination of operations of the said entity.
(d) If the entity fails to comply with the directions passed by the Board, as provided in clause
(c), the Board may take appropriate action as prescribed for offences and punishment under
Chapter IX of the Act.
Provided that, notwithstanding anything contained in clauses (a) to (d) of sub-regulation
(3), in cases
(i) where the violation on the part of the entity poses an imminent danger to public
safety or
(ii) where the Board determines, in public interest or in the interest of State security,
that it is so required,
the Board may, apart from requiring the entity to take immediate remedial action, also
direct for immediate suspension of operations of the said entity and in such cases, an
opportunity of being heard may be deferred and afforded subsequently to the entity by the
Board.
Note 1: Planned projects shall include all greenfield projects and, in the case of brownfield
projects, shall encompass any addition to storage, handling, or processing capacity,
increase in manpower, or increase in risk level of any installation/facility.
”
ANJAN KUMAR MISHRA, Secy.
[ADVT.-III/4/Exty./284/2025-26]
Foot Note:
1. The principal regulations, Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (Technical Standards and
Specifications including Safety Standards for Liquefied Natural Gas Facilities) Regulations, 2018,
was published in Gazette of India, Part III, Sec.4, on 18th January, 2018, vide F. No.
INFRA/T4S/LNG/05.
2. The Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (Technical Standards and Specifications
including Safety Standards for Liquified Natural Gas Facilities) Amendment Regulation, 2023, was
published in Gazette of India, Part III, Sec. 4, on 15th February, 2023, vide F. No. PNGRB/Tech/4-
T4SLNG/(1)/2019 (P-3317).
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